Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
One of 12 National Register listings published here for Cherry County · listed in 1991 · category: Building.
Sources: 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 50 fires within 5 miles of US Post Office-Valentine between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,022 acres in total. 16 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge | FTN UNIT34 |
| 6 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge | 28A3 #1 |
| 6 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge | 28A3 #2 |
| 3 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge | CARR |
| 15 September 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 12 September 1993 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge | TAYLOR |
| 9 August 2006 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge | LENSER |
| 9 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge | TUTTLE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Valentine, the town this property stands in, in 194 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 102 hail, 73 thunderstorm wind, 10 flash flood, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2013 | Hail | Valentine | $400,000 | Media reported nearly 300 cars damaged at a car dealership on the west side of Valentine. |
| July 2003 | Hail | Valentine | $48,000 | A supercell thunderstorm moved across Big Alkali Lake camping area, as well as other smaller nearby lakes, producing strong winds and large hail. Numerous windshields and windows were broken in campers, pickup trucks, and cabins. The hail also damaged the bodies of vehicles and the siding on the campers. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Valentine | $35,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Valentine | $25,000 | Hail broke windshields in vehicles and damaged siding on homes. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valentine | $25,000 | Semi truck blown over |
| June 2007 | Hail | Valentine | $25,000 | no account filed |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valentine | $15,000 | Law enforcement reported a roof ripped off a trailer and large tree limbs down approximately 10 inches in diameter. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Valentine | $10,000 | Storm chaser reports numerous streets under water in Valentine. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valentine | $10,000 | Several large trees were blown down. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Valentine | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Valentine | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valentine | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Valentine | $8,000 | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valentine | $5,000 | A fireman in Valentine reported roofs blown off houses, power poles down, and localized street flooding. |
| July 1998 | Hail | Valentine | $5,000 | no account filed |
| October 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valentine | $4,000 | Strong winds blew shingles off roof. |
| June 2003 | Flash Flood | Valentine | $3,000 | Numerous streets were under water. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Valentine | $3,000 | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Valentine | $3,000 | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Hail | Valentine | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Flood | Valentine | $1,000 | Nearly one inch of rain in 30 minutes caused minor flooding. |
| September 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valentine | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down large tree limbs. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valentine | - | Thunderstorm wind gust of 59 MPH measured at this location. |
| July 2025 | Tornado (EFU) | Valentine | - | Brief touchdown in an open field. No damage reported. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Valentine | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 to 70 MPH were also reported along with half dollar sized hail. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valentine | - | Trained spotter estimates wind gusts up to 80 MPH at this location. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Valentine | - | Delayed report of hail 1.75 inches in diameter. Time was estimated by radar. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Valentine | - | Public reported half dollar sized hail in Valentine. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valentine | - | A home weather station measured a 71 mph wind gust in Valentine. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valentine | - | Thunderstorm wind gust of 62 MPH reported by a mesonet site in Valentine. No damage was reported. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valentine | - | Thunderstorm wind gust. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valentine | - | Valentine ASOS measured 58 mph wind gusts. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valentine | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 59 mph reported at the Valentine Airport. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valentine | - | Strong winds from a heat burst was observed by the ASOS. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valentine | - | Strong winds were observed on the ASOS at Valentine. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valentine | - | Wind gust reported on mesonet site. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valentine | - | A 64 MPH wind gust was reported by the ASOS. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valentine | - | No details. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valentine | - | No details. |
| August 2019 | Flash Flood | Valentine | - | There were reports by the public of multiple streets flooded in town. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valentine | - | Numerous debris reported on the ground. Winds estimated at 60 MPH. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valentine | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts of 82 MPH reported at Miller Field. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valentine | - | A fourteen inch diameter tree split in half. Power outages reported. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valentine | - | A sixteen inch diameter tree blown over. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valentine | - | No information available. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valentine | - | No information available. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valentine | - | No information available. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valentine | - | Numerous large trees reported down. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valentine | - | No damage reported. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valentine | - | Thunderstorm wind gust of 61 MPH measured at the Valentine Airport. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valentine | - | The Valentine ASOS recorded a thunderstorm wind gust of 64 mph during the early morning hours on May 15th. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valentine | - | Tree down near spotter's location. |
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | Valentine | - | Runoff from heavy rain led to street flooding with water depths between one and two feet reported on some streets. |
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | Valentine | - | Widespread street flooding continues across portions of Valentine as reported by the Emergency Manager. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valentine | - | Thunderstorm wind gust measured at the Valentine Municipal Airport. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valentine | - | Wind gust was measured with a Davis Weather Instrument. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valentine | - | Valentine Airport ASOS measured a 58 mph wind gust. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Valentine | - | Quarter size hail damaged garden plants. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valentine | - | Observer for NWS reported 60 kt wind gust. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Valentine | - | Law enforcement reported significant street flooding within the city of Valentine. Water was onto sidewalks throughout town. Public report of water near the courthouse front door, due to street and sidewalk flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Cherry County Courthouse | under 500 feet | 1990 |
 | Valentine Public School | 0.2 miles | 1984 |
 | F. M. Walcott House | 0.2 miles | 1982 |
 | Borman Bridge | 2.2 miles | 1992 |
 | Bryan Bridge | 3.2 miles | 1988 |
 | Adamson Bridge | 7.8 miles | 1992 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 91001750 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Cherry County | All 12 listed properties in this county. |
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