Benjamin Banneker School

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

From the record

“Benjamin Banneker School is a historic one-room school building located at Parkville, in Platte County, Missouri. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.”
Wikipedia article Benjamin Banneker School, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 12 National Register listings published here for Platte County · listed in 1995 · 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. Banneker, Benjamin, School - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
Address. 31 W. Eighth St., Parkville, 64152
When was it listed? September 1995
Category. building
Township. Sioux township
National Register reference number. 95001115 - 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

60 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 60 fires within 5 miles of Benjamin Banneker School between 2007 and 2019, burning about 19 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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	35
Debris and open burning	6
Arson/incendiarism	5
Equipment and vehicle use	4
Power generation/transmission/distribution	4
Smoking	4
Natural	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
30 September 2007	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office	not named
3 September 2007	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office	not named
28 September 2007	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office	not named
2 September 2017	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Wyandotte County	21119
8 August 2007	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office	not named
7 August 2007	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office	not named
4 August 2017	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Wyandotte County	18462
14 August 2007	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office	not named

Every fire recorded in Platte County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 25 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Benjamin Banneker School: 22 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Perlite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
Builders #1 Dredge & Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Lite Weight Products Perlite Plant	Perlite	Producer
Unknown Clay	Clay	Past Producer
Unknown Clay	Clay	Past Producer
Daniel Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Green Hills Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Hevalow & Shields Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Parkville Special Road Dist Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Riley Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Platte County

Storms near this property

60 of 72 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Parkville, the town this property stands in, in 72 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 48 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 8 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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
May 2003	Tornado (F4)	Parkville	$32,000,000	Tornado crossed from Wyandotte county into Platte county and continued to Clay county. There were 14 buildings destroyed, 42 with major damage. No injuries or fatalaties reported.
March 2006	Hail	Parkville	$900,000	Numerous roofs and cars damaged due to the large hail.
March 2006	Hail	Parkville	$50,000	no account filed
March 2006	Hail	Parkville	$50,000	no account filed
May 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Parkville	$1,000	Trees and powerlines were reported down at English Landing. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Parkville	-	Downed tree limbs and wires in Parkville.
September 2025	Hail	Parkville	-	KSHB-TV viewer showed picture of quarter sized hail near Parkville.
October 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Parkville	-	Social media report of downed tree limbs in the Parkville area.
October 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Parkville	-	Downed wires near Hogan Drive.
August 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Parkville	-	Social media reports indicated several large tree limbs down around Parkville, Missouri.
August 2017	Flash Flood	Parkville	-	Numerous water rescues were ongoing at the time of report due to Rush Creek flooding.
June 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Parkville	-	Numerous reports of trees and limbs down in the Riss lake area.
March 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Parkville	-	Reports of power lines down at West and 11th Street.
April 2016	Flash Flood	Parkville	-	Flash flooding closed 6th Street, from Crooked Street to West Street. There was also some flash flooding along HWY 9, north of Coffee Road.
May 2016	Hail	Parkville	-	This report was gathered via social media.
May 2016	Hail	Parkville	-	This report was gathered via social media.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Parkville	-	Several trees of unknown size or condition were down in Parkville.
July 2016	Flood	Parkville	-	A low water bridge was flooded at 6th and West Streets in Parkville.
September 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Parkville	-	A tree limb was snapped and fell onto a power line.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Parkville	-	Trees were reported down at 9 Highway and Lake View. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.
May 2010	Flash Flood	Parkville	-	Bridge was reported flooded near Walnut Creek. Residential evacuations were possible in that area.
July 2008	Flash Flood	Parkville	-	One to two feet of water was reported to have covered numerous roads, and included the closing of Highway 45.
July 2008	Flash Flood	Parkville	-	Cross Road in Parkville was closed due to high water.
August 2006	Flash Flood	Parkville	-	High water closed 6th Street near Crooked Road.
May 2005	Flash Flood	Parkville	-	6th street closed between Crooked and West due to high water.
June 2005	Flash Flood	Parkville	-	Several roads closed due to high water.
May 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Parkville	-	Law enforcement reported wind gusts to 70 mph and hail 3/4 inch hail.
September 1998	Hail	Parkville	-	The Platte County Sheriff's Office reported dime-size hail at Parkville and Weatherby Lake.
June 1998	Hail	Parkville	-	Quarter-size to golfball-size hail was reported 2 to 5 miles west of Parkville.
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Parkville	-	Severe weather spotter reported 60 MPH winds a mile northwest of Parkville. The same thunderstorm produced an inch of rain in 20 minutes in Parkville.
April 2022	Hail	Parkville	-	no account filed
May 2021	Hail	Parkville	-	no account filed
April 2020	Hail	Parkville	-	no account filed
April 2019	Hail	Parkville	-	no account filed
April 2019	Hail	Parkville	-	no account filed
April 2018	Hail	Parkville	-	no account filed
April 2018	Hail	Parkville	-	no account filed
May 2016	Hail	Parkville	-	no account filed
May 2016	Hail	Parkville	-	no account filed
May 2016	Hail	Parkville	-	no account filed
November 2016	Hail	Parkville	-	no account filed
April 2015	Hail	Parkville	-	no account filed
April 2014	Hail	Parkville	-	no account filed
April 2011	Hail	Parkville	-	no account filed
August 2011	Hail	Parkville	-	no account filed
May 2010	Hail	Parkville	-	no account filed
May 2010	Hail	Parkville	-	no account filed
April 2010	Hail	Parkville	-	no account filed
April 2010	Hail	Parkville	-	no account filed
April 2010	Hail	Parkville	-	no account filed
September 2010	Hail	Parkville	-	no account filed
June 2008	Hail	Parkville	-	no account filed
July 2008	Hail	Parkville	-	no account filed
April 2006	Hail	Parkville	-	no account filed
April 2006	Hail	Parkville	-	no account filed
April 2006	Hail	Parkville	-	no account filed
March 2006	Hail	Parkville	-	no account filed
March 2006	Hail	Parkville	-	no account filed
April 2005	Hail	Parkville	-	no account filed
June 2005	Hail	Parkville	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Platte 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

5 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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Washington Chapel C.M.E. Church	0.1 miles	1992
Mackay Building	0.3 miles	1979
Charles Smith Scott Memorial Observatory	0.4 miles	1992
Waddell "A" Truss Bridge	0.5 miles	1991
TWA Administrative Offices Building	7.6 miles	2007

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 95001115 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Platte County	All 12 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.