Cushing Armory

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

From the record

One of 33 National Register listings published here for Payne County · listed in 1994 · 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, 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
Address. 218 S. Little Ave., Cushing, 74023
When was it listed? May 1994
Category. building
Census division. Cushing
National Register reference number. 94000480 - 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

13 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Cushing Armory between 2006 and 2020, burning about 2,231 acres in total. None 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	6
Equipment and vehicle use	3
Arson/incendiarism	2
Debris and open burning	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
6 August 2006	Equipment and vehicle use	3.0 acres	Pawnee Agency	LINWOOD
4 August 2012	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1,678 acres	Pawnee Agency	NORFOLK RD
9 April 2017	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Kickapoo Field Office	MASON
23 March 2019	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	218 acres	Southern Plains Regional Office	GRANDSTAFF
18 March 2019	Debris and open burning	5.0 acres	Southern Plains Regional Office	EUCHEE VALLEY
16 March 2012	Debris and open burning	5.0 acres	Pawnee Agency	NORFOLK
17 February 2006	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Pawnee Agency	EUCHEE VALLEY
15 February 2014	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	285 acres	Pawnee Agency	EUCHEE

Every fire recorded in Payne County

Mines and quarries near this property

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Cushing Armory: 7 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Copper. 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	Recorded
Ripley East Southeast	Copper	Occurrence	1955
Unknown Limestone Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	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
Unknown Sandstone Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown Sandstone Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown Sandstone Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Payne County

Storms near this property

60 of 88 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cushing, the town this property stands in, in 88 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 40 thunderstorm wind, 39 hail, 4 lightning, 3 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
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Cushing	$150,000	Tree damage was reported around town. Several homes sustained roof damage along with 3 businesses which lost part of their roofs.
January 2010	Lightning	Cushing	$75,000	An oil tank was struck by lightning, with over 100 barrels of oil lost. The time was estimated. Monetary damages were also estimated.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Cushing	$20,000	Multiple power poles blown down and roof damage to several buildings in the community of Cushing. Time is radar estimated.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Cushing	$20,000	Davis Weather Station observation. Station mounted at an elevation of 31-feet. In addition, numerous 2436-inch diameter trees uprooted along with a roof completely removed from a brick building. Time is radar estimated.
April 2019	Tornado (EF1)	Cushing	$20,000	A tornado was filmed in the northeast portion of Cushing. The tornado produced roof damage at an energy company building as well as some tree damage.
November 1998	Tornado (F0)	Cushing	$20,000	no account filed
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Cushing	$10,000	Several large tree limbs blown down along with significant damage to a carport. Power lines were also reported down in the vicinity.
September 2004	Lightning	Cushing	$10,000	Lightning struck a crude oil storage tank causing a fire. The 80,000 barrel capacity tank only had 8700 barrels of crude in the tank at the time.
May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Cushing	$10,000	Minor roof damage was sustained to the Walmart on East Main.
June 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Cushing	$8,500	Severe thunderstorm winds destroyed a hay barn just south of Cushing. Debris from the barn was then blown onto a truck, breaking its windows, and into a neighboring house. Also, power poles were broken and numerous limbs were downed throughout Cushing.
June 2019	Flash Flood	Cushing	$5,000	Multiple reports of cars stalled in flooded roadways.
May 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Cushing	$5,000	Considerable wind damage was reported to a large storage tank. Large metal pieces were blown about. Event time estimated.
August 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Cushing	$5,000	A roof was blown off a barn. Tree limbs were also downed.
April 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Cushing	$5,000	no account filed
April 1994	Hail	Cushing	$5,000	no account filed
September 1999	Lightning	Cushing	$4,000	no account filed
June 2011	Hail	Cushing	$2,000	The hail damaged several car windshields. Monetary damages were estimated.
May 2000	Lightning	Cushing	$1,200	no account filed
November 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Cushing	$1,000	no account filed
September 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Cushing	$100	no account filed
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Cushing	$10	Severe thunderstorm winds downed numerous tree limbs.
March 2026	Hail	Cushing	-	The report was relayed through mPING.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Cushing	-	Personal weather station observation. In addition, multiple large trees snapped in the vicinity.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Cushing	-	Estimated 60 mph wind gust reported in the community of Cushing.
March 2020	Hail	Cushing	-	Dime to nickel sized hail in Cushing.
May 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Cushing	-	Estimated severe wind gust.
May 2019	Flash Flood	Cushing	-	Some streets barricaded due to flooding. Water in a few homes.
October 2019	Hail	Cushing	-	Estimated from radar.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Cushing	-	No damage reported.
September 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Cushing	-	Power outages were also reported.
March 2015	Hail	Cushing	-	Reported by Cushing Emergency Ops Center.
August 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Cushing	-	Estimated 60 mph wind gusts. No damage was reported.
May 2013	Tornado (EF0)	Cushing	-	Tornado was reported via Spotter Network. Brief spin up tornado near Cushing. No damage was reported.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Cushing	-	Straight line winds caused minor roof damage in the form of shingles blown off rooftops. Carports were also damaged. Several trees were blown down, along with numerous branches. Four power poles were blown down. The worst of the damage occurred over a two mile long and a half mile wide path. This included the northern portion of Cushing. Monetary damage estimates were not available.
April 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Cushing	-	Minor roof damage to a home and carport were reported. Monetary damages were not available.
July 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Cushing	-	No damage was reported with the estimated wind gust.
April 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Cushing	-	Wind was measured at the Cushing weather tower.
May 2004	Hail	Cushing	-	Hail was observed on the east side of town.
August 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Cushing	-	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.
August 1994	Hail	Cushing	-	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.
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Cushing	-	no account filed
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Cushing	-	no account filed
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Cushing	-	no account filed
April 2022	Hail	Cushing	-	no account filed
November 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Cushing	-	no account filed
April 2020	Hail	Cushing	-	no account filed
April 2017	Hail	Cushing	-	no account filed
April 2017	Hail	Cushing	-	no account filed
May 2016	Hail	Cushing	-	no account filed
July 2016	Hail	Cushing	-	no account filed
July 2016	Hail	Cushing	-	no account filed
April 2015	Hail	Cushing	-	no account filed
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Cushing	-	no account filed
April 2012	Hail	Cushing	-	no account filed
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Cushing	-	no account filed
May 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Cushing	-	no account filed
July 2009	Hail	Cushing	-	no account filed
July 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Cushing	-	no account filed
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Cushing	-	no account filed
April 2008	Hail	Cushing	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Payne 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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Luke D. Berry House	0.1 miles	2007
Cushing American Legion Building	0.2 miles	2003
Hotel Cushing	0.2 miles	2026
Gillespie Drilling Company Building	0.6 miles	2012
Bassett House, The	0.6 miles	2009
Christian K. Usher Lustron House	0.6 miles	2009

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 94000480 in Record Group 79.
Payne County	All 33 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.