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Hub Building

Built in 1906 (Italianate architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

From the record

“The Hub Building in Burwell, Nebraska, also known as the Burwell's Modern Cash Department Store, was built in 1906. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.”

Wikipedia article Hub Building, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 4 National Register listings published here for Garfield County · listed in 2006 · category: Building · built in 1906, Italianate 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. 180 Grand Ave., Burwell, 68714
  • When was it listed? July 2006
  • Category. building
  • When was it built? 1906
  • Architectural style. Italianate architecture
  • National Register reference number. 06000558 - 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.

Storms near this property

60 of 239 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Burwell, the town this property stands in, in 239 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 169 hail, 49 thunderstorm wind, 8 tornado, 4 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2001LightningBurwell1 hurt, $5,000A 52 year old man was struck by lightning as he was heading into his camper at a campground near Calamus Reservoir. He was knocked unconscious temporarily and then taken to the hospital. He was kept in the hospital overnight and was treated for minor burns to his feet and back. Another man was knocked to the ground but uninjured. Also, a camper caught fire.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindBurwell$1,000,000Emergency management reports numerous large tree limbs down and building and grandstand damage at the Garfield County Fairgrounds. Power reported out in several locations around town. Winds estimated at around 80 MPH.
June 2010FloodBurwell$130,000Thunderstorms with prolonged heavy rain falling on already saturated ground caused widespread flooding. Three to five inches of rain contributed to numerous secondary roads being under water or washed away. Low land flooding also occurred in the Burwell City Park near the North Loup River.
June 2014Tornado (EF2)Burwell$100,000At 1801CST, a tornado touched down 1 mile north of Burwell and traveled 5.2 miles before dissipating 5 miles northeast of Burwell. The tornado traveled northeast where the storm damage observed included several large tree trunks and wooden power poles snapped. The tornado crossed Highway 11 and overturned a center irrigation pivot system and downed additional large limbs before dissipating at 1815CST. Peak winds were estimated at 120 mph with the tornado rated an EF-2. Maximum path width was 500 yards.
June 2014Tornado (EF2)Burwell$100,000At 1820CST, the tornado touched down 8 miles northeast of Burwell and moved northeast. The tornado damaged trees, street signs, and buildings along the damage path. Tree trunks were snapped in this area with maximum winds estimated at 125 mph. the tornado was rated an EF-2 with a maximum path width of 700 yards.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindBurwell$75,000On the west side of Burwell, the roof of a 15 by 15 foot horse barn was blown off the building. Numerous trees were uprooted in Burwell. At the Garfield County Fairgrounds, the roof was blown off the grandstand.
June 2002LightningBurwell$60,000Fire...initiated by a lightning strike...destroyed a home.
March 2019FloodBurwell$50,000Flooding with water reported over the road on Highway 96 northwest of Burwell.
March 2019FloodBurwell$50,000Flooding with water reported over the road on Highway 96 northwest of Burwell.
June 2010LightningBurwell$50,000On June 21st lightning struck a tree next to a home that caused the house to catch on fire. The resident was an elderly male that died of smoke inhalation.
September 2000Thunderstorm WindBurwell$50,000Downburst winds destroyed a 32x40 foot metal pole barn.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindBurwell$40,000Numerous power poles and large trees were broken off. One tree fell on a carport damaging a pickup truck.
May 1998HailBurwell$30,000Severe thunderstorms with large hail damaged alfalfa and other crops as well as houses and property.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindBurwell$25,000Damaging winds lift roof off a trailer home; power lines also down.
May 2025Flash FloodBurwell$20,000The dam operator at Calamus Reservoir reports 4.06 inches of rainfall. Said roads were washed out west of Burwell.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindBurwell$20,000Spotter reports 2 to 4 inch diameter limbs down in Burwell. Winds were estimated at 60 MPH.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindBurwell$20,000The thunderstorm outflow winds overturned a semi-tractor trailer at the alfalfa mill and ripped off the grandstand roof at the rodeo grounds. Trees were also uprooted.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindBurwell$20,000The thunderstorm winds caused minor damage to the house roof.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindBurwell$20,000Thunderstorm winds destroyed a shed and damaged a quonset building.
August 2001HailBurwell$20,000no account filed
August 2014Thunderstorm WindBurwell$15,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 MPH produced extensive tree damage and snapped power poles. Severe crop damage reported southwest of Burwell.
June 2014Tornado (EF1)Burwell$15,000At 1735CST, a tornado touched down 5 miles west southwest of Burwell and traveled northeast 2.4 miles crossing Highway 91 before dissipating 3 miles west of Burwell. The tornado damaged trees with large limbs down, a small building overturned and a grain bin blown off the foundation and destroyed. Peak winds estimated at 100 mph and rated an EF-1 tornado. Path wind was 400 yards.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindBurwell$15,000Wind gusts were estimated at 70 MPH that uprooted a tree which landed on a roof of a house.
July 2006HailBurwell$15,000no account filed
August 2000HailBurwell$15,000no account filed
July 2001HailBurwell$12,000Hail of various sizes fell for half an hour.
July 2001HailBurwell$12,000no account filed
June 2000Thunderstorm WindBurwell$10,000Large tree limbs down and roof damaged.
June 2014HailBurwell$10,000no account filed
August 2002HailBurwell$10,000no account filed
July 2001HailBurwell$10,000no account filed
July 2001HailBurwell$10,000no account filed
July 2000HailBurwell$10,000no account filed
July 2000HailBurwell$10,000no account filed
July 2000HailBurwell$10,000no account filed
May 1999HailBurwell$9,000no account filed
May 2002HailBurwell$8,000no account filed
July 2001HailBurwell$8,000no account filed
June 2014Tornado (EF2)Burwell$5,000At 1828CST, a tornado touched down 10 miles east northeast of Burwell and tracked east about a half mile before dissipating at 1832CST. The tornado damaged several trees with some trunks of trees snapped. Peak winds were estimated at 130 mph with the tornado rated and EF-2. Maximum path with was 400 yards.
August 1998Thunderstorm WindBurwell$5,000Several large trees uprooted.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindBurwell$5,000Several large trees blown down.
July 2006HailBurwell$5,000no account filed
September 2005HailBurwell$5,000no account filed
July 2002HailBurwell$5,000no account filed
July 2001HailBurwell$5,000no account filed
July 2000HailBurwell$5,000no account filed
August 1997Thunderstorm WindBurwell$3,000Thunderstorm winds blew down large tree branches in town.
August 2002HailBurwell$3,000no account filed
June 1999HailBurwell$3,000no account filed
September 2005HailBurwell$2,000no account filed
August 2002HailBurwell$2,000no account filed
October 2001HailBurwell$2,000no account filed
August 1997HailBurwell$2,000no account filed
May 2008HailBurwell$1,500no account filed
June 2006HailBurwell$1,200no account filed
June 2006HailBurwell$1,200no account filed
June 2014Tornado (EF0)Burwell$1,000At 1830CST, a tornado briefly touched down 9 miles east northeast of Burwell. The tornado downed several large tree limbs. Peak winds estimated 75 mph with the tornado rated and EF-0. Maximum path width was 400 yards.
July 2004Tornado (F0)Burwell$1,000The tornado touched down in an open pasture and then traveled southwest breaking off trees and tearing out fences.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindBurwell$1,000Large tree branches on highway.
May 2004HailBurwell$1,000no account filed

Every storm recorded in Garfield 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.

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 06000558 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Garfield CountyAll 4 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.
  • 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.