Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
One of 7 National Register listings published here for Dickey County · listed in 1992 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Ellendale Opera House Block between 2016 and 2020, burning about 16 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 July 2016 | Natural | 8.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | BILLEY |
| 18 July 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | WHEELIHAN |
| 6 May 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | 281 FIRE |
| 23 May 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | BLUMHARDT |
| 5 November 2020 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | MERKEL |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Ellendale Opera House Block: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redland Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ellendale, the town this property stands in, in 48 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 23 hail, 21 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellendale | $1,000,000 | Extensive damage occurred throughout the city of Ellendale and surrounding areas. In Ellendale, many hardwood trees were snapped and others were uprooted, some falling onto homes. A home had almost all the shingles and much of the sheathing torn off the roof, and the garage door was collapsed inward. Some power poles were broken in town, and several power service lines to homes were torn. South of Ellendale to the South Dakota state line, multiple power poles were snapped. At the Ellendale Cemetery, multiple hardwood and softwood trees were snapped and others were uprooted. In parts of Ellendale, ping pong ball size hail accompanied the storm. |
| July 1999 | Tornado (F2) | Ellendale | $800,000 | One half mile debris from 3 mobile homes. Large trees uprooted. 70kt winds reported with storm. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellendale | $450,000 | NWS storm survey completed on Monday, June 18, and confirmed the findings of emergency management officials, that very high thunderstorm winds and not a tornado caused the damage in Dickey County. Over most of the wind damage area the damage was consistent with wind speeds of 70 mph. However, in an area inside the city limits of Ellendale, from the elevator toward the northeast, damage was consistent with wind speeds of 85 mph. Damage was mainly to trees throughout the area and to grain bins in the immediate Ellendale area, along with a few power lines and a cell phone communications tower. Part of the elevator was completely toppled onto the street below. Note that some of the large diameter trees uprooted in Ellendale would have been consistent with 90 or 95 mph winds, and that speeds were reduced due to saturated soils. The area had received 16.7 inches of rain since March 1. There were no deaths or injuries. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellendale | $150,000 | A 130 foot by 300 foot pole barn structure sustained substantial damage from straight line winds. Almost all of the roofing structure collapsed, along with portions of the walls. The debris was spread to the north of the structure. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Ellendale | $100,000 | Reported rainfall ammounts up to 5 inches caused street flooding, basement flooding, and water standing in fields. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellendale | $85,000 | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts overturned several grain bins and destroyed them. Tree limbs were broken and crops were damaged. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellendale | $50,000 | Numerous tree damage was reported in the city of Ellendale due to the severe thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Ellendale | $20,000 | Fast moving water damaged roads and shoulders. Two County roads were closed. Rain reports ranged from 2.72 inches to nearly five inches. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellendale | $15,000 | Some limbs were blown off a few trees, and an old tree blew over and damaged a power pole. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellendale | $15,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds resulted in roof damage. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellendale | $10,000 | A second wave of severe thunderstorm wind gusts caused damage to trees in the city of Ellendale. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellendale | $4,000 | Estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of 75 miles per hour blew down a tree one foot in diameter, and also snapped three inch in diameter branches. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellendale | $3,000 | Numerous small tree limbs were blown down by the strong winds. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Ellendale | - | Crops in the area were damaged by the hail. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Ellendale | - | Crops were damaged by the hail. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellendale | - | A twelve inch in diameter tree limb was blown down. |
| June 2011 | Heavy Rain | Ellendale | - | A 24 hour rainfall of 2.65 inches was reported. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Ellendale | - | Law enforcement also reported rotation in the thunderstorm west of Oakes. |
| August 2006 | Hail | Ellendale | - | Dickey County Sheriff deputy report. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellendale | - | Quarter inch hail accompanied the high winds. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellendale | - | Reported by a NWS cooperative observer. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellendale | - | Cooperative observer reported shingles stripped off house. Tree's down. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellendale | - | Numerous tree's and branches down in the city of Ellendale. A 90,000 bushel bin at Monango was ripped down and two 2400-bushel hopper bins were damaged. One was tipped over on its side. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Ellendale | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Ellendale | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellendale | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellendale | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellendale | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Hail | Ellendale | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Hail | Ellendale | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Hail | Ellendale | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellendale | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Ellendale | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Ellendale | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Ellendale | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Ellendale | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Ellendale | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Ellendale | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Ellendale | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Ellendale | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Ellendale | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Hail | Ellendale | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Ellendale | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Ellendale | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Ellendale | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Ellendale | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellendale | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellendale | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Dickey County Courthouse | 0.3 miles | 1980 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 92000354 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Dickey County | All 7 listed properties in this county. |
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