Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
“District No. 70-Hoff Rural School near Adams, North Dakota was built in 1885. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.”
Wikipedia article District No. 70-Hoff Rural School, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 15 National Register listings published here for Walsh County · listed in 2008 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of District No. 70-Hoff Rural School between 2001 and 2020, burning about 132 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Devil's Lake Wetland Management District | HNDRKSN WF |
| 7 December 2020 | Debris and open burning | 130 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | VERNON SECTION 7 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Adams, the town this property stands in, in 31 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 20 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adams | $50,000 | Two steel 3,500 bushel hopper bins were blown over and numerous large trees were uprooted. The city park reported about $3,000 in damages. Scattered power outages also occurred. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adams | $10,000 | A strong wind broke several windows and blew down several 130 foot tall trees. The strong wind pushed large round hay bales 400 feet across a field. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Adams | - | Received a report of 2.25 inch hail, photo relayed via social media. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Adams | - | Received a public report of hail up to 2.5 inches. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Adams | - | Video of windshield being damaged sent in by storm chaser. Hail size was up to 1.75 inches. Location estimated by radar. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Adams | - | Public reports quarter sized hail 6 miles north of Adams, North Dakota. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adams | - | Trees were blown down near the south branch of the Park River. Time was estimated based on radar. |
| June 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Adams | - | A condensation funnel and ground swirl were briefly visible before rain obscured view. Resultant ground track was evident as numerous snapped boxelder and ash trees through several field shelter belts from northeast Vesta Township into southeast Tiber Township. Tornado likely tracked to the NNE for nearly 2 miles to near 3.5 WSW Edinburg by 333 pm CDT. Peak wind estimated to 90 mph. Maximum width to 100 yards. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adams | - | NDAWN station measured this gust. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adams | - | Peak wind measured at an NDAWN station at 10 meters. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adams | - | The wind gust was measured by a NDAWN mesonet sensor. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adams | - | Wind driven hail damaged crops across portions of southeast Shepherd and northeast Sauter townships. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Adams | - | A lot of quarter sized hail fell along with 1.50 inches of rain. |
| June 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Adams | - | The tornado tracked across a shelterbelt and along the edge of a farmstead. A few large branches were broken down and tossed across the field, but no structures were hit. Peak wind speeds were estimated at 75 mph. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adams | - | A shed was destroyed and two grain bins were blown off slab. Power poles were also blown down. Peak winds were estimated at 105 mph. |
| August 2002 | Hail | Adams | - | The ground was white with hail. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Adams | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Adams | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Adams | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Adams | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Adams | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Adams | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Adams | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Adams | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Adams | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Adams | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | Adams | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Hail | Adams | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Hail | Adams | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adams | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Adams | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 08000233 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Walsh County | All 15 listed properties in this county. |
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