Built in 1911. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
“The Lodgepole Opera House is a historic building in Lodgepole, Nebraska. It was built by Frank Isenberger in 1911.”
Wikipedia article Lodgepole Opera House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 10 National Register listings published here for Cheyenne County · listed in 1988 · category: Building · built in 1911.
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 2 fires within 5 miles of Lodgepole Opera House between 2001 and 2007, burning about 3 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 June 2007 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 9 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lodgepole, the town this property stands in, in 55 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 41 hail, 7 flash flood, 6 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1994 | Hail | Lodgepole | $100,000 | Large hail damaged automobiles, roofs, and trees. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Lodgepole | $50,000 | Lodgepole Creek overflowed its banks roughly 3.3 miles west of town and flowed east between U.S. Highway 385 and the railroad tracks. The railroad and highway narrowed near the COOP in Lodgepole causing waters to build up pressure and then reode the railroad bed causing flooding in the south part of town by 11 pm. During the worst of the flooding water was five feet deep in places. Other areas in town saw two to three feet of water cover an area three blocks wide and five blocks long. |
| May 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Lodgepole | $10,000 | Short-lived tornado partially damaged a steel building. |
| June 1994 | Hail | Lodgepole | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Hail | Lodgepole | - | Trained spotter reports quarter size hailstones. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Lodgepole | - | A trained spotter located 8 miles north of Lodgepole reported marble sized hail with a few stones up to quarter sized. Hail remained on the ground the following morning. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lodgepole | - | UPR site SUNOL1 reported this peak wind gust. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Lodgepole | - | Emergency manager reported flash flooding in Lodgepole. Second report from spotter in Sunol of flash flooding as well. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Lodgepole | - | Spotter reported stripped corn due to the hail. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lodgepole | - | An irrigation pivot was lifted and tossed by the thunderstorm winds into a nearby power pole. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lodgepole | - | A Snapchat video from a passing vehicle showed a tractor trailer that had been knocked over along Interstate 80. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Lodgepole | - | Hail and thunderstorm wind tore gutters off of observer's resident in additional to tree damage. |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Lodgepole | - | Nebraska Department of Roads webcam for the Interstate 80 exit at Lodgepole showed water running under the overpass with hail drifts on the roadway. |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Lodgepole | - | Observer reported that the roadway on Road 145 North at the intersection of Highway 38 was washed out with a 20 foot partition of the road flooded away. |
| September 2017 | Hail | Lodgepole | - | Quarter size hail covered the ground north of Lodgepole. |
| August 2017 | Hail | Lodgepole | - | Quarter size hail was observed at Lodgepole. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Lodgepole | - | Quarter size hail was observed a mile east of Lodgepole. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lodgepole | - | Estimated 60 mph wind gusts were reported eight miles north of Lodgepole. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lodgepole | - | Estimated wind gusts of 75 mph were observed eight miles north of Lodgepole. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Lodgepole | - | Quarter size hail was reported at Lodgepole. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Lodgepole | - | Quarter size hail was reported. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Lodgepole | - | Walnut to silver dollar size hail was reported. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Lodgepole | - | Hail started out at dime size, then became bigger. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Lodgepole | - | Nickel to quarter size hail. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Lodgepole | - | Flooding closed a county road linking Lodgepole to Interstate 80. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Lodgepole | - | 4-5 inches of rainfall resulted in the closure of many county roads and washed out one bridge. Rush Creek overflowed its banks. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Lodgepole | - | 1 3/4 inch hail reported 4 miles northwest of Lodgepole, NE |
| May 1999 | Hail | Lodgepole | - | 3/4 inch hail accumulated to a depth of 3 inches and stripped trees along a 1/2 mile path. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Lodgepole | - | Golfball size hail reported 2 miles north of Lodgepole, NE |
| March 1998 | Hail | Lodgepole | - | Golf ball size hail fell 8 miles north of Lodgepole. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Lodgepole | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Lodgepole | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Lodgepole | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Lodgepole | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Lodgepole | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Lodgepole | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Lodgepole | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Lodgepole | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Lodgepole | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Lodgepole | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Lodgepole | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Lodgepole | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Lodgepole | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Lodgepole | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Lodgepole | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Lodgepole | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Lodgepole | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Lodgepole | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Lodgepole | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lodgepole | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Lodgepole | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Lodgepole | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Lodgepole | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Lodgepole | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Lodgepole | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 88000947 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Cheyenne County | All 10 listed properties in this county. |
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