Built in 1919 (Romanesque Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
One of 12 National Register listings published here for Gregory County · listed in 2000 · category: Building · built in 1919, Romanesque Revival architecture.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Herrick Public School between 1996 and 2013, burning about 5 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 | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Rosebud Agency | BURKE |
| 4 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Gregory County | WATERBURY |
| 26 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Gregory County | SIEH |
| 29 December 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | NELSON FIRE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Herrick Public School: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosebud Sioux Gravel Pit 1121 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Herrick, the town this property stands in, in 25 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 14 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2002 | Hail | Herrick | 1 hurt, $100,000 | Large hail, driven by severe winds, broke windows in vehicles and buildings, and cause other damage to vehicles. A man was slightly injured when he was hit by hail while sitting in his pickup, after the hail had broken the window. Some area crops, already described to be in poor shape, were totally destroyed by the wind driven hail. The amount of crop damage was not known. The hail accumulated up to six inches, with drifts to two feet. |
| August 2002 | Tornado (F2) | Herrick | $1,000,000 | A tornado destroyed a church, a county highway shop, several garages, several small sheds, a mobile home, a camper, and a ten thousand bushel silo. The church was ripped from its foundation, with debris and contents blown over a wide area. Tree damage includes uprooted trees, and power lines were blown down. A resulting power outage lasted for several hours. Windows in many homes and some businesses were broken. The Herrick Honey House was severely damaged, and a honey truck was tipped over. Holes were punched in the walls of some houses by flying debris. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herrick | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down power lines and poles, and caused tree damage. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herrick | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured by a personal weather station. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herrick | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts as high as 62 mph were measured by a personal weather station. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Herrick | - | Hail fell for several minutes, but was only briefly nickel to quarter size. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Herrick | - | Dime to quarter-sized hail fell near Herrick. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herrick | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts as high as 83 mph were measured by personal weather station KSDHERRI4. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herrick | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured on a personal weather station 6 miles north-northeast of Herrick. |
| September 2021 | Hail | Herrick | - | Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture. |
| July 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Herrick | - | A brief tornado caused no reported damage. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herrick | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including up to 5 inch diameter branches blown down. The winds also blew a tin part of a roof off a house, and blew a hay bale across a road. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herrick | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several branches blown down. The winds were accompanied by large hail, and added to crop damage caused by the hail. |
| August 2009 | Hail | Herrick | - | Large hail caused damage to vehicles, siding, roofs, and crops. The amount of local; damage was not known; the hail being part of a long swath that affected part of the county. The hail was accompanied by wind gusts up to 60 mph. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Herrick | - | Large hail covered the ground. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herrick | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including a few 4 inch diameter branches blown down. |
| June 2003 | Hail | Herrick | - | Large hail covered the ground. The hail caused an unknown amount of crop damage. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herrick | - | Thunderstorm winds caused damage to trees and power lines. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Herrick | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Hail | Herrick | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Herrick | - | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Hail | Herrick | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Herrick | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Herrick | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Hail | Herrick | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Herrick Elevator | 0.7 miles | 2003 |
| Gregory County Courthouse | 6.9 miles | 2021 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 00001000 in Record Group 79. |
| Gregory County | All 12 listed properties in this county. |
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