Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
“The Elms, also known as the Bess Streeter Aldrich House, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.”
Wikipedia article The Elms (Elmwood, Nebraska), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 26 National Register listings published here for Cass County · listed in 1977 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · 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 The Elms between 2010 and 2017, burning about 104 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 | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 12 May 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 13 February 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 26 January 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Elmwood, the town this property stands in, in 23 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 11 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Flood | Elmwood | $500,000 | Rainfall of 2 to over 4 inches that fell during the evening of 6/20 caused flooding along Weeping Water Creek and most likely many of its tributaries. The flooding caused the evacuations of Weeping Water, Union and Nehawka and shelters were established in each of those towns. Weeping Water Creek at Union crested at a record, almost 33 feet, during the morning of 6/21. Flood stage is 25 feet. The creek at Union was above flood stage from the early morning until early evening hours of 6/21. Many county roads and bridges were flooded in the area as were farmlands near the creek. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmwood | - | Personal weather station measured a peak wind gust of 65 mph. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmwood | - | Personal weather station measured a peak wind gust of 79 mph. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmwood | - | A personal weather station measured a peak wind gust of 62 mph. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Elmwood | - | Public sent in photo of measured 2.25 inch hail. |
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Elmwood | - | Emergency manager reported a street washed out at Highway 34 and 274th street. |
| October 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Elmwood | - | This tornado began 4.5 miles south of Elmwood where minor property damage was observed. The tornado tracked northeast for 4 miles ending 3.5 mile southeast of Elmwood. The tornado generally moved across open country and caused minor tree damage. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmwood | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 70 mph blew a tree onto a home and also blew the window out of a house in the Elmwood area. The winds ripped the roof off of a funeral home and caused significant tree and power pole damage in the area. A three-mile portion of a recreation trail near town was closed for several days because of fallen trees and limbs and a bridge railing was damaged by the storm. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmwood | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at around 80 mph downed around 100 structures that supported high voltage transmission lines between Elmwood and Weeping Water. Significant tree damage was also noted over the area. The downed power lines caused several thousand people to lose power in the region. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Elmwood | - | Mostly dime-size and smaller, but a few stones reached quarter-size. The hail was accompanied by winds of 35 to 45 mph. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmwood | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph downed 7 power lines northeast of Elmwood causing power outages near town. |
| June 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Elmwood | - | The final tornado reported with this supercell thunderstorm damaged some trees and farm outbuildings south of Elmwood. In total 5 tornadoes were reported from this supercell that developed in Butler county and tracked into Cass and Otoe counties. The reported tornadoes were in Lancaster and Cass counties. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmwood | - | Power poles blown down. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmwood | - | High tension power lines downed. A tree fell onto a home in Elmwood causing damage. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Elmwood | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Elmwood | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Elmwood | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Elmwood | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Elmwood | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Elmwood | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Elmwood | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Elmwood | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Hail | Elmwood | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Snoke Farmstead | 5.8 miles | 1998 |
 | Gibson House | 7.9 miles | 1986 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 77000824 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Cass County | All 26 listed properties in this county. |
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