Built in 1922 (Art Deco architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
One of 36 National Register listings published here for Hughes County · listed in 2003 · category: Building · built in 1922, Art Deco 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 3 fires within 5 miles of Harrold School between 2001 and 2015, burning about 876 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 May 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 100 acres | Harrold Volunteer Fire Department | RAILROAD |
| 26 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | TAYLOR FIRE |
| 11 October 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 775 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | BECKLER WILD FIRE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Harrold 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reynolds Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harrold, the town this property stands in, in 40 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 29 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind. 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 2016 | Hail | Harrold | - | Baseball size hail damaged several vehicles. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harrold | - | Estimated seventy mph winds damaged a yield sign, tipped over a 55 gallon drum, and damaged a door and wall of a building along with a fruit tree. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harrold | - | Sixty mph winds were estimated in Harrold. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harrold | - | A horse trailer carrying two horses was pushed to the side by the high winds in southeast Hughes county. The leaning horse trailer caused the pickup pulling it to lift off the ground. The horse trailer hit the side of the pickup and damaged it. |
| August 2009 | Hail | Harrold | - | Nickel size hail falling for several minutes piled up to 6 to 8 inches deep. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harrold | - | Winds near seventy mph brought some large branches down in Harrold. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harrold | - | Eighty mph winds or higher along with large hail damaged nearly every home and the school in Harrold from roofs to siding along with many broken windows. Also, several power poles were snapped off, branches and trees were downed, and a flag pole was bent over. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harrold | - | Many large trees were downed by the thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Harrold | - | no account filed |
| August 2022 | Hail | Harrold | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Harrold | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Harrold | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | Harrold | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harrold | - | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Hail | Harrold | - | no account filed |
| September 2012 | Hail | Harrold | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Harrold | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Harrold | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harrold | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Harrold | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harrold | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Harrold | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Harrold | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Harrold | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Harrold | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Harrold | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Harrold | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Harrold | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Harrold | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Harrold | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Harrold | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Harrold | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Harrold | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Harrold | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harrold | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Harrold | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Harrold | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Harrold | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harrold | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Harrold | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 03001073 in Record Group 79. |
| Hughes County | All 36 listed properties in this county. |
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