Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
One of 6 National Register listings published here for Greeley County · listed in 2004 · 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 4 fires within 5 miles of First Presbyterian Church between 2003 and 2014, burning about 45 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 April 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 31 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 5 December 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 5 November 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 40 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Spalding, the town this property stands in, in 41 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 26 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 3 heavy rain, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2012 | Hail | Spalding | $1,000,000 | Hail the size of hen eggs damaged a law enforcement vehicle. There were also reports from north of Spalding of hail causing roof and siding damage, breaking windows out of homes and buildings, and vehicle damage. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Spalding | $500,000 | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Spalding | $300,000 | This tornado developed out of a northwestward tracking supercell that was located within a band of supercells that were rotating around a strong low pressure system over central Nebraska. The tornado formed right around 2:25 PM CDT and tracked over open pasture and recently planted fields mainly hitting several pivots and tree lines as it tracked northwest. No homes were impacted by this tornado. The worst damage appeared to be the flipped pivots, snapped cedar trees, and finally damage to at least 2 parked vehicles at the intersection of Highway 91 and Highway 281. The windows were blown out on two vehicles that were parked at this location and two large metal electrical transmission poles were leaning, but still standing at this intersection. After hitting the Highway 91 and 281 intersection the tornado continued onto the northwest over open road-less country across far north central Greeley county where based on video and surveying, it was believed to have lifted just shy of the Greeley/Wheeler County line. The maximum wind gust was estimated to be 105 MPH. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spalding | $160,000 | Wind gusts estimated at 80 MPH knocked over at least 2 irrigation pivots, destroyed a small grain bin and damaged a few power poles and trees. |
| August 2004 | Hail | Spalding | $50,000 | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Spalding | $40,000 | Another tornado set down west of Spalding and overturned a brand new center irrigation pivot in its path. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Spalding | $25,000 | A trained spotter reported golf ball sized hail fell in Spalding. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spalding | $25,000 | A tree fell onto an SUV. This report was received via social media. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Spalding | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spalding | $10,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be near 70 MPH resulted in a metal roof being peeled off of a calving shed approximately one-half mile east of Spalding. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spalding | $10,000 | An NeRain observation comment noted that very strong winds resulted in tree and crop damage in the area. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spalding | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Spalding | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Spalding | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Spalding | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spalding | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Spalding | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Spalding | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spalding | $3,000 | Wind gusts were estimated to be near 60 MPH. Tree branches were downed in town. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spalding | - | Tree approximately one foot in diameter was snapped in town. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spalding | - | Wind gusts were estimated to be near 70 MPH, causing tree damage in town. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Spalding | - | Dime to nickel size hail was reported. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Spalding | - | This public report was relayed by local media. |
| May 2012 | Heavy Rain | Spalding | - | A 24 hour rainfall total of 3.28 inches was reported southwest of Spalding by a Nebraska Rainfall Assessment and Information Network Observer. |
| May 2011 | Heavy Rain | Spalding | - | Storm total rainfall of 3.74 inches was reported by a NeRAIN observer. |
| May 2011 | Heavy Rain | Spalding | - | Storm total rainfall of 3.01 inches was reported by a NeRAIN observer. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Spalding | - | no account filed |
| September 2014 | Hail | Spalding | - | no account filed |
| September 2014 | Hail | Spalding | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Spalding | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Spalding | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Spalding | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Spalding | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Spalding | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Spalding | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Spalding | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Spalding | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Spalding | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spalding | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Spalding | - | no account filed |
| August 1994 | Hail | Spalding | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | St. Michael's Catholic Church Complex | 0.3 miles | 1983 |
 | Spalding Power Plant and Dam | 0.4 miles | 1998 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 04000292 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Greeley County | All 6 listed properties in this county. |
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