William Hamilton House

Built in 1856 (Greek Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.

From the record

“The William Hamilton House is a historic house in Bellevue, Nebraska. It was built in 1856 for Reverend William Hamilton, a Presbyterian minister.”
Wikipedia article William Hamilton House, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 15 National Register listings published here for Sarpy County · listed in 1969 · category: Building · built in 1856, Greek Revival 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.
Listed as. Hamilton, William, House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
Address. 2003 Bluff St., Bellevue, 68005
When was it listed? October 1969
Category. building
Precinct. Bellevue precinct
When was it built? 1856
Architectural style. Greek Revival architecture
National Register reference number. 69000137 - 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

77 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 77 fires within 5 miles of William Hamilton House between 2011 and 2020, burning about 586 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 were 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	52
Debris and open burning	5
Recreation and ceremony	5
Smoking	4
Fireworks	4
Equipment and vehicle use	3
Arson/incendiarism	2
Power generation/transmission/distribution	1
Natural	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
7 September 2019	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
29 September 2012	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
28 September 2012	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
23 September 2020	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
18 September 2012	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
8 August 2012	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
8 August 2012	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
6 August 2018	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Nebraska Forest Service	not named

Every fire recorded in Sarpy County

Mines and quarries near this property

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of William Hamilton House: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
	Amick Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
	Glenwood Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer

Every working recorded in Sarpy County

Storms near this property

55 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bellevue, the town this property stands in, in 55 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 27 hail, 17 thunderstorm wind, 4 lightning, 4 flash flood. 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
May 1995	Hail	Bellevue	$20,000,000	A lunchtime hailstorm pounded parts of the Omaha metropolitan area, resulting in at least 12,000 damage claims. One to three inch hail produced damage estimates to homes and cars close to $20 million.
August 2002	Lightning	Bellevue	$125,000	Lightning struck a house in Bellevue igniting a fire that caused about $75,000 in damage to the structure and $50,000 damage to its contents.
May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Bellevue	$30,000	Thunderstorm winds estimated at between 75 and 85 mph knocked down a wall of a movie theatre that was under construction.
May 2000	Lightning	Bellevue	$2,500	Lightning struck a house causing around $2,500 worth of damage to the roof, blasting a 10-foot-widehole.
July 2004	Lightning	Bellevue	$1,000	Lightning struck Christmas lights which were still up on a Bellevue home. The lightning then traveled along a gutter and ignited a gas meter on the side of the house which was leaking natural gas. The resulting fire did minimal exterior damage.
June 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Bellevue	$1,000	no account filed
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Bellevue	-	The office received a public report of a tree that had snapped and fallen onto a home in Bellevue.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Bellevue	-	The office received a public report of several large branches down.
April 2023	Flash Flood	Bellevue	-	The Emergency manager reported street flooding in parts of Olde Towne near Harlan and Industrial Drive. No structures were impacted but there were several stalled vehicles.
June 2022	Hail	Bellevue	-	Public reported nickel to quarter sized hail on the south size of Bellevue via social media.
December 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Bellevue	-	Public reported a peak measured wind gust of 81 mph.
March 2019	Flood	Bellevue	-	East Mission and Mills County State Highway 10 toll road is impassable.
August 2018	Flash Flood	Bellevue	-	Standing water was reported up to the side of homes in Green Acres mobile home park.
August 2018	Flash Flood	Bellevue	-	Payne Drive into Hayworth Park was closed due to water over the roadway.
September 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Bellevue	-	Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at close to 60 mph downed a large branch which blocked a road near 32nd and Modification.
May 2012	Hail	Bellevue	-	Hail up to quarter-size was reported near 15th and Gaelic Streets and nickel-size along West 16th Avenue in Bellevue.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Bellevue	-	Thunderstorm winds estimated at close to 60 mph downed trees and power lines forcing several streets to be barricaded by police.
July 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Bellevue	-	Thunderstorm winds estimated at close to 60 mph knocked down tree limbs in the Bellevue area causing some power outages.
June 2008	Flood	Bellevue	-	Heavy rain over sections of the Missouri River basin on June 4th and 5th, that eventually brought significant flooding downstream of Sarpy county, caused high water and some flooding along sections of the river in Sarpy county. A camp ground and marina near the river in the southeast part of town was flooded for a while on Thursday June 5th into Friday the 6th.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Bellevue	-	Thunderstorm winds estimated at over 60 mph downed several large trees in the Bellevue area. The fallen trees damaged several vehicles.
March 2007	Hail	Bellevue	-	Hail up to nickel size was reported in and around the Bellevue area. The hail was reported by off-duty weather observers from Offutt and also amateur radio operators. One report was at 36th and Capehart.
May 2007	Heavy Rain	Bellevue	-	Rainfall of around 7 to 7.5 inches fell from Friday May 4th through Sunday May 6th in the Bellevue area. The heavy rain caused considerable ponding of water on several city streets and Highways in the area, and left area golf courses submerged in water which shut them down for several days afterward.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Bellevue	-	Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph downed a few trees in town causing power outages.
May 2006	Hail	Bellevue	-	Hail up to 1 inch in diameter was reported near 48th and Cornhusker.
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Bellevue	-	Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph caused some tree damage at a golf course in town.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Bellevue	-	A thunderstorm wind gust was measured at 53 knots at Offutt AFB. The winds caused isolated damage to lawn and playground equipment in the area and also knocked down several large tree limbs in Bellevue.
June 2005	Hail	Bellevue	-	Hail up to around 1 inch in diameter fell from Bellevue toward Offutt AFB. This was from the cluster of storms that dropped a little larger hail just to the west in Papillion.
June 2005	Hail	Bellevue	-	The hail was accompanied by 60 mph winds and was from the second cluster of thunderstorms that moved across Sarpy county this evening.
May 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Bellevue	-	Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph by the public.
August 2005	Hail	Bellevue	-	Near Bellevue West High School.
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Bellevue	-	Thunderstorm winds estimated at least 60 mph downed some large tree limbs in town.
August 2004	Hail	Bellevue	-	Hail up to 1.25 inches in diameter was reported from Bellevue to near Offutt AFB.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Bellevue	-	Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph rolled through Sarpy county. The winds were from the same group of storms that brought the wind damage to Douglas county and locations to the northwest. The strong winds downed large tree branches and some trees.
August 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Bellevue	-	An off duty Offutt Afb employee reported thunderstorm winds downed numerous relatively large tree limbs.
April 2001	Hail	Bellevue	-	See the narrative for Douglas county for roughly the same time period.
August 1999	Flash Flood	Bellevue	-	Although not as heavy as locations to the north, rainfall of 2 to 7 inches in a 24 hour period was reported over Sarpy county. Flash flooding was confined to mainly farm fields, but several roads, including 36th Street and Highway 370, were flooded.
August 1998	Lightning	Bellevue	-	Lightning struck 911 transmitter forcing sheriffs department to use cell phones for 20 minutes.
June 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Bellevue	-	Wind estimated at TRACON site.
April 2010	Hail	Bellevue	-	no account filed
October 2007	Hail	Bellevue	-	no account filed
March 2006	Hail	Bellevue	-	no account filed
June 2005	Hail	Bellevue	-	no account filed
July 2005	Hail	Bellevue	-	no account filed
June 2004	Hail	Bellevue	-	no account filed
April 2002	Hail	Bellevue	-	no account filed
August 2002	Hail	Bellevue	-	no account filed
August 2002	Hail	Bellevue	-	no account filed
April 2001	Hail	Bellevue	-	no account filed
April 2001	Hail	Bellevue	-	no account filed
September 2001	Hail	Bellevue	-	no account filed
May 1999	Hail	Bellevue	-	no account filed
February 1998	Hail	Bellevue	-	no account filed
April 1998	Hail	Bellevue	-	no account filed
May 1997	Hail	Bellevue	-	no account filed
June 1996	Hail	Bellevue	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Sarpy 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

6 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
Old Log Cabin	0.2 miles	1970
Fontanelle Bank	0.2 miles	1969
Presbyterian Church	0.3 miles	1970
Bellevue College Dormitories	0.6 miles	2017
William E. Gordon House	1.2 miles	2006
Fort Crook Historic District	2.1 miles	1976

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 69000137 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Sarpy County	All 15 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.