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International Shoe Company Building

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.

From the record

“The International Shoe Company Building is a historic factory building located at 665 Missouri Avenue in West Plains, Missouri. The one-story building consists of two wings, one constructed in 1946 and another in 1952.”

Wikipedia article International Shoe Company Building (West Plains, Missouri), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 7 National Register listings published here for Howell County · listed in 2011 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 665 Missouri Ave., West Plains, 65775
  • When was it listed? November 2011
  • Category. building
  • Township. Howell township
  • National Register reference number. 11000783 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

72 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of International Shoe Company Building between 1992 and 2020, burning about 249 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None 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
Debris and open burning46
Recreation and ceremony8
Missing data/not specified/undetermined7
Smoking4
Equipment and vehicle use4
Fireworks1
Natural1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation179682-14639-09082019-1411
31 August 1995Equipment and vehicle use40 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
29 August 2000Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
22 August 2000Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
16 August 2020Smoking2.2 acresMissouri Department of Conservation261338-14639-08162020-1534
31 July 2001Debris and open burning20 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
26 July 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation177928-14639-07262018-1320
23 July 1999Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Every fire recorded in Howell County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 31 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 31 workings within 5 miles of International Shoe Company Building: 22 past producers, 4 occurrences, 2 producers, 2 prospects. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zinc. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Dowhen & NapierZincProspect
C. Foster Sand & GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer1910, 1916
Claude Lawrence PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer1908, 1910
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Howell County

Storms near this property

60 of 172 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names West Plains, the town this property stands in, in 172 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 76 hail, 62 thunderstorm wind, 27 flash flood, 5 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2017Flash FloodWest Plains$60,000,000Extreme flash floods hit the West Plains area. All roads in and out of West Plains were flooded and impassable. Numerous structures were flooded, including 51 that were affected and 13 destroyed, two of which accounted for a very large share of the dollar damage. The Missouri State University campus in West Plains also suffered severe flood water damage. This report will contain the total dollar estimate for flood damage to infrastructure, businesses, and homes across Howell County.
November 2024Flash FloodWest Plains$5,700,000Trained spotters reported the intersection of Washington Avenue and Broadway Street in West Plains was impassable due to flash flooding. Additional county property damages were reported throughout the entire county, primarily to dirt roads and bridges. Damage cost estimates are a reflection of the county as a whole.
April 2026HailWest Plains$500,000Hen egg sized hail was reported with minor damage to roofs of homes and businesses, vehicles, equipment and outbuildings.
April 2025HailWest Plains$250,000Hen egg sized hail was reported in a mainly rural portion of the county. Some homes around the Arrowhead Lakes suffered minor roof and vehicle damage from the large hail.
April 2001HailWest Plains$150,000no account filed
January 1999Thunderstorm WindWest Plains$115,000no account filed
April 2017Thunderstorm WindWest Plains$100,000A communication tower was blown down into a building on the east side of West Plains.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindWest Plains$30,000Several trees and power lines were reported down. One tree fell on a home causing minor roof and siding damage to a barn on County Road 6540.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindWest Plains$30,000Thunderstorm winds demolished a mobile home along Highway JJ and also damaged numerous trees.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindWest Plains$25,000Several reports of tops of trees broken off in many yards. Power lines were downed. Wendys and Hardees lost signage or parts of signage. Large healthy limbs were down from high winds.
February 1997Thunderstorm WindWest Plains$25,000no account filed
August 2024Thunderstorm WindWest Plains$18,000Report of trees and powerlines down in West Plains as well as ZZ Highway east of West Plains.
January 1999Thunderstorm WindWest Plains$15,000no account filed
September 2017Thunderstorm WindWest Plains$10,000A roof of a business was destroyed in downtown West Plains. Several awnings were also destroyed. A large tree was blown down. There were numerous tree limbs blown down on power lines. A localized microburst was likely the cause of the wind damage.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindWest Plains$10,000A microburst hit the western side of West Plains. Trees and power lines were down across the parking lot at Crossroads convenience store.
May 1998Flash FloodWest Plains$10,000Heavy rains in excess of one inch falling on saturated ground caused flooding along Highway JJ, south of Highway 160. A section of Highway JJ was damaged by the flooding, closing the highway for over 48 hours.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindWest Plains$10,000no account filed
April 1996Thunderstorm WindWest Plains$10,000no account filed
June 1998LightningWest Plains$8,000no account filed
June 2019Thunderstorm WindWest Plains$5,000A few power lines were reported down.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindWest Plains$5,000A tree limb fell on a car causing damage.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindWest Plains$5,000Power poles and trees were blown down.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindWest Plains$5,000A couple power lines were down in West Plains. A roof of a building was also damaged.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindWest Plains$5,000Several trees were reported down on power lines and a car.
March 2006Thunderstorm WindWest Plains$5,000Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few power poles and several trees in the city of West Plains.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindWest Plains$5,000Severe thunderstorm wind gusts blew siding off of a house.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindWest Plains$5,000Numerous trees and large branches were broke off from high wind causing some damage to houses. Lightning also started two seperate house fires.
April 2010HailWest Plains$5,000no account filed
September 2001HailWest Plains$5,000no account filed
May 2025Thunderstorm WindWest Plains$3,000Report of two trees that were uprooted and an another tree that was snapped.
March 2024Thunderstorm WindWest Plains$3,000Several trees were blown down in West Plains.
August 1997Thunderstorm WindWest Plains$3,000Brief thunderstorm wind gust downed trees and damaged a business sign.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindWest Plains$2,000Several power poles were blown over in the West Plains area.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindWest Plains$2,000Several power lines and poles were blown down.
August 1998Thunderstorm WindWest Plains$2,000Thunderstorm winds knocked down power lines near West Plains.
March 1996Thunderstorm WindWest Plains$2,000no account filed
May 2017Thunderstorm WindWest Plains$1,000Several pictures on social media showed damage to a building in West Plains.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindWest Plains$1,000Several trees were uprooted and a house had minor damage.
February 2012Thunderstorm WindWest Plains$1,000The public reported a power pole down.
April 1996HailWest Plains$1,000no account filed
April 1994HailWest Plains$50Numerous reports of hail by local police and Skywarn spotters.
April 1994HailWest Plains$50no account filed
April 2026Thunderstorm WindWest Plains-A personal weather station at the West Plains Emergency Operations Center recorded a 62mph wind gust.
April 2025HailWest Plains-Quarter sized hail was reported.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindWest Plains-High winds downed a few trees and large limbs.
April 2025Flash FloodWest Plains-Business Highway 63 in town was flooded due to heavy rainfall. from Kentucky Road to Main Highway 63.
March 2025HailWest Plains-Hail to the size of quarters fell in West Plains.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindWest Plains-Multiple large tree limbs from 6 to 8 inches in diameter were blown down.
July 2023HailWest Plains-Quarter sized hail was reported.
July 2023HailWest Plains-A few windows were broken by hail up to golf balls in size.
May 2022HailWest Plains-Quarter sized hail was reported via MPing.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindWest Plains-Four large trees were downed by high winds.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindWest Plains-A large tree was reported down.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindWest Plains-A wind gust of 71 mph was recorded at the Howell County EOC.
April 2020HailWest Plains-Quarter sized hail was reported by via social media lasting at least 5 minutes.
January 2020Flash FloodWest Plains-In the city of West Plains multiple low water roads were closed due to flooding.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindWest Plains-Thunderstorm wind gusts caused tree damage in West Plains.
February 2018FloodWest Plains-There was severe streets flooded and closed in West Plains according to 911 Dispatch.
August 2018Flash FloodWest Plains-Low water crossings in and around the city of West Plains were flooded and roads were barricaded.
March 2017HailWest Plains-This report was from social media with a picture.

Every storm recorded in Howell County

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 miles

Other 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 PropertyDistance Listed
W.J. and Ed Smith Building0.5 miles2001
West Plains Bank Building0.5 miles2001
Elledge Arcade Buildings0.5 miles2001
Courthouse Square Historic District0.5 miles2003
Mount Zion Lodge Masonic Temple0.6 miles2011
Lincoln School0.6 miles2025

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 11000783 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Howell CountyAll 7 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.