Waddell Block

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.

From the record

“The Waddell Block is a historic commercial building on Lot 1, Block 7 in Philip, South Dakota, United States. Built in 1910, it is the oldest masonry structure in Philip, and one of the few buildings to survive a devastating fire that destroyed most of the community's business district in 1920.”
Wikipedia article Waddell Block, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 4 National Register listings published here for Haakon County · listed in 2010 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · 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 as contributing to the listing.
Address. Lot 1, Block 7, Philip, 57567
When was it listed? February 2010
Category. building
City. Philip city
National Register reference number. 10000049 - 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

30 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Waddell Block between 1998 and 2020, burning about 156 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 1 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	10
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	8
Natural	7
Other causes	1
Smoking	1
Misuse of fire by a minor	1
Fireworks	1
Arson/incendiarism	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
8 August 2006	Natural	1.0 acres	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	not named
4 August 2018	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	20 acres	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	ROSETH
24 August 1998	Natural	1.0 acres	Murdo Volunteer Fire Department	SMITH
22 August 1998	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Rapid City Fire Department	98-2716
20 August 2006	Smoking	3.0 acres	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	not named
2 August 2000	Equipment and vehicle use	4.0 acres	Philip Volunteer Fire Department	PFIEFER
17 August 2006	Natural	2.0 acres	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	not named
9 July 2007	Natural	30 acres	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	not named

Every fire recorded in Haakon County

Mines and quarries near this property

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Waddell Block: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. 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
	Michael Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
	Millage Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Haakon County

Storms near this property

60 of 129 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Philip, the town this property stands in, in 129 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 71 hail, 43 thunderstorm wind, 5 flood, 4 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 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Philip	$3,000,000	no account filed
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Philip	$500,000	The combination of large hail and wind caused extensive damage to buildings and vehicles around town.
July 2013	Hail	Philip	$100,000	Large hail and strong wind damaged a house, vehicles, tractors, and a baler.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Philip	$100,000	Strong winds destroyed a Quonset barn and blew a trailer off its blocks. Several large round hay bales were blown over a fence.
July 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Philip	$50,000	Part of barn roof was torn off.
July 1994	Tornado (F1)	Philip	$50,000	The tornado destroyed a pole barn, damaged some old sheds, farm equipment, and several vehicles; and cut a swath through a wheat field.
August 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Philip	$20,000	The combination of wind and hail damaged a house, automobiles, and other property.
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Philip	$10,000	Two semi-trailers were blown over a mile north of Philip along Highway 73. A large tree and many branches were blown down in town.
July 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Philip	$10,000	Several trees and numerous large branches were downed by the wind in Philip.
May 2011	Tornado (EF1)	Philip	$5,000	A tornado caused minor damage to a ranch north of Philip. Plywood and metal roofing was torn off the house. A metal shed had a collapsed wall and some roof panels torn off. A large grain bin was dented by flying debris.
June 1997	Hail	Philip	$500	no account filed
August 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Philip	$200	The strong winds ripped a door off a house.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Philip	-	Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Philip	-	A few small branches were downed by the wind.
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Philip	-	Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Philip	-	The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph.
June 2022	Hail	Philip	-	The storm also had wind gusts over 50 mph.
June 2022	Flash Flood	Philip	-	Two to four inches of rain fell in just over an hour. Runoff flooded fields, rural roads, and yards.
June 2022	Flood	Philip	-	Two to four inches of rain fell in just over an hour. Runoff flooded fields, rural roads, and yards.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Philip	-	Strong winds caused damage to several buildings throughout the town; including tearing off part of an implement shop roof, destroying another shop building, and breaking off tree branches. Several electrical distribution power poles were snapped, causing power outages over a large area.
June 2022	Tornado (EF0)	Philip	-	A firefighter briefly observed a tornado, which became obscured by rain. No damage was reported.
August 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Philip	-	Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2019	Flood	Philip	-	Runoff from heavy rain caused minor flooding of agricultural land along the South Fork of the Bad River. The river gauge near Cottonwood crested about 1.5 feet over flood stage during the morning of July 6.
June 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Philip	-	Wind gusts were reported as 60 mph.
July 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Philip	-	Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
May 2016	Hail	Philip	-	Hail to around baseball size covered the ground.
May 2016	Hail	Philip	-	Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph also accompanied the storm.
August 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Philip	-	The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph.
August 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Philip	-	The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph.
October 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Philip	-	The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph.
May 2015	Flood	Philip	-	Minor flooding of agricultural land occurred along the South Fork of the Bad River and its tributaries.
May 2015	Flood	Philip	-	Minor flooding of agricultural land occurred along the south fork of the Bad River and its tributaries.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Philip	-	Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Philip	-	The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph.
July 2013	Tornado (EF0)	Philip	-	A small tornado briefly touched down in a field southwest of Philip. It caused no damage.
August 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Philip	-	Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
May 2011	Flood	Philip	-	The Bad River, South Fork of the Bad River, and Cottonwood Creek flooded due to runoff from heavy rain.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Philip	-	Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Philip	-	Wind gusts estimated at 60 mph.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Philip	-	Estimated wind gusts of 60 mph.
May 2007	Heavy Rain	Philip	-	Heavy rain fell across southwestern Haakon County and caused minor flooding of a secondary road. Normally dry creeks ran near bankfull for a brief time.
June 2024	Hail	Philip	-	no account filed
July 2024	Funnel Cloud	Philip	-	no account filed
July 2024	Hail	Philip	-	no account filed
June 2023	Hail	Philip	-	no account filed
April 2022	Hail	Philip	-	no account filed
July 2022	Hail	Philip	-	no account filed
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Philip	-	no account filed
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Philip	-	no account filed
August 2021	Hail	Philip	-	no account filed
May 2020	Hail	Philip	-	no account filed
May 2020	Hail	Philip	-	no account filed
July 2020	Hail	Philip	-	no account filed
June 2020	Hail	Philip	-	no account filed
August 2018	Hail	Philip	-	no account filed
August 2018	Hail	Philip	-	no account filed
August 2017	Hail	Philip	-	no account filed
May 2016	Hail	Philip	-	no account filed
April 2015	Hail	Philip	-	no account filed
May 2013	Hail	Philip	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Haakon 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

1 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.

Photograph	Property	Distance	Listed
	Haakon County Courthouse	0.2 miles	2019

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 10000049 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Haakon County	All 4 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.