Built in 1916. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
“The Ditchrider House, located north of U.S. Route 212 in or near Nisland, South Dakota, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.”
Wikipedia article Ditchrider House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 39 National Register listings published here for Butte County · listed in 2002 · category: Building · built in 1916.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · 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 24 fires within 5 miles of Ditchrider House between 1999 and 2020, burning about 313 acres in total. 6 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 | 11 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | FICKBOHM |
| 7 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Butte County | 12 MILE HILL |
| 28 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Butte County | SHAYKETT |
| 2 September 2000 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Cascade Volunteer Fire Department | SATURDAY |
| 19 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | RILEY ROAD |
| 3 August 2006 | Natural | 200 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 3 August 2006 | Natural | 40 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 10 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.3 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | GUY |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Ditchrider House: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sturgis Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Sandstone |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nisland, the town this property stands in, in 41 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 22 thunderstorm wind, 16 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nisland | $50,000 | The combination of large hail and wind gusts to 70 mph damaged crops and property. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nisland | $25,000 | The combination of very large hail and strong wind gusts caused significant property damage. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Nisland | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nisland | $10,000 | Several windows of a house were broken and roof damage occurred from wind-driven hail. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nisland | $5,000 | Thunderstorm Winds ripped the roof off of a shed at a feed lot. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Nisland | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Hail | Nisland | - | Public estimated report. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nisland | - | Public estimated wind gust report. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nisland | - | SD Mesonet recorded gust. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nisland | - | SD mesonet recorded gust. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nisland | - | SD Mesonet measured wind gust. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nisland | - | SD Mesonet measured wind gust. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nisland | - | SD Mesonet measured wind gust. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nisland | - | SD Mesonet recorded wind gust. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nisland | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nisland | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2012 | Heavy Rain | Nisland | - | Heavy rain filled ditches and swelled a small creek to four feet wide for a brief time. |
| July 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Nisland | - | The tornado did not cause any damage. Size and location were based on pictures and reports. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nisland | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nisland | - | 3 inch diameter tree limbs were broken. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nisland | - | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Hail | Nisland | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Nisland | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Nisland | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Nisland | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nisland | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Nisland | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nisland | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Hail | Nisland | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nisland | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Nisland | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nisland | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Nisland | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nisland | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Nisland | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Nisland | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Nisland | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Nisland | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Funnel Cloud | Nisland | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Nisland | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nisland | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota Dept. of Transportation Bridge No. 10-270-338 | 3.9 miles | 2000 | |
| Newell Depot Bridge | 4.0 miles | 1999 | |
| Belle Fourche Experiment Farm | 6.3 miles | 1976 | |
| Belle Fourche Dam | 6.8 miles | 1977 | |
| William G. Kenaston House | 7.0 miles | 1984 | |
| Snoma Finnish Cemetery | 7.0 miles | 1985 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 01000172 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Butte County | All 39 listed properties in this county. |
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