Built in 1934. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
“Sandford Hall is a historic building in Mitchell, Nebraska. It was built in 1934 as a dance hall to replace the old Mitchell Dance Pavilion.”
Wikipedia article Sandford Hall, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 19 National Register listings published here for Scotts Bluff County · listed in 1997 · category: Building · built in 1934.
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 38 fires within 5 miles of Sandford Hall between 2009 and 2020, burning about 963 acres in total. 2 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 | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 31 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 14 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 18 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 13 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 11 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 10 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 10 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 9 July 2019 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 12 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mitchell, the town this property stands in, in 74 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 56 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 2 flash flood. The reports record 2 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | 2 hurt | Reports of tin being blown off a shed and rolling across US 26 striking two motorcyclists. Highway was shutdown and 2 injuries were reported. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | $4,000,000 | Numerous reports of wind gusts between 90 and 100 MPH near the town of Mitchell causing significant damage with downed trees, powerlines, and overturned center pivots. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Mitchell | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Mitchell | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Mitchell | $12,000 | Various hail size fell for 30 minutes causing broken windows and holes in roof. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Mitchell | $10,000 | Considerable damage to siding on west side. Several windows broken. Larges hail fell first followed by long duration of small hail. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Mitchell | $5,000 | Lost beet and corn crops. Possible roof damage. Estimated time of report. |
| June 2003 | Hail | Mitchell | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Tornado (F1) | Mitchell | $4,000 | A brief tornado touched down just to the north of Mitchell and uprooted several trees near the golf course. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Mitchell | $3,000 | House siding damaged. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Mitchell | $3,000 | Lost 4 double pane windows. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | $1,000 | The Mitchell fire chief reported 1 tree uprooted 3 miles northeast of Mitchell due to thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Mitchell | $400 | Broken window. |
| June 2025 | Hail | South Mitchell | - | Trained spotter reported half dollar sized hail. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | - | Strong wind gusts caused significant damage to a barn and the roof of a house 1 mile S of Mitchell. Estimated 80+ MPH. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | - | Scotts Bluff County Emergency Management reported numerous power lines and large trees down in the town of Mitchell, along with flipped rail cars. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Mitchell | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported in the town of Mitchell. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | - | Large trees were reported down 1 mile S of Mitchell. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Mitchell | - | Report via Twitter of quarter sized hail. |
| June 2023 | Tornado (EFU) | South Mitchell | - | A tornado occurred in open country west of Gering with no damage reported. Confirmed by official NWS Storm Survey. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Mitchell | - | A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail 2 miles NE of Mitchell. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Mitchell | - | The public reported ping-pong ball sized hail 2 miles E of Mitchell. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | - | Received report on social media of wind damage to trees and a building in Mitchell. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Mitchell | - | Dime to quarter size hail was observed at Mitchell. |
| June 2016 | Heavy Rain | Mitchell | - | Two to five inches of rain fell across central and eastern portions of Scotts Bluff County. |
| June 2016 | Flash Flood | Mitchell | - | One to two feet of water covered Highway 26/92 from Mitchell to Scottsbluff. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 55 to 60 mph at Mitchell. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Mitchell | - | Quarter size hail was reported at Mitchell. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Mitchell | - | Golf ball size hail was reported at Mitchell. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Mitchell | - | Ping pong ball size hail was reported four miles south of Mitchell. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Mitchell | - | Quarter size hail accumulated four inches deep. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Mitchell | - | Quarter size hail was reported. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Mitchell | - | Quarter size hail accumulated two inches deep. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Mitchell | - | Quarter size hail accumulated two inches deep. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Mitchell | - | Ping pong ball size hail was reported one mile south of Mitchell. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Mitchell | - | Quarter size hail was observed southwest of Mitchell. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Mitchell | - | Half dollar to ping pong ball size hail was reported south of Mitchell. |
| June 2013 | Hail | South Mitchell | - | Dime to quarter size hail was reported just south of Mitchell. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Mitchell | - | Quarter size hail was reported just northeast of Mitchell. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Mitchell | - | Quarter size hail was reported northeast of Mitchell. |
| June 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Mitchell | - | Law enforcement reported a tornado on the ground moving to the northeast. |
| June 2011 | Flash Flood | Mitchell | - | County Road G closed for a 2 mile stretch between South Mitchell Road and County Road 13. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Mitchell | - | Wind gust of 43 MPH also reported. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Mitchell | - | Hail was quarter to half dollar size. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Mitchell | - | No major damage. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Mitchell | - | Estimated time of report. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Mitchell | - | Estimated time of report. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Mitchell | - | Hail from 1 to 1.75 inches in diameter was reported. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Mitchell | - | Soft, slushy hail ranged in size from 3/4 to 1 inch in diameter. |
| May 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Mitchell | - | A brief weak tornado moved across open country south of Mitchell then dissipated. |
| June 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Mitchell | - | A brief tornado touched dowm north of Mitchel. |
| March 1998 | Hail | Mitchell | - | A storm produced 3/4 inch hail which covered the ground. |
| August 2024 | Hail | South Mitchell | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Mitchell | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Funnel Cloud | Mitchell | - | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Hail | Mitchell | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | South Mitchell | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Mitchell | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Mitchell | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | M. B. Quivey House | 0.4 miles | 1983 |
| Knorr-Holden Continuous Corn Plot | 5.9 miles | 1992 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 97000771 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Scotts Bluff County | All 19 listed properties in this county. |
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