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Photograph of Pawnee Indian Agency
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Pawnee Indian Agency

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

From the record

“The Pawnee Agency Office and Superintendent's House are two of several buildings located in the 29-acre Boarding School Historic District in Pawnee, Oklahoma. Both were awarded National Historic Place status in 1973.”

Wikipedia article Pawnee Indian Agency, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 13 National Register listings published here for Pawnee County · listed in 1973 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. E edge of Pawnee, Pawnee, 74058
  • When was it listed? April 1973
  • Category. building
  • Census division. Pawnee
  • National Register reference number. 73001567 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

35 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Pawnee Indian Agency between 2000 and 2020, burning about 1,612 acres in total. 3 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/undetermined16
Debris and open burning10
Equipment and vehicle use3
Natural3
Arson/incendiarism2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
17 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined600 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryCEMENT PLANT
1 September 2006Natural1.0 acresPawnee AgencyCEMENT TRUCK
30 August 2006Debris and open burning4.0 acresPawnee AgencyWHITE FIRE
16 August 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresPawnee AgencyHORSE STABLE
14 August 2006Debris and open burningunder an acrePawnee AgencyMAY
31 July 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined140 acresPawnee AgencyPAWNEE CITY
17 July 2006Debris and open burning2.0 acresPawnee AgencySIDNEY
30 May 2012Debris and open burningunder an acrePawnee AgencyPAWNEE COMPLEX

Every fire recorded in Pawnee County

Mines and quarries near this property

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Pawnee Indian Agency: 7 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Flagstone, Copper, Silver. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Skedee-1Copper, SilverOccurrence1975
Unknown Sandstone QuarryFlagstonePast Producer
Unknown Sandstone QuarryFlagstonePast Producer
County Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
County Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Pawnee County

Storms near this property

60 of 141 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pawnee, the town this property stands in, in 141 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 70 thunderstorm wind, 50 hail, 14 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 1998Thunderstorm WindPawnee$1,050,000Strong winds (known as a rear flank downdraft) associated with a nearby F1 tornado blew the roof off of the high school auditorium, causing over $1 million in damage to the high school. Debris was scattered throughout the high school campus. An adjacent metal-style bus garage was also damaged. Many trees and power lines were downed or snapped by the winds throughout Pawnee. Specifically, several big oak trees were blown down at the Pawnee Agency, including one blown onto the pre-school. Near the Pawnee Municipal Hospital, large trees along Boulder Street were blown down, one falling onto a mobile unit. Tree damage was also reported in the Lusk Addition. A trailer home just northwest of Pawnee was scattered about by the storm, and a nearby cattle trailer was overturned. Damage from the wind and the tornado combined are nearly $2 million. For more information on the nearby tornado, see the separate preceding Tornado entry.
October 1998Tornado (F1)Pawnee$800,000A tornado briefly touched down in the southwest part of the city of Pawnee at 738 PM CDT near 6th Street and Ash. The tornado travelled northeast for 0.4 miles and had a width of 125 yards. Many trees were downed or snapped along the path with about fifty homes receiving minor roof, window, and porch damage. One mobile home was destroyed. Widespread wind damage also occurred in Pawnee due to strong winds in the vicinity of the tornado known as a "rear flank downdraft". The roof at the high school auditorium was blown off by the nearby winds. Damage from the tornado and the winds combined were nearly $2 million. (The official damage estimate in this entry does not include damages caused by the nearby winds.)Most of the tornado damage was F0. However, the tornado was rated F1 based on an estimate of the most intense winds reaching speeds near 85 mph. The tornado lifted before reaching US Hwy 64. However, an isolated home downstream of the tornado path and 2 miles from downtown Pawnee received F1 damage. The Pawnee mesonet site, located 3 miles ENE of Pawnee and 0.4 miles north of the house, measured wind gusts as high as 80 mph. (See the separate Thunderstorm Wind entry for more information on the mesonet observations.) The open prairie, the associated lack of tracers (wind-blown objects) near the mesonet site, and the isolated nature of the home make it impossible to determine if tornadic damage occurred at/near these locations. However, the tornado damage in Pawnee, the F1 damaged home, and the mesonet site are all aligned along the storm's motion.
April 2008Flash FloodPawnee$100,000Heavy rains flooded and damaged numerous secondary roads across Pawnee county.
May 2008HailPawnee$50,000no account filed
February 2009Thunderstorm WindPawnee$40,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour overturned a single wide mobile home and did extensive damage to a double wide mobile home.
March 2009Tornado (EF0)Pawnee$30,000A tornado damaged a mobile home, destroyed a storage barn, and snapped large limbs off numerous trees. Maximum winds based on this damage were 70 to 80 mph.
February 2009Tornado (EF0)Pawnee$30,000A tornado destroyed a barn, damaged several homes, and blew down power poles.
July 2016Flash FloodPawnee$25,000Several streets in town were flooded, resulting in high water damaging the Pawnee Public Library.
March 2008HailPawnee$25,000no account filed
May 2021HailPawnee$20,000Ping pong ball size hail damaged vehicles and homes.
May 2016HailPawnee$20,000no account filed
April 2011HailPawnee$20,000no account filed
April 2020HailPawnee$15,000Ping pong ball size hail damaged vehicles and the roofs of homes.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindPawnee$15,000Strong thunderstorm wind damaged the roof of a home, uprooted several trees, and blew windows out of two vehicles.
June 1999Flash FloodPawnee$15,000The county road which is an extension of 4th Street in Pawnee had a gaping hole after a flash flood washed the road out. The creek that caused this damage flows into Camp Creek.
March 2008HailPawnee$15,000no account filed
June 2017HailPawnee$10,000no account filed
June 2017HailPawnee$10,000no account filed
September 2024Thunderstorm WindPawnee$5,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down numerous power poles and trees. Several roads had to be closed due to the significant amount of debris in the road.
May 2023Thunderstorm WindPawnee$5,000Strong thunderstorm wind damaged a carport and blew down a tree.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindPawnee$3,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour uprooted trees and downed power lines.
September 2001Thunderstorm WindPawnee$3,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew a tree and a few power poles down.
September 1999Thunderstorm WindPawnee$2,500Numerous large tree limbs and severe power lines were blown down by winds estimated at 60-70 mph.
April 2012Thunderstorm WindPawnee$2,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs and blew the tin off of a barn roof.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindPawnee$2,000A roof was peeled from a building at the corner of 7th and Harrison and blown into the Phillips 66 service station drive across the street. Several trees were damaged, causing scattered power outages.
October 2007Thunderstorm WindPawnee$1,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees and power lines.
October 2007Thunderstorm WindPawnee$1,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees and power lines.
April 2006Thunderstorm WindPawnee$1,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down a power pole and a few large tree limbs.
April 2001Thunderstorm WindPawnee$100Thunderstorm winds blew down large tree limbs.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindPawnee$100Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindPawnee$100Several tree limbs were blown down in Pawnee. The Oklahoma mesonet site east-northeast of Pawnee measured a wind gust to 62 miles an hour.
August 1996Thunderstorm WindPawnee$100no account filed
April 2026Thunderstorm WindPawnee-The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Pawnee measured thunderstorm wind gusts up to 60 mph.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindPawnee-The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Pawnee measured 64 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindPawnee-The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Pawnee measured 58 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindPawnee-The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Pawnee measured thunderstorm wind gusts to 58 mph.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindPawnee-The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Pawnee measured 59 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
September 2024Thunderstorm WindPawnee-The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Pawnee measured thunderstorm wind gusts of more than 58 mph for 10 minutes, with a maximum gust of 72 mph.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindPawnee-The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Pawnee measured 65 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindPawnee-The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Pawnee measured 75 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindPawnee-Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured to 75 mph.
May 2019Flash FloodPawnee-Numerous streets were flooded across Pawnee.
May 2019FloodPawnee-Black Bear Creek near Pawnee rose above its flood stage of 17 feet at 8:30 pm CDT on May 20th. The river crested at 26.18 feet at 7:00 pm CDT on the 21st, resulting in major flooding. This was the eighth highest crest on record. Severe flooding occurred from west of Pawnee to the river's confluence with the Arkansas River. Some homes were flooded. Monetary damage from this flood is unknown. The river crested a second time at 23.87 feet at 3:00 am CDT on the 23rd, resulting in moderate flooding. The river fell below flood stage at 1:00 pm CDT on the 24th.
September 2019Thunderstorm WindPawnee-Thunderstorm wind gusts to 60 mph were estimated north of Pawnee.
September 2019Flash FloodPawnee-Portions of several roads were closed south of Pawnee due to flooding.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindPawnee-The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Pawnee measured 63 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindPawnee-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs.
October 2017FloodPawnee-Black Bear Creek near Pawnee rose above its flood stage of 17 feet at 4:30 pm CDT on October 4th. The river crested at 21.16 feet at 22:30 pm CDT on the 4th, resulting in moderate flooding. Agricultural lands were flooded and several roads were closed in and around Pawnee. The river fell below flood stage at 3:15 am CDT on the 5th.
October 2017Flash FloodPawnee-Portions of Highway 64 were closed between Highway 99 and Highway 18 due to flooding.
July 2016Flash FloodPawnee-Portions of the roadway near the junction of Highways 18 and 64 were flooded.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindPawnee-The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Pawnee measured 58 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindPawnee-The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Pawnee measured 59 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindPawnee-The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Pawnee measured 67 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindPawnee-Strong thunderstorm wind blew a tractor trailer on Highway 412 into the center median.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindPawnee-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several large tree limbs.
April 2012Thunderstorm WindPawnee-The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Pawnee measured 58 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindPawnee-A large tree was blown down by strong thunderstorm wind.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindPawnee-Strong thunderstorm wind resulted in considerable tree damage with many large limbs blown down south of Pawnee.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindPawnee-The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Pawnee measured 67 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
July 2010Flash FloodPawnee-Heavy rain flooded rural roads three to six miles south and southwest of Pawnee.

Every storm recorded in Pawnee County

Map coverage status

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.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

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.

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 73001567 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Pawnee CountyAll 13 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.