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One of 54 National Register listings published here for Cole County · listed in 2021 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Simonsen School
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Address. 501 East Miller St., Jefferson City, 65101
- When was it listed? October 2021
- Category. building
- Township. Jefferson township
- National Register reference number. 100007041 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
15 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Simonsen School between 2005 and 2018, burning about 44 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 21 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176616-01416-04212018-1349 |
| 15 April 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 1 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 March 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 135353-01416-03082016-1617 |
| 5 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 March 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 135558-01416-03052016-1114 |
| 25 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
10 of 30 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Simonsen School: 25 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Sand Company Dredge No.2 | Silica | Producer | ||
| Capitol Sand Co Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Leonard Barnhart Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Jeff City Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Jeff-Cole Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Jefferson City Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Kieselback Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| State Penitentiary Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
60 of 107 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jefferson City, the town this property stands in, in 107 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 49 hail, 41 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 5 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2018 | Lightning | Jefferson City | 1 hurt | Storms were moving through the area. One person was struck by lightning in his front yard in Jefferson City. The man sustained non-life threatening injuries. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson City | $1,000,000 | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson City | $50,000 | Strong winds knocked over large trees and several road signs. Shingles were also blown off sections of roofs. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson City | $10,000 | Numerous tree limbs and several trees were blown down in Jefferson City. One light post was partially blown over. A few windows were blown out of the second story of a house. |
| June 2007 | Lightning | Jefferson City | $5,000 | Lightning strikes knocked out power to at least 6000 customers and also started a house fire. A house in the 1500 block of Vieth Drive was hit around 8:00 am CDT, knocking a hole in the side of the home. A small fire started causing about $5000 in damage. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson CIty | $5,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. Shingles were also ripped off several houses in Russellville. Two barns were blown apart near the intersection of County Roads AA and A. Damage in Jefferson City lasted about 10 minutes. |
| May 2007 | Flood | Jefferson City | $2,000 | The Missouri River flooded parts of the north border of Cole County from Jefferson City to Osage City. Sandbagging was done to protect parking lots for State buildings near the Capitol. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson City | $1,200 | Strong wind gusts damaged power lines, utility poles, and trees around the city. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson City | $400 | Large trees and power lines were blown down across the city. Wind gusts were reported as high as 60 mph along with dime-size hail. The damaging wind lasted for nearly 10 minutes. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson City | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees. A couple of trees fell onto power lines pulling them down. |
| July 2020 | Flash Flood | Jefferson City | - | Up to six inches of rain fell in a about a two hour period causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were closed including U.S. Highway 50. Apartments were flooded near the intersection of McCarty Street and East High Street and ones located on nearby Christopher Place due to Gray's Creek rising well out of its banks. This forced the residents to evacuate both complexes. Nine water rescues were performed in Jefferson City after vehicles were driven into the flood waters and stalled. Area around U.S. Highway 50 and Missouri Blvd., as well as The Millbottom Area, were flooded when Wears Creek rose well above its banks. Also, Wears Creek flooding affected the Washington Park and Vivion Field areas. No injuries were reported. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson City | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree near Stadium and Southwest Boulevard. Also, numerous tree limbs and several small to medium trees were blown down around town. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson City | - | Thunderstorm winds snapped off a medium sized tree in town. |
| May 2017 | Flood | Jefferson City | - | The Moreau River remained above major flood stage through the afternoon hours on May 1st due to very heavy rain over the river basin. A number of secondary roads were closed due to the river flooding. Also, the river rose to the bottom of Tanner Bridge. No structures were affected by the flooding. |
| April 2017 | Flood | Jefferson City | - | The Moreau River went above major flood stage during the evening hours of April 30th due to very heavy rain over the river basin. A number of secondary roads were closed due to the river flooding. Also, the river rose to the bottom of Tanner Bridge. No structures were affected by the flooding. |
| December 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson City | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees, as well as power lines, between Dawson Drive and Dunklin Street along Lafayette Street. |
| September 2016 | Flash Flood | Jefferson City | - | Up to 3 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded. Also, some streets in Jefferson City had up to a foot of water over them. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Jefferson City | - | Up to two inches of rain fell onto already saturated soils causing flash flooding. Several roads were flooded including the state parking lot at U.S. Highway 50 and Broadway in Jefferson City, with between 2 and 3 feet of water. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson City | - | Thunderstorm winds snapped off several large trees across town. Also, some shingles were blown off of a house south of town. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Jefferson City | - | Numerous reports of one inch hail on the south side of Jefferson City. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson City | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines around town. One power line fell across part of the west bound lanes of U.S. Highway 54, so the westbound lanes had to be closed temporarily closed until the line was removed. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Jefferson City | - | A wide swath of large hail fell across Jefferson City, especially over the western half of town. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson City | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous power lines across town. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson City | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees, power lines and signs around town. |
| April 2010 | Flash Flood | Jefferson City | - | Up to three inches of rain fell in a short amount of time on already saturated soils causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including water over a one lane bridge on Meadows Ford Road just south of intersection with Scruggs Station Road. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson City | - | Several power lines were blown down on the west side of town. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson City | - | A street sign was blown over and large tree limbs were blown down. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Jefferson City | - | Between 2 and 4 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Numerous roads and low water crossing were flooded including several streets in Jefferson City. |
| November 2009 | Flash Flood | Jefferson City | - | Between 2 and 3 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time on already saturated soils causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including Scrivner, Loesch and Bainer Roads. |
| May 2008 | Heavy Rain | Jefferson City | - | Heavy rain caused urban flooding in Jefferson City and caused some small streams to flood in rural parts of Cole County. Stadium Boulevard in Jefferson City had from six inches to a foot of water over it in places. Low water crossings in rural areas became inundated and several county roads south of Jefferson City were covered with up to six inches of water. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson City | - | A few trees and large tree limbs were blown down in the city. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson City | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed some large tree limbs along Winston Drive. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson City | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines downtown. |
| August 2006 | Lightning | Jefferson City | - | A lightning strike at a substation in the Apache Flats area knocked out power to about 30,000 customers in Jefferson City, and the nearby areas in Callaway, Osage, and Southern Boone counties. The power was restored in about 2 hours. |
| August 2006 | Lightning | Jefferson City | - | Lightning struck an electric distribution line knocking out power to about 3000 customers. |
| March 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson City | - | The ASOS at the Jefferson City airport recorded a 58 mph wind gust. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson City | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts took down some large tree limbs, small trees, an a few backyard storage buildings. A large tree limb fell on power lines and snapped two power poles in the 3100 block of Rock Ridge Road. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson City | - | The Jefferson City Police Department reported scattered trees, large tree limbs, and power lies down across town. Power was out for several thousand people. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson City | - | Jefferson City Police reported a few trees down across town. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson City | - | Local law enforcement reported several large trees and tree limbs down. A few homes were damaged by the downed limbs. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson City | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in several areas in Jefferson City. As many as 2000 people lost power due to the downed electric lines. |
| November 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson City | - | The Jefferson City Police reported some trees down on South Country Club Drive. |
| March 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson City | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees northwest of Jefferson City. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson City | - | The Jefferson City Police reported several trees and power lines down. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Jefferson City | - | Golfball size hail was reported east of Jefferson City. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson City | - | Brief thunderstorm wind gusts around 70 mph downed some trees and power lines in the west part of Jefferson City. One vehicle was damaged by a downed tree. About 300 customers lost electric service for up to four hours because of the damage. |
| December 2002 | Hail | Jefferson City | - | T |
| May 2002 | Hail | Jefferson City | - | Amateur radio spotters reported 3/4 inch hail . |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson City | - | Amateur radio spotters reported several trees and power lines down on the west side of town. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson City | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts caused scattered damage across Jefferson City. Trees and power lines were down, especially in the northwest and southwest parts of town. At least 2500 customers lost electric power. The Jefferson City Fire Department responded to 22 storm related calls, primarily downed trees and power lines. Some homes and vehicles were damaged by the downed trees and limbs. |
| April 2001 | Flood | Jefferson City | - | Heavy rain from a couple of thunderstorms caused some local street flooding in Jefferson City. Some streets had to be closed for a couple of hours. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Jefferson City | - | Severe storm spotters reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson City | - | Storm spotters reported trees down. |
| September 1997 | Lightning | Jefferson City | - | A lightning strike blew a hole in a wall at a home in Jefferson City. Other lightning striles that morning were blamed for setting off security alarms at area businesses and disrupting the telephone system at St. Mary's Health Center. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson City | - | Large trees and power lines were blown down across the city. Wind gusts were reported as high as 60 mph along with dime-size hail. The damaging wind lasted for nearly 10 minutes. |
| July 1995 | Hail | Jefferson City | - | Large trees and power lines were blown down across the city. Wind gusts were reported as high as 60 mph along with dime-size hail. The damaging wind lasted for nearly 10 minutes. |
| June 1994 | Hail | Jefferson City | - | Reported by the police department in downtown. The hail lasted for 6 minutes. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Jefferson City | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Jefferson City | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson City | - | no account filed |
Map coverage status
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 milesOther National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Hobo Hill Historic District | under 500 feet | 2013 |
 | Hugh and Bessie Stephens House | 0.1 miles | 2009 |
 | Jefferson City Community Center | 0.2 miles | 1992 |
 | John B. and Elizabeth Ruthven House | 0.2 miles | 2000 |
 | East End Drugs | 0.2 miles | 2003 |
 | Capitol Avenue Historic District | 0.2 miles | 2005 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100007041 in Record Group 79. |
| Cole County | All 54 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.