Built in 1890. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
One of 3 National Register listings published here for Cuming County · listed in 1970 · category: Building · built in 1890.
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 3 fires within 5 miles of John G. Neihardt Study between 2002 and 2015, burning about 102 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 |
|---|---|
| Smoking | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 July 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 12 May 2002 | Smoking | 18 acres | Winnebago Agency | A1302054 |
| 19 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bancroft, the town this property stands in, in 32 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 16 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bancroft | - | A 69 miles per hour wind gust was measured by a personal weather station. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bancroft | - | Trained spotter reported widespread tree damage in and near Bancroft. |
| July 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Bancroft | - | A brief 1/2 mile long tornado which was embedded with an area of intense downburst winds started on the north side of Bancroft. The tornado dented in a grain bin, destroyed an outbuilding and snapped about a half dozen trees. The tornado continued east, damaged some sheds, knocked over a tractor trailer, and snapped more trees. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bancroft | - | Public reported estimated 80 mph wind gusts and power outages. |
| August 2022 | Hail | Bancroft | - | Emergency manager reported 1 inch hail. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bancroft | - | Law enforcement reported a flattened corn. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bancroft | - | Personal weather station reported a peak wind gusts of 61 mph. |
| December 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Bancroft | - | Tornado segment 1 of 2. This tornado began southwest of Bancroft, uprooting several large pine trees, collapsing a windmill, and tearing shingles of the roof of a home. The tornado continued northeast, passing just northwest of Bancroft and entered Thurston County northwest of Rosalie. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bancroft | - | Personal weather station measured a 61 mph wind gust. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bancroft | - | Public personal weather station report winds of 60 MPH. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bancroft | - | A storm chaser measured a 70 mph wind gust 4 miles west of Bancroft. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bancroft | - | Trees and power lines down. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bancroft | - | Local law enforcement reported that trees limbs and power lines were downed by the strong winds in town. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bancroft | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at close to 60 mph downed several large tree limbs in town. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bancroft | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at nearly 70 mph north of Bancroft before the storm weakened. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bancroft | - | A trained weather spotter estimated thunderstorm wind gusts approached 60 mph. |
| June 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Bancroft | - | Brief tornado touchdown in open country observed by storm chasers. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bancroft | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at around 60 mph downed tree limbs northwest of Bancroft. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bancroft | - | Trees and power lines were blown down at Bancroft. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Bancroft | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Bancroft | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Bancroft | - | no account filed |
| September 2015 | Hail | Bancroft | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Bancroft | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Bancroft | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Bancroft | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Bancroft | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Bancroft | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Bancroft | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Bancroft | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Bancroft | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bancroft | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Rattlesnake Creek Bridge | 2.9 miles | 1992 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 70000369 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Cuming County | All 3 listed properties in this county. |
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