Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.
“Old Gerald School is a historic school building located at Gerald, Franklin County, Missouri. It was built in 1910, and is a two-story, rectangular brick building with Georgian Revival style design influences.”
Wikipedia article Old Gerald School, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 61 National Register listings published here for Franklin County · listed in 2014 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Old Gerald School between 1993 and 2019, burning about 389 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 were 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 | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 139311-03623-08222016-1728 |
| 31 July 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 14 July 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 12 July 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 July 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 9 April 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 136097-03623-04092016-1413 |
| 7 April 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 6 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 143 workings within 5 miles of Old Gerald School: 141 past producers, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goedeke Track | Fire Clay (Refractory), Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Grabenthine Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Sickendick Land | Iron, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Hollman Diggings | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Kleins Ore Bank | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Leslie Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Pletz Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Adams Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Bingaman # 2 | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Brown Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gerald, the town this property stands in, in 38 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 19 hail, 17 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gerald | $10,000 | A wide swath of damaging winds across Franklin County. In Gerald, several phone and power lines were blown down in town. Several large trees and power lines were blown down on Camp Mo-Val Road, as well as North Bend Loop, southwest of Union. Additional power lines were blown down in St. Clair. About 3 miles west northwest of Robertsville, a large tree was blown over onto Highway O near intersection with Route AM. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gerald | $3,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree across Highway Y near the intersection with Wheeler Road. Also, a large tree was blown down at the intersection of Evergreen Loop and Three Oaks Road. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gerald | $300 | The roof of the New Haven Police Department and radio tower suffered extensive damage. Large trees were also blown down and uprooted in the Leslie and Gerald areas. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gerald | $200 | Officials with the Emergency Management Association reported wind gusts to 60 mph and numerous large trees down. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gerald | - | Thunderstorm winds downed a tree at Champion City Road and Red Oak Road. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Gerald | - | Broadcast media from KSDK sent in a video of measured 2 inch hailstones. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gerald | - | A wide swath of wind damage across Franklin County. In Gerald, several power lines were blown down. In Union, several large trees were blown down as well as numerous tree limbs. Several trees were blown down in St. Clair and in Catawissa. Numerous limbs were covering Highway HH just south of Catawissa. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gerald | - | Thunderstorm winds blew off a large section of shingles from a garage about 3 miles southeast of Gerald. Also, a large machine shed was blown down two miles east of Beaufort. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gerald | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gerald | - | Thunderstorm winds snapped several trees around town at the base. Also, numerous tree limbs and power lines were blown down. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Gerald | - | Up to three inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Several roads were flooded including U.S. Highway 50 near Gerald. |
| October 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gerald | - | A line of severe thunderstorms moved through Gerald. Numerous large trees, tree limbs and a couple of power lines were blown down. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gerald | - | Thunderstorm winds blew off a few shingles on several houses in town. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gerald | - | Thunderstorm winds blew off a 15 foot section of the Calvary New Life Tabernacle Church. Also, a mobile home in the neighboring trailer park lost part of its roof. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gerald | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines throughout the county. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Gerald | - | Up to two inches of rain fell in a short amount of time on already saturated soils causing flash flooding. Several roads were closed due to flooding including U.S. Highway 50 on the eastern side of Gerald. |
| January 2006 | Hail | Gerald | - | Emergency management officials reported golfball size hail just west of Gerald. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Gerald | - | Storm spotters reported 3/4 inch hail along Highway ZZ. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Gerald | - | Local law enforcement reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Gerald | - | Local law enforcement reported 3/4 inch hail southeast of Gerald. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Gerald | - | The County EMA Director reported 1 inch hail. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Gerald | - | The County Sheriff Department reported 1 inch hail just south of Gerald. |
| October 2001 | Hail | Gerald | - | Franklin County Emergency Management reported 3/4 inch hail in Gerald. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Gerald | - | Spotters reported 1 inch hail. |
| April 1995 | Hail | Gerald | - | Golf ball-size hail was reported by the county sheriff between Gerald and New Haven. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Gerald | - | The county sheriff reported one-inch hail and wind gusts to 60 mph. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gerald | - | The county sheriff reported one-inch hail and wind gusts to 60 mph. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Gerald | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Gerald | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Gerald | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Gerald | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gerald | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Gerald | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Gerald | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Gerald | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Hail | Gerald | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gerald | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gerald | - | no account filed |
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.
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 | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian and Anna Keller Farmstead | 2.0 miles | 2009 | |
 | Wilhelm Pelster House-Barn | 7.1 miles | 1978 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 14000375 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Franklin County | All 61 listed properties in this county. |
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