BlockFrom the record
One of 170 National Register listings published here for Oklahoma County · listed in 1980 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Engels' Dry Goods Store
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Address. 114 S. Main St., Luther, 73054
- When was it listed? March 1980
- Category. building
- Census division. Oklahoma City Northeast
- National Register reference number. 80003280 - 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
1 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Engels' Dry Goods Store in 2012, burning about 2,621 acres in total. None 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,621 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | LUTHER FIRE |
Mines and quarries near this property
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Engels' Dry Goods Store: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
38 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Luther, the town this property stands in, in 38 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 18 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Luther | $90,000 | This is the first segment of a tornado that began in Oklahoma County, south of Luther, then moved northeast paralleling Interstate 44. The tornado moved into Lincoln County before dissipating 3.3 miles south-southwest of Wellston. The first area of damage found was located a half a mile south of the intersection of Luther Road and Memorial Road (Northeast 136th Street). The damage in this area was a tree and many tree limbs downed. A house was damaged a quarter of a mile west of the intersection of Memorial Road and Dobbs Road. The house lost a room on the second floor on the south side of the house. The poorly attached roof was also lifted and thrown over with one large section staying almost intact. A shed to the north of the house was damaged with three large limbs from a silver maple found in and near the shed. A trampoline was thrown into trees about 20 yards away and bent around a trunk. A large cedar tree was also broken.The area along Dobbs Road from Memorial Road to approximately a half a mile north of Memorial Road sustained some damage. The majority of which was tree damage with many downed trees and tree limbs and several uprooted trees. An open shed, located 0.14 miles north of the intersection, had its roof peeled back towards the northeast. A mobile home also sustained some light damage in this same location. A small shed was found overturned 0.25 miles north of Memorial Road, along with sheet metal in field and a tree uprooted to the northwest of the small shed. An old mobile home, that appeared to be abandoned, was destroyed 0.3 miles north of the intersection. Across the road from the mobile home, a sheet metal barn lost its walls, but the hay was still intact. A trailer was also pushed over on to a truck in this area.A shed and scattered tree limbs were downed 0.3 miles south of the intersection of Harrah Road and Northeast 150th Street. A half a mile east of Harrah Road a large tree limb, approximately one foot in diameter, was found snapped. On the county line, 0.15 miles north of the intersection of Pottawatomie Road and EW096 Road (NE 150th Street), several tree limbs were downed.This tornado created a path 7 miles long with F1 damage sustained in the area near the intersection of Dobbs Road and Memorial Road. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Luther | $5,000 | Widespread tree damage continued northeast of Arcadia. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Luther | $2,000 | Social media image showing a power pole snapped. Time is radar estimated. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Luther | $2,000 | Many trees downed; power poles snapped. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Luther | $2,000 | A large tree and metal awning were blown down. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Luther | - | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| January 2026 | Hail | Luther | - | The report was relayed through mPING. The event time is adjusted based on radar observations. |
| June 2025 | Flood | Luther | - | Roadway flooding was reported in and around the community of Luther. The event time is approximate. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Luther | - | Large trees and tree limbs blown down near the intersection of Covell Road and Luther Road. Time is radar estimated. |
| May 2021 | Flood | Luther | - | Overflowing creek. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Luther | - | Estimated 50 to 55 mph sustained winds and up to 60 mph gusts with blowing dust. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Luther | - | Choctaw Rd south of Highway 66 impassable due to high water. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Luther | - | Choctaw Rd south of Highway 66 impassable due to high water. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Luther | - | Northeast 206th Street flooded east of Peebly Road. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF2) | Luther | - | A tornado touched down just south of Triple XXX Road and Coffee Creek Road to the northwest of Luther and began to move east-northeast. The tornado began producing EF2 damage soon after crossing Luther Road where an outbuilding was destroyed. At least two mobile homes were destroyed as the tornado continued to the east-northeast. The tornado crossed Waterloo Road and moved into Logan County. |
| May 2007 | Funnel Cloud | Luther | - | A funnel cloud was observed just north of the Turner Turnpike near Luther. |
| November 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Luther | - | This weak tornado was not visually well-defined during its entire path, but media helicopters showed instances of the condensation funnel in contact with the ground. The tornado began near Luther Road between Memorial and Northeast 150th Street and ended just north of 150th Street and Dobbs. This was a rural area with no known damage. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Luther | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Luther | - | no account filed |
| April 2020 | Hail | Luther | - | no account filed |
| March 2019 | Hail | Luther | - | no account filed |
| October 2016 | Hail | Luther | - | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Hail | Luther | - | no account filed |
| March 2015 | Hail | Luther | - | no account filed |
| March 2015 | Hail | Luther | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Luther | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Luther | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Luther | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Luther | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Luther | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Luther | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Luther | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Luther | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Luther | - | no account filed |
| March 1994 | Hail | Luther | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Luther | - | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Luther | - | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Luther | - | no account filed |
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
5 within 8 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Threatt Filling Station | 3.1 miles | 1995 |
| Arcadia Route 66 Roadbed | 5.6 miles | 1999 | |
 | Edward Richardson Building | 7.3 miles | 2017 |
 | Tuton's Drugstore | 7.3 miles | 1980 |
 | Arcadia Round Barn | 7.3 miles | 1977 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80003280 in Record Group 79. |
| Oklahoma County | All 170 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.