Built in 1912. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
“Diller Opera House is a historic three-story building in Diller, Nebraska. It was built as a two-part commercial block in 1912 thanks to a donation by Anne C.”
Wikipedia article Anna C. Diller Opera House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 14 National Register listings published here for Jefferson County · listed in 1988 · category: Building · built in 1912.
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 Anna C. Diller Opera House between 2009 and 2014, burning about 137 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were 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 | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 26 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 6 May 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 20 May 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 29 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 2 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 2 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 4 March 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 100 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Diller, the town this property stands in, in 28 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 21 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Diller | $650,000 | An Assessment team from the NWS determined that a tornado tracked around 3 miles west through northwest of the Diller area. The damage path was around 300 yards at its widest. Trees and farm outbuildings were damaged along its path and 35 large power poles were snapped. A house in the area also sustained major damage to the roof and windows and the upper floor was partially shifted from the lower floor and a wall was bowed outward and garage destroyed. A center irrigation pivot was damaged at the tornadoes lifting point. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Diller | $75,000 | Rainfall of 4 to 6 inches produced flash flooding across parts of Jefferson county during the early morning hours of May 6th, 2007. One area of flooding was noted along Highway 103 near Diller where water was flowing across the road. At least 1 county road bridge and a number of culverts were washed out in the area. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Diller | $50,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts uprooted a few trees and downed 2 power poles. Two roofs were also taken off machine sheds, the damage path was about a quarter of a mile wide. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Diller | - | Trained spotter reported 1-inch hail. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Diller | - | A public personal weather station measured a peak wind gust of 63 mph. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Diller | - | Police reported 1 inch hail. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Diller | - | From a multi-updraft supercell thunderstorm that moved across the area this afternoon. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Diller | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph blew the roof off of a shed at the local Farmers Coop. |
| September 2008 | Hail | Diller | - | Relayed by the Emergency Manager. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Diller | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph broke tree branches in the area. The winds were accompanied by penny-size hail. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Diller | - | Emergency management estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of around 60 mph near Diller. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Diller | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Diller | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Diller | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Diller | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Diller | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Diller | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Diller | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Diller | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Diller | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Diller | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Diller | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Diller | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Diller | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Diller | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Diller | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Hail | Diller | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Diller | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Colman House | under 500 feet | 1982 |
| People's State Bank | under 500 feet | 1984 | |
 | District No. 1 School of Jefferson County | 6.5 miles | 1997 |
| Steele City Historic District | 6.8 miles | 1972 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 88000932 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Jefferson County | All 14 listed properties in this county. |
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