Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
One of 33 National Register listings published here for Payne County · listed in 1971 · 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 19 fires within 5 miles of Jim Thorpe House between 2003 and 2019, burning about 2,371 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Pawnee Agency | PRATT OIL |
| 19 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Pawnee Agency | PRATT |
| 17 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Pawnee Agency | 19 TH STREET |
| 1 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Pawnee Agency | THOMAS |
| 4 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pawnee Agency | CEMETERY FIRE |
| 3 April 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 29 acres | Pawnee Agency | HORSECHIEF |
| 16 April 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Pawnee Agency | TWIN MOUNDS |
| 30 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,602 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | BATTLE RIDGE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Jim Thorpe House: 23 past producers, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Copper. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Point Sse | Copper | Occurrence | 1975 | |
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Yale, the town this property stands in, in 30 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 14 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 4 lightning, 2 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 1997 | Lightning | Yale | $80,000 | Lightning struck and set fire to a house, destroying the home and its contents. |
| July 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Yale | $50,000 | A tornado touched down within the bend of the Cimarron River southwest of Yale and traveled almost a mile and a half to the southeast. At the beginning of the path, the tornado damaged oil tanks and trees. Multiple barns were heavily damaged as the tornado moved southeast across E3530 Road. The tornado then turned more south-southeast damaging numerous trees, a barn and a pivot irrigator. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yale | $20,000 | Structural damage throughout the community of Yale. Time is radar estimated. |
| May 1999 | Lightning | Yale | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yale | $10,000 | Trees and power lines were downed. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yale | $5,000 | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Lightning | Yale | $1,500 | Lightning struck a television antenna on a house on Norfolk Road, starting a fire. |
| August 1998 | Lightning | Yale | $1,000 | Lightning struck a telephone line. The electricity then transferred through the line and into a house causing a light fixture to explode. |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yale | $100 | A tree was blown down. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yale | - | Social media image showing a large tree limb blown down, blocking the roadway near the intersection of B Street and Dallas Street in the community of Yale. Time is radar estimated. |
| May 2019 | Flood | Yale | - | Vehicle rescue. Highway 18 and 19th Ave due to road collapse. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yale | - | Four inch diameter tree limbs were downed on the east side of town. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yale | - | Three foot diameter trees were snapped, with some of the trees falling onto homes. Outbuildings and carports sustained major damage. A grain bin and barn were severely damaged. Seating at the football stadium was heavily damaged, as was the press box and the fencing surrounding the stadium. Monetary damage estimates were not available. |
| August 1994 | Hail | Yale | - | Isolated severe thunderstorms developed across Payne County during the early evening hours of the 4th. The storms produced dime size hail and damaging winds. Severe thunderstorm winds ripped the front door off the Police Department building at Cushing. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Yale | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Yale | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Yale | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yale | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Yale | - | no account filed |
| November 2008 | Hail | Yale | - | no account filed |
| November 2008 | Hail | Yale | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Yale | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Yale | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Yale | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Tornado (F0) | Yale | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Hail | Yale | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yale | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Yale | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Yale | - | no account filed |
| March 1993 | Hail | Yale | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopkins Sandstone House and Farmstead | 5.7 miles | 1979 | |
| Irvings Castle | 5.8 miles | 1978 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 71000673 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Payne County | All 33 listed properties in this county. |
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