George Dimmitt Memorial Hospital

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

From the record

“George Dimmitt Memorial Hospital, also known as the Polk Community Hospital and Lakeshores Residential Center, is a historic hospital building located at Humansville, Polk County, Missouri. It was built in 1929, and is a Colonial Revival style brick building consisting of a three-story central portion flanked by two-story wings with gallery porches.”
Wikipedia article George Dimmitt Memorial Hospital, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 4 National Register listings published here for Polk County · listed in 2012 · category: Building.

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

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Listed as. Dimmitt, George, Memorial Hospital - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
Address. 102 S. Bolivar Rd., Humansville, 65674
When was it listed? March 2012
Category. building
Township. Johnson township
National Register reference number. 12000101 - 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

20 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of George Dimmitt Memorial Hospital between 1992 and 2020, burning about 558 acres in total. None 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 burning	13
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	4
Equipment and vehicle use	3

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
6 August 1997	Equipment and vehicle use	2.0 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	not named
6 August 1997	Equipment and vehicle use	30 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	not named
2 August 1997	Debris and open burning	3.0 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	not named
26 July 2019	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Missouri Department of Conservation	179026-08403-07262019-1745
8 March 2020	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Missouri Department of Conservation	190266-08403-03082020-1110
5 March 2016	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Missouri Department of Conservation	138821-09339-03052016-1410
5 March 1994	Debris and open burning	20 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	not named
10 March 2005	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	183 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	FOREMAN

Every fire recorded in Polk County

Mines and quarries near this property

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of George Dimmitt Memorial Hospital: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
	Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Polk County

Storms near this property

60 of 71 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Humansville, the town this property stands in, in 71 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 35 thunderstorm wind, 19 hail, 14 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 7 injuries. 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
April 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Humansville	4 hurt, $50,000	Four people were injured when a pole barn was destroyed and a mobile home damaged.
August 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Humansville	2 hurt, $5,000	no account filed
December 2002	Tornado (F1)	Humansville	1 hurt, $500,000	no account filed
March 2008	Flash Flood	Humansville	$100,000	Major flooding along the Pomme De Terre River caused several structures to be flooded in Pleasant Hope. All low areas that typically flood during periods of excessive rainfall were flooded, with damage reported to roads and some bridges.
January 2008	Flash Flood	Humansville	$50,000	Training severe storms over the southeastern half of Polk County caused significant flash flooding. Several low water crossings and roads were washed away as rainfall measurements ranged from 1.5 to 3 inches. A few specific locations that experienced flooding include sections of county roads S170, E530, and S237. The Pomme De Terre River flooded near the city of Pleasant Hope.
May 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Humansville	$40,000	Numerous trees, power poles and power lines were reported down between Humansville and Flemington.
May 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Humansville	$25,000	Trees and minor roof damage were reported.
June 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Humansville	$20,000	Thunderstorm winds destroyed a barn and downed trees in Humansville. Over 200 hundred trees were uprooted and two barn roofs were removed to the east of Rondo. Trees were also uprooted in Bolivar.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Humansville	$10,000	Multiple large trees one to two feet in diameter were blown down. There was a tree on top of a truck.
March 2026	Thunderstorm Wind	Humansville	$8,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a power pole in Humansville.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Humansville	$5,000	A tree was blown over onto the Mayors home causing minor damage.
May 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Humansville	$5,000	Several trees were blown down and an outbuilding destroyed north of Dunnegan.
September 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Humansville	$5,000	Power poles were snapped on Highway 123 just southeast of town.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Humansville	$5,000	Thunderstorm wind gusts damaged a roof of a business.
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Humansville	$5,000	no account filed
July 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Humansville	$5,000	no account filed
August 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Humansville	$2,000	A telephone pole was down on Highway V.
May 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Humansville	$2,000	Several power lines were blown down behind a bank in Humansville.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Humansville	$2,000	no account filed
August 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Humansville	$1,000	The emergency manager reported damage to outbuildings 5 miles southwest of Flemington.
April 2026	Hail	Humansville	-	Hail up to ping pong balls in size were reported.
April 2023	Hail	Humansville	-	Half dollar sized hail was reported.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Humansville	-	Winds of 64 mph were estimated by amatuer radio operators.
September 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Humansville	-	A wind gust of 56 mph was reported by a Skywarn spotter.
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Humansville	-	Two large limbs were reported down impacting traffic on Highway N.
March 2019	Flash Flood	Humansville	-	A water rescue was performed near the low water bridge along the Sadler Branch Creek near East 327th Road. No injuries were reported with the rescue.
July 2019	Flash Flood	Humansville	-	Multiple roads were impassable due to high water.
July 2019	Flash Flood	Humansville	-	A vehicle stalled in high water near Highway 13 and East 316th Road.
December 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Humansville	-	Several large branches in excess of 2 inches in diameter were reported down.
August 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Humansville	-	Several trees were downed just west of the intersection of Highways 123 and 13, southwest of Humansville.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Humansville	-	The Fire Department reported trees down in Humansville from gusty winds.
April 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Humansville	-	The emergency manager estimated wind gusts up to 60 mph.
September 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Humansville	-	Several trees were blown down in town.
May 2011	Flash Flood	Humansville	-	Route M was closed due to flooding.
June 2009	Flash Flood	Humansville	-	Two to five inches of rain fell over much of Polk County. Several county roads and low lying areas flooded. A few specific locations that flooded include city streets in the community of Pleasant Hope, a section of Highway Y southeast of Bolivar, a section of Highway 83 near Bolivar, and a section of Highway P northeast of Goodson.
March 2008	Flood	Humansville	-	Widespread flooding occurred over Polk County. Specific locations that were impacted included a section of Highway V east of Humansville, a section of South 28th Road near Fair Play, a section of East 410th Road near Halfway, a section of Highway P near Goodson, and nearly all low water crossings were impassable to motorists throughout the entire county.
June 2008	Flash Flood	Humansville	-	Widespread flooding occurred across much of Polk County. A water rescue was performed along Highway 83 in the northern section of the county.
June 2008	Flash Flood	Humansville	-	Widespread flash flooding occurred over numerous low water crossings and low lying roads across the county. The Emergency Management Director did not provide specific locations due to the amount of road closures that occurred throughout the county.
April 2008	Flash Flood	Humansville	-	One to two inches of rain fell over Polk County. Any areas that typically flood during periods of excessive rainfall were flooded. A section of State Route V east of Flemington along with the intersection of Highway 435 and Division street were two specific locations that were flooded.
May 2008	Flash Flood	Humansville	-	Two to four inches of rain fell over Polk County. All areas that typically flood during periods of excessive rain were flooded. Perhaps the area that was impacted the greatest was the Pomme De Terre River. All low water crossings that intersect the river were impassable to motorists.
June 2008	Flash Flood	Humansville	-	One to three inches of rain fell over Polk County. Widespread flooding occurred throughout the county. Areas near the Pomme De Terre River were impacted the greatest, as the river flooded nearby lowlands. One water rescue occurred along Highway 32 near the river.
September 2008	Flash Flood	Humansville	-	Three to six inches of rain fell over Polk County resulting in widespread flash flooding. A few specific locations that flooded included a section of Highway V east of Flemington, a section of Highway D near its intersection with Highway 32, a section of Highway 215 west of Pleasant Hope, and a section of Highway 83 north of Bolivar.
June 2007	Flash Flood	Humansville	-	Thunderstorms caused street flooding in the city of Humansville.
March 2006	Tornado (F0)	Humansville	-	This is a continuation of the Cedar County tornado. The tornado continued to produce weak intermittent tree damage across northwest Polk County. No structures were damaged. The tornado eventually tracked into Hickory County east northeast of Humansville.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Humansville	-	Thunderstorm wind gusts downed several trees.
November 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Humansville	-	Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few trees along Highway 123 near the Polk and Hickory County line. This wind damage impacted areas of southern Hickory County as well.
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Humansville	-	Several trees were downed from severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
May 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Humansville	-	Several trees were damaged by thunderstorm winds.
April 2011	Hail	Humansville	-	no account filed
April 2011	Hail	Humansville	-	no account filed
March 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Humansville	-	no account filed
October 2008	Hail	Humansville	-	no account filed
March 2006	Hail	Humansville	-	no account filed
August 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Humansville	-	no account filed
July 2004	Hail	Humansville	-	no account filed
April 2003	Hail	Humansville	-	no account filed
May 2003	Hail	Humansville	-	no account filed
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Humansville	-	no account filed
July 2002	Hail	Humansville	-	no account filed
July 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Humansville	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Polk 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.

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 12000101 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Polk County	All 4 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.