Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
“Clem's Opera House, at Main and Post Sts. in Gresham, Nebraska, is a building constructed in about 1891.”
Wikipedia article Clem's Opera House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 6 National Register listings published here for York County · listed in 1988 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · 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 12 fires within 5 miles of Clem's Opera House between 2001 and 2020, burning about 27 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 8 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 3 April 2004 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 30 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 18 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 13 March 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 1 March 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Rainwater Basin Wetland Management District | FREEMAN |
| 16 November 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gresham, the town this property stands in, in 34 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 20 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 6 heavy rain, 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 2002 | Hail | Gresham | $200,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Gresham | $75,000 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Gresham | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Hail | Gresham | $25,000 | Quarter to ping pong ball size hail was reported. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Gresham | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Gresham | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gresham | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gresham | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Gresham | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Gresham | $10,000 | Water was rushing across Highway 69 near Gresham. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Gresham | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Gresham | $10,000 | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gresham | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Gresham | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Gresham | $5,000 | Water was over highway 69 near the town of Gresham. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Gresham | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gresham | - | A wind gust of 62 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located one mile north-northwest of Gresham. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gresham | - | A wind gust of 60 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located one mile northeast of Gresham. |
| June 2018 | Heavy Rain | Gresham | - | A 24-hour rainfall total of 3.80 inches occurred 4 miles west of Gresham, with a total of 3.04 inches of this occurring after 7 am CDT on June 25th. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gresham | - | An estimated wind gust of 60 mph occurred along with pea size hail. |
| August 2017 | Heavy Rain | Gresham | - | A 24-hour precipitation amount of 3.95 inches was recorded 3 miles west of Gresham. |
| August 2017 | Heavy Rain | Gresham | - | A 24-hour precipitation amount of 3.45 inches was recorded 5 miles west-northwest of Gresham. |
| May 2016 | Heavy Rain | Gresham | - | Storm total rainfall report was 3.35 inches. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Gresham | - | Near zero visibility was reported along with the hail. |
| September 2014 | Heavy Rain | Gresham | - | Storm total rainfall of 3.26 inches was reported, most falling between 6-9 p.m. |
| September 2014 | Heavy Rain | Gresham | - | Storm total rainfall of 3.57 inches was reported, most falling between 6-9 p.m. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Gresham | - | no account filed |
| September 2014 | Hail | Gresham | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Gresham | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Gresham | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Gresham | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Gresham | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Gresham | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Gresham | - | 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 88000949 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. |
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