Built in 1917 (Gothic Revival). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
One of 9 National Register listings published here for Seward County · listed in 1982 · category: Building · built in 1917, Gothic Revival, by Ellery L. Davis.
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 Deutsche Evangelisch Lutherische Zion Kirche between 2003 and 2005, burning about 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 15 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 12 October 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Staplehurst, the town this property stands in, in 28 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 15 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Staplehurst | $5,000 | Heavy rain flooded farm fields and some county roads near Lincoln Creek and Branch Oak Road. Wild Cat Creek near 462nd St. and Davey Road north of Utica also flooded. The water eventually caused Lincoln Creek to flood later in the day. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Staplehurst | - | Trained spotter report of an uprooted tree. Time estimated from radar. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Staplehurst | - | Public report of hail estimated at 1 inch in diameter. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Staplehurst | - | Delayed public report of hail measured at 1 inch in diameter. Time estimated via radar. |
| April 2022 | Funnel Cloud | Staplehurst | - | Public reported a funnel cloud near Staplehurst. |
| March 2020 | Hail | Staplehurst | - | Public reported 1 inch hail. |
| March 2020 | Hail | Staplehurst | - | Public reported 1 inch hail south of Staplehurst. |
| May 2019 | Heavy Rain | Staplehurst | - | Measured 2.34 inches northwest of Staplehurst. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Staplehurst | - | This is for flooding along the Big Blue River. The river gage at Seward, operated by the Nebraska DNR, peaked at 22.98 feet at 6 pm on March 14th. Minor flood stage is 18 feet, moderate flood stage is 22 feet while major flood stage is 27 feet. Gage data is preliminary. The Big Blue River flooded Highway 34 near Seward. |
| May 2016 | Flood | Staplehurst | - | Widespread lowland flooding was observed along the creek upstream of the city of Seward with a crest of 17.12 feet. This creek did flood several country gravel roads. |
| May 2015 | Flood | Staplehurst | - | Heavy rainfall of 3 to 6 inches on the evening of May 6th into the early morning of the 7th led to the Lincoln Creek to rise to just above flood stage near Seward. this resulted in low-land flooding along the river. The creek crested at 15.05 feet, or .05 feet above flood stage. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Staplehurst | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph caused scattered tree damage in the Staplehurst area. The fallen trees damaged at least one vehicle in town. |
| March 2009 | Hail | Staplehurst | - | Hail up to Softball size was reported in the Staplehurst area. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Staplehurst | - | Law Enforcement estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 mph in the Staplehurst area. |
| June 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Staplehurst | - | This tornado started about 4 miles southwest of Ulysses in Seward county, crossed into Butler county about 1.5 miles south of Ulysses and then lifted around 1 mile east southeast of town. The tornado flipped irrigation center pivots along its path and caused tree and farm outbuilding damage. It was rated an EF1 in both Seward and Butler counties. The total path length in both counties was a little over 5 miles. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Staplehurst | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 70 mph. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Staplehurst | - | Trees were damaged by thunderstorm wind gusts in the Staplehurst area. |
| May 1998 | Flash Flood | Staplehurst | - | Basements half full. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Staplehurst | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Staplehurst | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Staplehurst | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Staplehurst | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Staplehurst | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Staplehurst | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Staplehurst | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Staplehurst | - | no account filed |
| October 1998 | Hail | Staplehurst | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Staplehurst | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | John Cattle Jr. House | 7.4 miles | 1978 |
 | John and Philomena Sand Zimmerer House | 7.9 miles | 1993 |
 | Seward County Courthouse | 8.0 miles | 1990 |
| Seward County Courthouse Square Historic District | 8.0 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82003202 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Seward County | All 9 listed properties in this county. |
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