Built in 1934 (National Park Service rustic). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
One of 63 National Register listings published here for Buchanan County · listed in 1985 · category: Building · built in 1934, National Park Service rustic.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The chapter on Rush Township in History of Buchanan County and the City of St. Joseph and Representative Citizens : 1826 to 1904, published 1904; The History of Buchanan County, Missouri : Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., Biographical Sketches of Its Citizens, Buchanan County in the Late War, General and Local Statisics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, History of Missouri, Map of Buchanan County, Etc., Etc, published 1881 names Rushville. This is what it says, exactly as the scans read.
In 1884, the northern portion of Winthrop went into the river, and the ravages of the flood were so great as to necessitate the abandonment of a railroad station between Winthrop and Rushville, called "Paw-Paw." For over three years trains were run to Sugar Lake, where Armour station was erected, and thence to Atchison. Last year, however, the Rock Island and Santa Fe companies built tracks along the old route and their trains no longer go to Armour.
Passage source: History of Buchanan County and the City of St. Joseph and Representative Citizens : 1826 to 1904, published 1904.
farmer, section 23, postoffice Rushville, was bom- in Warren County,. Kentucky, October 25, 181 5, and when eleven years of age his father moved to Lafayette County, Missouri, where he was raised and educated. He there remained till 1838, when he moved to Buchanan County, and has since been engaged in agricultural pursuits. His farm contains eighty acres comfortably improved. He acted as justice of the peace for twelve years. Mr. A. was married August 8, 1840, to Miss Dicy A. Trapp, who was born in Jackson County, Missouri, May 29, 1828. She died September 15, 1870, leaving twelve children, six of whom are living : Jasper C, Houston, Polly A., William, George W., and James. Mr. A. is a member of the Christian Church.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Rush Township - 5,625 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Sugar Lake State Park Open Shelter between 2005 and 2018, burning about 1,094 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 150750 |
| 8 August 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 180751 |
| 10 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Atchison County | not named |
| 6 July 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 180648 |
| 15 June 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Atchison County | 170536 |
| 13 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 180432 |
| 17 April 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 667 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176765-00000-04172018-1710 |
| 15 April 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Atchison County | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Sugar Lake State Park Open Shelter: 8 past producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bramble Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Rose Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Steele Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rushville, the town this property stands in, in 10 storm reports between 2000 and 2025: 5 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rushville | - | Downed wires and numerous power outages between Rushville and De Kalb. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rushville | - | A detached garage was pushed off its foundation in Rushville. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rushville | - | A few power lines were down near Rushville. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rushville | - | A tree limb was blown down onto a car. The power was also knocked out. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rushville | - | Trees were reported to have been blown down. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Rushville | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Rushville | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Rushville | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Rushville | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Rushville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enoch Madison Fenton House | 5.9 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85000522 in Record Group 79. |
| Buchanan County | All 63 listed properties in this county. |
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