Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
“The Hofmeister House is a house in White Lake, South Dakota. It was built in the Queen Anne style by Simon Pexa in 1912.”
Wikipedia article Hofmeister House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 9 National Register listings published here for Aurora County · listed in 2007 · category: Building.
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 2 fires within 5 miles of Hofmeister House in 2017, burning about 94 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 July 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 90 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | JOHNSON |
| 24 November 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | LAKE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Hofmeister House: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robby Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names White Lake, the town this property stands in, in 80 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 46 hail, 30 thunderstorm wind, 2 funnel cloud, 1 flood. 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 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Lake | $200,000 | Thunderstorm winds partly or totally destroyed numerous farm buildings, moved a large semi-truck 30 feet, blew another semi-truck into a ditch, caused widespread tree and power line damage including 2 foot diameter trees blown down, and damaged homes and vehicles, mainly with flying debris. Power outages resulted from the power lines and poles being blown down. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Lake | $100,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused widespread tree damage and also damaged at least two buildings. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Lake | $40,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a house and heavily damaged the adjoining garage. The winds also blew out car windows and caused tree damage, including several trees blown down. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Lake | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Lake | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Funnel Cloud | White Lake | - | A funnel cloud developed over White Lake. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Lake | - | A full-sized tree with an estimated diameter of at least 16 inches was broken in half. Some minor building damage occurred from the thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Lake | - | An extended period of thunderstorm severe wind gusts were measured by South Dakota Mesonet station WTES2 White Lake. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Lake | - | Several moderate tree limbs were downed by thunderstorm winds. Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Lake | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 59 mph was measured by South Dakota State University mesonet site WTES2 1 mile east-northeast of White Lake. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Lake | - | Personal weather station KSDWESSI5 measured a peak wind gust of 60 mph. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Lake | - | Tree damage. |
| August 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | White Lake | - | Tornado caused a swath of damage to crops, and moved round hay bales. Fences and trees were also damaged along the path. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Lake | - | Measured at SDSU mesonet site. |
| May 2016 | Hail | White Lake | - | Large hail was accompanied by a 55 mph wind gust. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Lake | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several branches blown down. The winds were accompanied by nickel size hail. |
| July 2014 | Hail | White Lake | - | Hail was accompanied by damaging winds. |
| July 2014 | Hail | White Lake | - | Large hail was accompanied by estimated 70 mph wind gusts. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Lake | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage. The winds were accompanied by quarter size hail. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Lake | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a few trees, including a 6 inch diameter cottonwood tree. |
| May 2012 | Hail | White Lake | - | Large hail covered the ground and a road. |
| May 2012 | Hail | White Lake | - | Large hail was accompanied by estimated 60 mph wind gusts. The wind driven hail caused an unknown amount of vehicle damage. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Lake | - | Wind gusts to 60 mph were accompanied by golf ball size hail. |
| March 2011 | Flood | White Lake | - | Melting of a heavy winter snow cover caused flooding of lowlands and small streams, including considerable flooding of farmland. Several roads in the county were flooded. Some of the roads were closed, and some were washed out in spots. The flooding onset was rapid for a snow melt flood due to high water and groundwater levels from record precipitation in the year 2010. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Lake | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several branches blown down. |
| July 2010 | Hail | White Lake | - | Large hail caused an unknown amount of crop damage. |
| July 2010 | Hail | White Lake | - | Large hail caused an unknown amount of damage to vehicles and corn crops. |
| July 2009 | Hail | White Lake | - | Large hail severely damaged crops. The amount of crop damage was not known. |
| June 2008 | Hail | White Lake | - | Large hail was accompanied by estimated 50 mph wind gusts. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Lake | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several branches blown down. |
| April 2007 | Hail | White Lake | - | Large hail damaged vehicles and windows. The amount of damage was not known. |
| June 2007 | Hail | White Lake | - | Very large hail caused heavy damage to vehicles and buildings. Windows were broken on both vehicles and buildings, including homes. Siding and other roof damage was reported. Vehicles were severely dented. Most of the property damage was reported in the town of White lake. The hail also stripped leaves from trees and damaged crops. The amount of property and crop damage was not known. |
| August 2004 | Hail | White Lake | - | Large hail covered the ground. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Lake | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree and power line damage, resulting in a power outage. |
| May 2002 | Hail | White Lake | - | Hail covered the ground. |
| June 2000 | Hail | White Lake | - | Large hail accumulated to a depth of 3 to 5 inches. The hail totally destroyed some crops. |
| July 2024 | Hail | White Lake | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | White Lake | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | White Lake | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Lake | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Lake | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Hail | White Lake | - | no account filed |
| September 2017 | Hail | White Lake | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | White Lake | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | White Lake | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | White Lake | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | White Lake | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Lake | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Lake | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Funnel Cloud | White Lake | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | White Lake | - | no account filed |
| September 2012 | Hail | White Lake | - | no account filed |
| September 2012 | Hail | White Lake | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | White Lake | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | White Lake | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Lake | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | White Lake | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | White Lake | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | White Lake | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | White Lake | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Hilton House | 0.1 miles | 2000 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 06001307 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Aurora County | All 9 listed properties in this county. |
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