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One of 39 National Register listings published here for Butte County · listed in 2019 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Roosevelt School
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.
The listing
- Address. 1010 State St., Belle Fourche, 57717
- When was it listed? March 2019
- Category. building
- Also known as. Schools in South Dakota MPS
- Unorganized territory. West Butte
- National Register reference number. 100003438 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
2 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Roosevelt School in 2000, burning about 302 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2000 | Natural | 300 acres | Edgemont Volunteer Fire Department | COAL CREEK |
| 1 August 2000 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Edgemont Volunteer Fire Department | SILO |
Mines and quarries near this property
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Roosevelt School: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Fourche Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Kinsfather Pit #1 | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this property
60 of 156 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Belle Fourche, the town this property stands in, in 156 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 95 hail, 54 thunderstorm wind, 4 flood, 2 funnel cloud. The reports record 10 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Fourche | 5 hurt, $213,000 | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Hail | Belle Fourche | 3 hurt, $3,000,000 | NEARLY EVERY HOME, BUSINESS AND VECHICLE IN THE CITY WAS BADLY DAMAGED. |
| July 2001 | Hail | Belle Fourche | 2 hurt | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Belle Fourche | $1,000,000 | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Flood | Belle Fourche | $200,000 | Redwater River, Crow Creek, and several small creeks and streams experienced flooding. Water reached the edge of a house along the Redwater River and some low water crossings were flooded. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Fourche | $50,000 | Automobiles were blown over on U.S. Highway 85 north of Belle Fourche. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Fourche | $50,000 | Thunderstorm Winds flipped over a camper, destroyed a barn 3 miles north of Newell, and downed some power lines. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Belle Fourche | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Belle Fourche | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Fourche | $1,000 | Trees were blown over and sheds and barns had damage. |
| July 1997 | Hail | Belle Fourche | $1,000 | Large hail damaged several cars. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Belle Fourche | - | Trained spotter confirmed large hail up to 1.5 inches. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Belle Fourche | - | Public reported pea to nickel size hail. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Belle Fourche | - | Very gusty winds from all directions, but less than 60 mph. Very heavy rainfall. Hail report of one inch. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Fourche | - | The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Belle Fourche | - | Wind-driven baseball to near softball sized hail caused extensive damage to property in the Belle Fourche area, especially on the north side of town. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Fourche | - | Wind-driven baseball to near softball sized hail caused extensive damage to property in the Belle Fourche area, especially on the north side of town. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Fourche | - | A large tree was uprooted by the strong winds. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Fourche | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Fourche | - | The spotter estimated wind gusts at near 70 mph. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Belle Fourche | - | Numerous reports of hail to golf ball size in Belle Fourche were received. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Fourche | - | Half inch size hail fell with the storm. |
| June 2018 | Funnel Cloud | Belle Fourche | - | A funnel cloud was sighted north of Belle Fourche. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Fourche | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 70 mph. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Fourche | - | The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Fourche | - | The combination of strong wind and large hail caused property damage in Belle Fourche. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Fourche | - | The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph along U.S. Highway 212 near the Wyoming state line. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Fourche | - | Wind gusts were esitmated at 60 mph. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Belle Fourche | - | The river gage at the Wyoming-South Dakota state line crested at 16.3 feet, which is 1.3 feet above flood stage. Flood water covered several streets in Belle Fourche. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Fourche | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Fourche | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Fourche | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Fourche | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2007 | Flood | Belle Fourche | - | Runoff from recent heavy rain caused minor flooding of the Redwater River, Belle Fourche River, and Hay Creek and roads south of Belle Fourche. |
| July 2005 | Hail | Belle Fourche | - | Hail covered the ground. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Fourche | - | Trees and large limbs downed in Belle Fourche. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Fourche | - | 8 inch diameter tree branches were broken. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Fourche | - | A semi trailer was blown a highway. |
| October 2000 | Hail | Belle Fourche | - | Hail was reported to be several inches deep. |
| May 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Belle Fourche | - | Stayed in open country...moved from Lawrence County into Butte County. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Fourche | - | ALSO RECEIVED 1.55 INCHES OF RAIN IN 25 MINUTES. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Fourche | - | Strong winds of 80 mph caused tree and structural damage. One-half inch hail and 2.35 inches of rain also accompanied the storm. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Belle Fourche | - | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Hail | Belle Fourche | - | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Hail | Belle Fourche | - | no account filed |
| September 2023 | Hail | Belle Fourche | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Fourche | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Belle Fourche | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Belle Fourche | - | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Hail | Belle Fourche | - | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Hail | Belle Fourche | - | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Hail | Belle Fourche | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Belle Fourche | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Belle Fourche | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Belle Fourche | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Belle Fourche | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belle Fourche | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Belle Fourche | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Belle Fourche | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Belle Fourche | - | no account filed |
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
6 within 8 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Charles Bolles House | under 500 feet | 1982 |
 | Fred S. Harris House | 0.2 miles | 1988 |
 | John Aaron Scotney House | 0.2 miles | 1978 |
 | Tri State Bakery | 0.3 miles | 1993 |
 | Thomas Haskins Gay House | 0.3 miles | 1982 |
 | First Congregational United Church of Christ | 0.3 miles | 2013 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100003438 in Record Group 79. |
| Butte County | All 39 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.