Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
“Dill House, off SR 53 in Alexandria, Nebraska, is a Modern Movement house built in 1936. It was designed by self-trained engineer and architect Richard E.”
Wikipedia article Richard E. Dill House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 2 National Register listings published here for Thayer County · listed in 1973 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Richard E. Dill House between 2009 and 2018, burning about 628 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 | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 June 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 11 June 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 19 May 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 6 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 2 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 2 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 16 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 11 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 60 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Alexandria, the town this property stands in, in 31 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 14 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 6 heavy rain, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Alexandria | $350,000 | This tornado touched down approximately 1.5 miles north of Alexandria and lifted approximately 2 miles north of Alexandria. Along its path, a home sustained minor siding and window damage, a grain bin was destroyed, small outbuildings lost siding, trees and power lines were damaged, and 2 center irrigation pivots were overturned. The maximum wind speed was estimated at 75 mph. |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Alexandria | $200,000 | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexandria | $25,000 | Wind gusts were estimated to be near 70 MPH. Emergency management reported that a three foot diameter and 50 foot long tree limb and a 1.5 to 2 foot diameter tree limb were blown down and blocking Main Street in the community of Alexandria. |
| December 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexandria | $25,000 | Part of a machine shed and some trees were damaged at a farmstead near mile marker 113 on Highway 4, east-southeast of Bruning. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Alexandria | $20,000 | Highway 53 near Alexandria was under water due to heavy rain and runoff. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Alexandria | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Alexandria | $10,000 | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexandria | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Alexandria | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Alexandria | $5,000 | Penny to quarter size hail reported. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexandria | $4,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be near 70 MPH resulted in a couple of large trees being blown over in Alexandria. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexandria | - | A wind gust of 61 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located seven miles southeast of Ohiowa. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexandria | - | A wind gust of 59 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located seven miles north of Alexandria. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexandria | - | A wind gust of 63 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located five miles north-northwest of Alexandria. |
| May 2015 | Heavy Rain | Alexandria | - | A 24 hour storm total rainfall amount of 8.30 inches was reported. |
| June 2015 | Heavy Rain | Alexandria | - | Total 24-hour rainfall of 3.13...most of which fell during the pre-dawn hours of the 4th. |
| May 2011 | Heavy Rain | Alexandria | - | Storm total rainfall of 4 inches was reported by a NeRAIN observer. |
| May 2011 | Heavy Rain | Alexandria | - | Storm total rainfall of 3.60 inches was reported by a NeRAIN observer. |
| May 2011 | Heavy Rain | Alexandria | - | Storm total rainfall of 4 inches was reported by a NeRAIN observer. |
| May 1994 | Hail | Alexandria | - | Thunderstorm winds blew over six irrigation towers, damaged an outbuilding and the siding on a farmhouse. Hail broke windows in the house and dented a car. |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexandria | - | Thunderstorm winds blew over six irrigation towers, damaged an outbuilding and the siding on a farmhouse. Hail broke windows in the house and dented a car. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Alexandria | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Alexandria | - | no account filed |
| September 2015 | Hail | Alexandria | - | no account filed |
| September 2010 | Hail | Alexandria | - | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Hail | Alexandria | - | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Hail | Alexandria | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Alexandria | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Alexandria | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Heavy Rain | Alexandria | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Alexandria | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 73001077 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Thayer County | All 2 listed properties in this county. |
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