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Photograph of Neville Center for the Performing Arts
Photograph by Smallbones, Public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Fox Theatre

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

From the record

“Fox Theatre, also known as the Neville Center For The Performing Arts, is a historic building in North Platte, Nebraska. It was built in 1929 by Alex Beck for the North Platte Realty Company, headed by Beck and Keith Neville, and it was designed by architect F.”

Wikipedia article Fox Theatre (North Platte, Nebraska), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 9 National Register listings published here for Lincoln County · listed in 1985 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 301 E. 5th, North Platte, 69101
  • When was it listed? May 1985
  • Category. building
  • Precinct. North Platte precinct
  • National Register reference number. 85000957 - 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

39 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Fox Theatre between 2007 and 2016, burning about 298 acres in total. 3 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined23
Equipment and vehicle use3
Debris and open burning3
Natural3
Recreation and ceremony2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Arson/incendiarism1
Fireworks1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNebraska Forest Servicenot named
28 September 2007Natural2.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
22 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNebraska Forest Servicenot named
1 September 2011Power generation/transmission/distribution20 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
11 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined70 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
1 August 2012Natural3.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
8 July 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNebraska Forest Servicenot named
6 July 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNebraska Forest Servicenot named

Every fire recorded in Lincoln County

Mines and quarries near this property

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Fox Theatre: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Albrecht Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Mccain Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
North Platte Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Lincoln County

Storms near this property

60 of 553 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names North Platte, the town this property stands in, in 553 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 310 hail, 196 thunderstorm wind, 15 tornado, 10 flash flood. The reports record 6 injuries. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2012Tornado (EF3)North Platte2 hurt, $750,000A tornado touched down four and a half miles west of North Platte just south of west Front street and traveled north northeast. The tornado damage was extensive to include two homes destroyed and two additional homes with significant damage from trees blown over and windows blown out. Two residents were injured in their homes. As the tornado traveled north across the Union Pacific Bailey Yards, an estimated 15 tanker cars were blown over and debris was scattered northeast for one and a half miles. A center pivot irrigation system was overturned north of Highway 30 before the tornado lifted five and a half miles northwest of North Platte.
March 2012Tornado (EF3)North Platte2 hurt, $500,000A tornado touched down 10 miles southwest of North Platte and traveled north and destroyed a large metal transmission tower. Two homes were damaged, several outbuildings and garages were damaged or destroyed. Two center pivot irrigation systems were overturned with one wood transmission tower destroyed and extensive power line damage along the path in addition to tree damage. The tornado dissipated while moving north of Walker road.
July 2003HailNorth Platte1 hurt, $7,050,000Ping-pong ball to baseball size hail struck the east side of town. Hail damaged the bodies of nearly every vehicle and broke some windshields at an auto dealership and in residential areas on the east side of North Platte. Then the storm moved into the southeast section of town and continued to do damage to vehicles at retail shopping center parking lots. The hail also damaged 8 skylights in the Wal-Mart Super Center store. One middle aged woman was struck in the head by a hailstone in the Wal-Mart parking lot. She was taken to the hospital for stitches. Then the storm severely damaged nearly every vehicle at 2 more auto dealerships as it moved south of Interstate 80.
March 2012Tornado (EF1)North Platte1 hurt, $250,000A tornado touched down 5 miles west southwest of North Platte just south of Interstate 80. The tornado moved north where a semi tractor and trailer was destroyed and driver injured. Extensive debris spread north and northwest as the tornado tracked northwest damaging a garage, overturning a center pivot irrigation system, destroying fence line and producing extensive tree damage along a one and a half mile long path before lifting just south of the South Platte river.
April 2012HailNorth Platte$30,000,000Tennis ball size hail fell on the west side of North Platte, with a few pieces that large also falling on the east side of the city. Golf ball size hail also fell across much of the city and lasted until 6:50 p.m. CDT. In some parts of the city large hail fell off and on for almost two hours.
April 2012HailNorth Platte$4,000,000no account filed
April 2012HailNorth Platte$2,000,000Golf ball size hail fell just south of the city of North Platte, at the junction of U.S. Highway 83 and Dodge Hill Road.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindNorth Platte$1,000,000Storm damage survey observed damage to homes, business and schools as numerous trees were uprooted, large tree limbs snapped or broken. The downed trees brought down numerous power lines that caused power outages between Buffalo Bill to Poplar streets. The Nebraska State Patrol closed Interstate 80 temporarily as several semi-trucks were over turned or had gone into the ditch from the strong winds.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindNorth Platte$500,000A severe thunderstorm with damaging wind squalls moved through Lincoln and Custer Counties causing extensive loss and damage of trees. Several trees were uprooted and many more were broken in the city of North Platte. Reports from Callaway in southwest Custer County indicated that branches of ten inches in diameter were broken in that area. A few of the fallen trees in North Platte damaged roofs and fences.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindNorth Platte$250,000Emergency management reports numerous trees down all over the city of North Platte. Several power lines down and power is out across all of North Platte.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindNorth Platte$250,000A severe thunderstorm packing 75 mph wind and 3/4 inch hail moved through Lincoln County. Several trees were uprooted and broken in North Platte and numerous limbs were broken with the greatest damage on the east side of the city of North Platte. At a residence on the east side, a 55 foot tall Colorado blue spruce was blown down against the house causing minor damage to the house.
July 2025Flash FloodNorth Platte$200,000Heavy rainfall, up to 3 inches, fell in a short time over North Platte, leading to water over numerous streets. There were reports of cars submerged at the District 177 Shopping Area.
March 2012Tornado (EF2)North Platte$200,000A tornado touched down five miles west northwest of North Platte, just south of Platte Valley Road, where a two story barn was destroyed with several outbuildings damaged. The tornado tracked northeast where a field of boards from the barn were driven into the ground, along with other debris. As the tornado tracked northeast, two homes were damaged, a garage had structural damage, and an outbuilding was destroyed. Extensive tree damage occurred before the tornado dissipated five miles northwest of North Platte.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindNorth Platte$200,000A severe thunderstorm produced wind of at least 70 mph in and around North Platte. At the Union Pacific Railroad's Bailey Yard, the wind damaged several rail cars. Despite having air brakes set, six railroad cars were displaced for a considerable distance and derailed. In the process, minor damage was sustained by the tracks.
June 2009Tornado (EF1)North Platte$152,000A tornado developed on the northwest corner of a bow echo and touched down very briefly over Union Pacific Railroad Bailey Yard and was witnessed by numerous railroad workers. The tornado derailed 14 empty coal cars and overturned a semi in Bailey Yard. It also snapped off large trees on the north edge of Bailey Yard before lifting. The storm had produced another brief tornado previous to this one.
July 2007HailNorth Platte$150,000An intense supercell storm produced very large hail as it moved south across Lincoln County. The ping pong ball to baseball size hail destroyed numerous roofs and totaled vehicles.
September 2019HailNorth Platte$100,000Numerous cars with hail damage in Indian Hills Subdivision.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindNorth Platte$100,000Three metal buildings were destroyed northwest of North Platte, the largest of which was 70 by 90 feet. Power lines reported down on Suburban road along with numerous large trees down. A house sustained major damage to siding and shingles on the north side of the structure.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindNorth Platte$100,000Straight line winds between 65 and 90 mph destroyed a pole barn that measured 73 by 30 feet. That debris hit a second building, damaging the roof, south wall, and windows.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindNorth Platte$100,000The winds brought down large tree branches throughout North Platte. The frame of a new pharmacy being built near the hospital collapsed in the wind. Corn crops were also damaged.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindNorth Platte$95,000A storage shed at a lumber yard on the east side of North Platte was severely damaged by outflow thunderstorm winds. Gravel picked up by the strong winds broke 10 car windows at a restaurant on the south side of town. A detached garage and the 2nd story of a house, both under construction about 4 miles south of town, were destroyed. Numerous trees were uprooted and large branches were down in several locations.
April 2005HailNorth Platte$65,000Nickel to ping pong size hail fell in North Platte and eastward 2 miles to the NWS office. The hail did minor damage to siding and roofs on homes and businesses, broke windows in a few vehicles, and did body damage to numerous vehicles at car dealerships on the east and south sides of North Platte.
July 2014HailNorth Platte$60,000Numerous reports of vehicles damaged from large hail in and around the city of North Platte.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindNorth Platte$60,000Strong winds channeled under garage doors which were left open nearly a foot. The winds tore off the roof over the garage and master bedroom area and caused structural damage to the garage walls. The winds then exited through the soffits over the covered porch on backside of the house. Heavy rain accompanied the storm which caused water damage to the master bedroom and bath and the partially exposed kitchen.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindNorth Platte$50,000Thunderstorm wind gusts, estimated at around 105 MPH, led to the total destruction of a metal building in the Jandebeur Heights Subdivision, south of North Platte.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindNorth Platte$50,000Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 80 MPH, partially collapsed the roof at the TJ Maxx store in North Platte.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindNorth Platte$50,000Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 90 MPH, led to numerous mature, uprooted trees in the Indian Hills Subdivision south of North Platte.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindNorth Platte$50,000Numerous large tree branches down in the city of North Platte.
July 2000HailNorth Platte$50,000no account filed
August 1996Thunderstorm WindNorth Platte$50,000no account filed
June 2009Thunderstorm WindNorth Platte$40,000Very intense winds hit the southwest edge of North Platte and moved northeast. In the path of the storm, the winds broke off numerous large tree limbs, uprooted or snapped off several trees, broke out a large window in the emergency room of Great Plains Regional Medical Center, and damaged garage doors. Some of the trees fell on homes and caused damage.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindNorth Platte$32,000Thunderstorm wind gusts, estimated at 105 MPH broke approximately 15 large high transmission wooden power poles which were snapped off 5 to 10 feet above ground level. A metal power pole was leaning at approximately a 45 degree angle, but not bent.
July 2007HailNorth Platte$30,000no account filed
July 2025Flash FloodNorth Platte$25,000Public reports numerous roads flooded in North Platte. A foot of water was reported over the road near the Public Safety Building.
July 2014LightningNorth Platte$25,000Lightning struck a house blowing a chimney stack apart, knocked off drywall inside and tore up the north corner of the house. Power was knocked out. The exact extent of damage to the electrical system was unknown as the electrical meter was blown out of its socket.
May 2021FloodNorth Platte$20,000Roads are reported flooded in the Hillcrest Area north of North Platte. Water is running over roadways and into homes. Hail was also 4 to 5 inches deep.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindNorth Platte$20,000Eight inch diameter tree branch fell onto a car.
June 2009HailNorth Platte$20,000A NWS employee reported quarter size hail. The hail damaged the roof and the siding on the house.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindNorth Platte$20,000Large trees were uprooted and power lines were knocked down. An open pole barn used for storage at a lumber yard on the east side of North Platte was blown over.
July 2000HailNorth Platte$20,000no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindNorth Platte$17,000Thunderstorm winds destroyed a large roof section of a high rise building in North Platte.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindNorth Platte$15,000Thunderstorm wind gusts, estimated at 80 MPH, damaged several power poles just to the southwest of the city limits of North Platte.
June 2014Flash FloodNorth Platte$15,000Three feet of standing water observed with a stranded car on a portion of south Poplar Street in North Platte.
July 2008HailNorth Platte$15,000Winds of 60 MPH also accompanied the hail.
July 2007HailNorth Platte$15,000A couple of vehicles were damaged by the large hail.
July 2007HailNorth Platte$15,000The supercell thunderstorm dropped large hail that damaged a few roofs and vehicles along Highway 97.
June 2009HailNorth Platte$15,000no account filed
June 2009HailNorth Platte$15,000no account filed
June 2003HailNorth Platte$15,000no account filed
July 1996HailNorth Platte$15,000no account filed
June 2003LightningNorth Platte$14,000Lightning struck a tree on the west side of North Platte. The tree fell on the roof of a house and a parked car damaging both.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindNorth Platte$12,000Strong thunderstorm winds up to 52 knots uprooted numerous trees, blew down fences, brought down large tree limbs and power lines. Several outbuilding were also overturned and a large trampoline was lifted 20 feet into the air and wrapped around a tree.
May 2002HailNorth Platte$12,000no account filed
June 2024Thunderstorm WindNorth Platte$10,000Thunderstorm wind gusts, estimated at 98 MPH brought down 6 power poles near the intersection of Walker Road and Buffalo Bill Road, southwest of North Platte.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindNorth Platte$10,000Trees reported downed in the northwest and southeast sides of North Platte.
September 2015Thunderstorm WindNorth Platte$10,000A tree was blown onto a roof on the northeast side of North Platte.
July 2014HailNorth Platte$10,000Large hail produced severe damage to lights, tables and trees.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindNorth Platte$10,000Numerous large tree limbs down with a power outage near the Platte River Mall.
July 2010HailNorth Platte$10,000Hail and strong winds broke out windows.
July 2008HailNorth Platte$10,000Wind gusts of 50 mph accompanied the hail.

Every storm recorded in Lincoln 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.

Listed places nearby

5 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
Hotel Yanceyunder 500 feet1985
Lincoln County Courthouse0.2 miles1990
North Platte US Post Office and Federal Building0.2 miles2009
North Platte Commercial Historic District0.5 miles2020
Scout's Rest Ranch2.6 miles1978

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 85000957 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Lincoln CountyAll 9 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.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • 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.