Lewis Ross/Cherokee Orphan Asylum Springhouse

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

From the record

One of 6 National Register listings published here for Mayes County · listed in 1983 · category: Building.

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

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. Off OK 20, Salina, 74365
When was it listed? August 1983
Category. building
Census division. East Mayes
National Register reference number. 83002092 - 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

207 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 207 fires within 5 miles of Lewis Ross/Cherokee Orphan Asylum Springhouse between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,035 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 76 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	76
Arson/incendiarism	76
Debris and open burning	23
Natural	10
Equipment and vehicle use	9
Recreation and ceremony	7
Smoking	4
Misuse of fire by a minor	2

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
19 September 2000	Natural	1.8 acres	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	not named
8 August 2012	Natural	6.0 acres	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	30364
8 August 2006	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	30562
28 August 2000	Equipment and vehicle use	6.0 acres	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	not named
26 August 2000	Natural	1.0 acres	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	not named
22 August 2012	Arson/incendiarism	2.0 acres	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	30383
10 August 1993	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	7.0 acres	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	not named
30 July 2012	Equipment and vehicle use	2.0 acres	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	30335

Every fire recorded in Mayes 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 Lewis Ross/Cherokee Orphan Asylum Springhouse: 5 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
Oklahoma Cement Co.Clay Pits	Clay	Producer
No 2 Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Oklahoma Cement Co.Limestone Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Unknown Limestone Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Saline Creek Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	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 Pits	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Mayes County

Storms near this property

42 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Salina, the town this property stands in, in 42 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 19 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 3 tornado. 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
May 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Salina	1 hurt, $25,000	Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew trees and power lines down. One tree at nearby Hudson Lake Marina fell onto a car and into a bedroom of a home. The person in the bedroom suffered minor injuries.
July 2004	Lightning	Salina	1 hurt, $5,000	Lightning struck a house in Salina. A person in the house was injured due to the lightning strike.
May 2024	Tornado (EF1)	Salina	$3,750,000	This tornado developed just north of Salina, and moved south-southeast across town, dissipating over an inlet of Lake Hudson. The tornado damaged about 40 homes and businesses, of which seven were destroyed, damaged more than a dozen government and commercial buildings, destroyed about twenty outbuildings, uprooted and snapped trees, and blew down power poles. It produced a tornadic debris signature from the KINX WSR-88D. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 95 to 105 mph.
May 2024	Tornado (EF1)	Salina	$1,000,000	This tornado developed over Lake Hudson and moved generally east-southeast. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted, about 30 homes were damaged, one of which was destroyed, more than 30 outbuildings were destroyed, and power poles were snapped along its path from the lake shore to near Kenwood Road. It produced a tornadic debris signature from the KINX WSR-88D. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 105 to 110 mph.
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Salina	$100,000	Strong thunderstorm wind severely damaged the roofs of homes, and blew down multiple trees.
March 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Salina	$10,000	Strong thunderstorm wind damaged buildings.
April 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Salina	$3,000	Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Salina	$2,000	Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree onto power lines.
October 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Salina	$2,000	Strong thunderstorm wind blew down multiple trees and damaged the roof of a home.
May 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Salina	$1,000	Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour damaged the high school football stadium at Salina.
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Salina	$100	Thunderstorm wind blew tree limbs down.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Salina	-	Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs.
May 2019	Tornado (EF0)	Salina	-	This tornado developed west of NE 490 Drive, to the north of Kenwood Road. It moved east, crossed Kenwood Road, and dissipated east of the S 447 Road. The tornado uprooted trees and snapped large tree limbs. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 80 to 85 mph.
May 2016	Flash Flood	Salina	-	Numerous roads were flooded and closed throughout Mayes County, including the intersection of the 438 and the 460 Roads, portions of Highway 28 west of the 426 Road, and portions of the 380 Road between the 427 and 429 Roads.
May 2015	Flash Flood	Salina	-	Significant street flooding was reported in Salina.
April 2013	Flash Flood	Salina	-	Portions of Highway 82 were flooded and impassable between Salina and Spavinaw.
September 2009	Flash Flood	Salina	-	Heavy rain caused multiple creeks to flow out of their banks creating flash flooding in Salina. One intersection of Highway 82 had to be closed. The flash flood caused multiple water rescues to be performed.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Salina	-	Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees.
November 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Salina	-	Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew a few trees down.
March 2024	Hail	Salina	-	no account filed
June 2018	Hail	Salina	-	no account filed
March 2016	Hail	Salina	-	no account filed
April 2011	Hail	Salina	-	no account filed
April 2011	Hail	Salina	-	no account filed
September 2010	Hail	Salina	-	no account filed
March 2006	Hail	Salina	-	no account filed
March 2006	Hail	Salina	-	no account filed
April 2006	Hail	Salina	-	no account filed
April 2005	Hail	Salina	-	no account filed
August 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Salina	-	no account filed
May 2003	Hail	Salina	-	no account filed
April 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Salina	-	no account filed
March 1997	Hail	Salina	-	no account filed
July 1995	Hail	Salina	-	no account filed
July 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Salina	-	no account filed
July 1995	Hail	Salina	-	no account filed
July 1995	Hail	Salina	-	no account filed
November 1995	Hail	Salina	-	no account filed
December 1995	Hail	Salina	-	no account filed
July 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Salina	-	no account filed
November 1994	Hail	Salina	-	no account filed
November 1994	Hail	Salina	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Mayes 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.

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 83002092 in Record Group 79.
Mayes County	All 6 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.