Wayne Municipal Auditorium

Built in 1935 (Art Deco architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

From the record

“The Wayne Municipal Auditorium in Wayne in Wayne County, Nebraska was built in 1935 as a Public Works Administration project. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.”
Wikipedia article Wayne Municipal Auditorium, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 5 National Register listings published here for Wayne County · listed in 2002 · category: Building · built in 1935, Art Deco architecture.

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.
Address. 222 N. Pearl St., Wayne, 68787
When was it listed? March 2002
Category. building
Precinct. Strahan precinct
When was it built? 1935
Architectural style. Art Deco architecture
National Register reference number. 02000273 - 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

4 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Wayne Municipal Auditorium between 2004 and 2018, burning about 6 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
Debris and open burning	4

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
10 April 2018	Debris and open burning	3.0 acres	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
30 March 2018	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
30 March 2018	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
24 March 2004	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Nebraska Forest Service	not named

Every fire recorded in Wayne County

Storms near this property

60 of 74 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wayne, the town this property stands in, in 74 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 34 hail, 28 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 4 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
March 2019	Flash Flood	Wayne	$1,300,000	Heavy rain and snow melt caused flooding at Wayne State University, mainly at their Willow Bowl outdoor amphitheater. Wayne Municipal Airport was under water and did sustain damage. Also the walking trail in Wayne was damaged by flood waters.
June 2014	Flash Flood	Wayne	$50,000	Spotters reported water over roads in the city of Wayne. Also several county roads across the northern half of the county had water running over them in favored low spots.
June 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Wayne	$20,000	Thunderstorm winds estimated at around 65 mph knocked the power out for some residents in Wayne. The winds also downed many large tree branches and uprooted several trees in town. A roof was also ripped off of a metal building in town by the winds.
October 1998	Lightning	Wayne	$14,000	Lightning strike caused a fire which destroyed a hog barn and killed 50 pigs.
August 2017	Flash Flood	Wayne	$10,000	Emergency management reports water was running over roads near the Wayne/Dixon County border. The flash flooding occurred with water over the roads generally between Wayne County County Roads 572 to 575 Avenue and between 860 to 864 Roads.
May 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Wayne	$10,000	Roof blown off equipment building.
August 2007	Flash Flood	Wayne	$5,000	Portions of Wayne county received unofficially up to 8 inches of rain over a several day period that ended Thursday morning 8/23. The heavy rain during the early morning hours of 8/23 caused flash flooding across at least 3 county roads in the southeast portion of the county. The flooding resulted in closure of the roads into the afternoon hours. The flooding affected mainly agricultural lowlands, but some gravel was washed out on county roads.
April 2024	Flash Flood	Wayne	-	The Wayne County EM reported one primary highway many secondary roads were under water in eastern Wayne County.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Wayne	-	A 58 mph wind gust was recorded on a personal weather station.
July 2024	Hail	Wayne	-	The office received a couple reports of quarter sized hail in the town of Wayne from both public sources and emergency management.
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Wayne	-	Emergency management reported several large trees damage with one uprooted. Corn in the surrounding area was also flattened.
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Wayne	-	Emergency management reported several large tree limbs blown down on a farmstead. One limb fell onto a vehicle.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Wayne	-	Public reported lots of damage to large treed throughout the city of Wayne.
May 2023	Tornado (EF0)	Wayne	-	A brief tornado uprooted and snapped trees at two farmsteads. The tree damage was in a narrow swath near the road while the other buildings and trees just to the west were largely untouched.
May 2023	Tornado (EF0)	Wayne	-	A tornado began in an open field and tracked across the east side of a farm, tipping a grain wagon, damaging trees, lifting an open shed, and damaging the roof of another shed. The debris was deposited up to 150 yards downstream where the track appeared to end in an open pasture prior to crossing 852nd road. Special thanks to Wayne County emergency management and Stanton County emergency management for assistance with the damage survey and drone-based evaluation.
September 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Wayne	-	Report of a large tree branch down on a road.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Wayne	-	Several large branches greater than 8 inches in diameter broken from trees in Wayne.
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Wayne	-	Report of several 8+ inch branches broken.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Wayne	-	Large limbs were reported down across Wayne County.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Wayne	-	Large tree limbs down north of Wayne.
June 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Wayne	-	A measured 67 mph wind gust occurred at the Wayne Airport AWOS.
June 2017	Hail	Wayne	-	A trained spotter had quarter size hail and 50 to 60 mph winds.
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Wayne	-	Tree limbs were reported downed in the city of Wayne.
April 2013	Hail	Wayne	-	Hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter fell for around 10 minutes in the Wayne area. With temperatures below freezing, the hail was accompanied by freezing rain and sleet.
May 2012	Hail	Wayne	-	Hail up to quarter-size covered the ground north of Wayne.
August 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Wayne	-	Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured at 58 mph by the Awos at Wayne. The winds downed a few tree limbs a few miles east northeast of town.
May 2012	Flash Flood	Wayne	-	Rainfall of 2 to 3 inches in an hour or two caused flood waters to flow from corn fields across a few county roads northwest of Wayne. Damage was apparently minimal.
June 2011	Hail	Wayne	-	Dime to nickel-size hail was reported by a spotter in the Wayne area.
May 2011	Hail	Wayne	-	Hail up to golf ball-size fell from southwest of Wayne into town.
March 2011	Hail	Wayne	-	Hail lasted for several minutes in Wayne and a bit east of town. The hail was mostly pea-size, but a few hailstones reached around quarter-size.
July 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Wayne	-	The Awos in Wayne measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph. The strong winds brought down a number of large tree branches in the area.
June 2010	Hail	Wayne	-	A spotter estimated hail the size of quarters fell.
June 2008	Hail	Wayne	-	Nickel size hail was accompanied by 50 mph winds.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Wayne	-	Accompanied by hail up to 1 inch in diameter.
July 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Wayne	-	Tree branches were blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at around 60 mph.
August 2007	Hail	Wayne	-	Accompanied by wind gusts of 60 mph.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Wayne	-	Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph destroyed a metal shed and downed several large tree limbs in Wayne.
August 2005	Hail	Wayne	-	Hail up to golfball size was reported along Highway 15 north of Wayne.
August 2005	Hail	Wayne	-	Hail up to 1 inch in diameter was reported for around 10 minutes southwest of Wayne.
October 2005	Flash Flood	Wayne	-	Law enforcement officials reported that heavy rain caused minor flash flooding of a county road about 1 mile west of the Wayne and Thurston county line. Radar estimated that 2 to 3 inches of rain fell across this area in a 2 or 3 hour period. The flooding caused little or no apparent dollar amount of damage.
May 2004	Tornado (F1)	Wayne	-	A tornado touched down southeast of Wayne causing damage to a house and destroying or severely damaging a barn and 6 outbuildings, along with much of the farm equipment. The debris was strewn for 3 miles downwind.
July 2003	Hail	Wayne	-	Hail up to 1 inch in diameter fell in Wayne and to the southwest of town.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Wayne	-	Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph downed power lines in town.
June 2001	Hail	Wayne	-	The hail caused extensive damage to windows, siding and screens in Wakefield.
July 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Wayne	-	A thunderstorm wind gust estimated at around 60 mph blew part of a tree down.
May 2000	Hail	Wayne	-	One inch hail reported by Ham radio operator.
June 1999	Tornado (F0)	Wayne	-	Pilot reported a brief touchdown of a small tornado.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Wayne	-	Wind damage across much of Wayne county.
June 1998	Hail	Wayne	-	Hail partially covered the ground.
July 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Wayne	-	Trees downed.
April 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Wayne	-	Strong winds blew down street signs and tree limbs.
May 2016	Hail	Wayne	-	no account filed
May 2016	Hail	Wayne	-	no account filed
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Wayne	-	no account filed
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Wayne	-	no account filed
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Wayne	-	no account filed
May 2016	Hail	Wayne	-	no account filed
August 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Wayne	-	no account filed
June 2009	Hail	Wayne	-	no account filed
June 2009	Hail	Wayne	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Wayne 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

4 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
Wayne United States Post Office	under 500 feet	2007
Wayne County Courthouse	0.2 miles	1979
Dr. W. C. Wightman House	0.3 miles	1978
Wayne Commercial Historic District	3.2 miles	2009

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 02000273 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Wayne County	All 5 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.
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.