Bradshaw Town Hall

Built in 1902. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

From the record

“The Bradshaw Town Hall, also known as the Bradshaw Civic Center, is a historic building in Bradshaw, Nebraska. It was built in 1902-1903 to house town hall meetings on the first floor and Freemason conclaves on the second floor.”
Wikipedia article Bradshaw Town Hall, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 6 National Register listings published here for York County · listed in 1984 · category: Building · built in 1902.

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.
Address. Off US 34, Bradshaw, 68319
When was it listed? May 1984
Category. building
Precinct. Bradshaw precinct
When was it built? 1902
National Register reference number. 84002499 - 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

14 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Bradshaw Town Hall between 2001 and 2019, burning about 353 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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	7
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	2
Smoking	2
Railroad operations and maintenance	1
Arson/incendiarism	1
Power generation/transmission/distribution	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
25 April 2019	Debris and open burning	20 acres	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
2 April 2009	Debris and open burning	45 acres	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
9 March 2014	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	135 acres	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
28 March 2009	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
26 March 2007	Smoking	2.0 acres	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
21 March 2009	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	3.0 acres	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
19 March 2014	Debris and open burning	20 acres	Nebraska Forest Service	not named
17 March 2007	Arson/incendiarism	1.0 acres	Nebraska Forest Service	not named

Every fire recorded in York County

Storms near this property

52 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bradshaw, the town this property stands in, in 52 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 25 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 5 heavy rain, 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
June 2015	Flood	Bradshaw	$500,000	Multiple rounds of heavy rainfall totaled generally 4-7 across much of York County between the 3rd-6th, with the majority of this rain falling on the 4th-5th. Localized road flooding was initially reported in the York area on the evening of the 4th. Over the next few days, the main story turned to the West Fork Big Blue River in the southern part of the county, as significant flooding worked its way downstream, reaching the McCool Junction area on Saturday the 6th. Parts of McCool Junction were closed off due to flood waters and at least two homes were flooded. However, at least five homes were saved due to sandbagging efforts. All county roads crossing the river in southern York County were blocked off. Reports indicated that this may have bee some the worst flooding observed along the West Fork Big Blue in 50-80 years. Among other impacts, flood water entered Camp Kateri and the camp area was evacuated. A few days of warm and dry weather settled in from June 7-9, allowing flood waters to largely recede. However, another focused swath of 1.50-3.00 of heavy rain targeted the York and northern Fillmore counties area on the night of the 10th into the morning of the 11th. This again pushed the West Fork Big Blue River out of its banks in the McCool Junction area from the 11th into the 12th, before this multiple-day flooding event finally came to a close (see episode narrative for more details).
December 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Bradshaw	$250,000	Emergency management reported irrigation pivot damage in the area.
August 2018	Hail	Bradshaw	$250,000	Hail lasted for approximately 15 minutes, ranging in size from quarters to 2 inches in diameter.
June 2011	Hail	Bradshaw	$50,000	Golf ball to tennis ball size hail was reported on Highway 34.
May 1998	Hail	Bradshaw	$40,000	no account filed
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Bradshaw	$25,000	Wind gusts were estimated to be 65 to 70 MPH. Roof damage and broken power poles were reported 2 miles east of Bradshaw.
June 2003	Tornado (F0)	Bradshaw	$25,000	A brief tornado in western York county.
June 2014	Hail	Bradshaw	$25,000	no account filed
May 2011	Hail	Bradshaw	$25,000	no account filed
May 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Bradshaw	$25,000	no account filed
May 1998	Hail	Bradshaw	$20,000	no account filed
May 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Bradshaw	$15,000	Wind gusts were estimated to be near 60 MPH and were accompanied by quarter size hail.
August 2014	Flash Flood	Bradshaw	$15,000	Heavy rainfall left some drivers stranded as flood waters spilled into the streets. York police reported that a number of motorists were stranded in their cars after trying to drive through high water. Rain flooded an area between Lincoln Ave. and Platte Ave. from 2nd to 6th streets. Beaver Creek, which runs through the center of York, was also well over its banks early Tuesday morning. Reports of submerged cars were also received via Facebook. A total of 6.4 inches of rain was measured about one mile southwest of York from an NERAIN report. Numerous other rain gages in the vicinity of York measured more than 4 inches of rain. The majority of rain fell between midnight and 2 am CDT.
September 2006	Hail	Bradshaw	$10,000	no account filed
September 2000	Hail	Bradshaw	$10,000	no account filed
October 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Bradshaw	$6,000	A wind gust of 65 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located three miles west of York. Minor tree damage was reported in York.
June 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Bradshaw	$5,000	A mesonet site located 3 miles west of Bradshaw measured a gust of 72 MPH at 8:17 p.m. CDT and of 73 MPH at 8:22 p.m. CDT.
June 2008	Hail	Bradshaw	$5,000	Dime to quarter size hail was reported.
June 2011	Hail	Bradshaw	$5,000	no account filed
July 2008	Hail	Bradshaw	$5,000	no account filed
September 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Bradshaw	$5,000	no account filed
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Bradshaw	-	Winds gusts were estimated to be near 65 MPH.
July 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Bradshaw	-	A wind gust of 71 MPH was recorded by a mesonet station located three miles west of York at 11:20 PM CDT. A wind gust of 64 MPH was recorded by the York Airport AWOS at 11:31 PM CDT.
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Bradshaw	-	A wind gust of 59 MPH was recorded by a mesonet station located 3 miles south-southeast of Bradshaw.
August 2017	Heavy Rain	Bradshaw	-	A 24-hour precipitation amount of 3.76 inches was recorded 4 miles northwest of Bradshaw.
May 2016	Hail	Bradshaw	-	Hail was accompanied by 60 MPH winds.
October 2016	Heavy Rain	Bradshaw	-	A daily rainfall total of 3.08 inches was reported from separate rounds of morning and afternoon thunderstorms.
June 2014	Hail	Bradshaw	-	This report was received via social media.
May 2014	Heavy Rain	Bradshaw	-	The 24 hour rainfall total reported from Sunday through Monday morning was 3.08 inches.
April 2014	Tornado (EF0)	Bradshaw	-	This tornado, which briefly touched down approximately 5 miles north-northeast of Bradshaw, was witnessed by storm chasers. No damage was reported with this tornado.
May 2013	Heavy Rain	Bradshaw	-	A storm total rainfall amount of 3.04 inches was reported by a Nebraska Rainfall Assessment and Information Network Observer.
May 2013	Tornado (EF0)	Bradshaw	-	This tornado briefly touched down approximately 2 miles south of Bradshaw, with a maximum wind speed estimated to be 75 MPH. No damage was reported with this tornado.
July 2011	Heavy Rain	Bradshaw	-	Total rainfall over the past 24 hours of 3.72 inches was reported by a Nebraska Rainfall Assessment and Information Network observer.
March 2009	Hail	Bradshaw	-	Hail reported covering the ground.
May 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Bradshaw	-	no account filed
September 2016	Hail	Bradshaw	-	no account filed
April 2014	Hail	Bradshaw	-	no account filed
May 2012	Hail	Bradshaw	-	no account filed
March 2006	Hail	Bradshaw	-	no account filed
April 2006	Hail	Bradshaw	-	no account filed
May 2004	Funnel Cloud	Bradshaw	-	no account filed
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Bradshaw	-	no account filed
July 2003	Hail	Bradshaw	-	no account filed
July 2003	Hail	Bradshaw	-	no account filed
May 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Bradshaw	-	no account filed
May 2003	Hail	Bradshaw	-	no account filed
May 2003	Hail	Bradshaw	-	no account filed
June 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Bradshaw	-	no account filed
November 2000	Funnel Cloud	Bradshaw	-	no account filed
June 1999	Hail	Bradshaw	-	no account filed
July 1994	Hail	Bradshaw	-	no account filed
July 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Bradshaw	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in York 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.

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 84002499 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
York County	All 6 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.
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.