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One of 16 National Register listings published here for Lake County · listed in 2010 · category: Building · built in 1924.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Washington School
Built in 1924. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Address. 514 N Washington, Madison, 57042
- When was it listed? June 2010
- Category. building
- Also known as. Schools in South Dakota MPS
- City. Madison city
- When was it built? 1924
- National Register reference number. 10000411 - 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
13 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Washington School between 2001 and 2017, burning about 245 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Madison Wetland Management District | HANSE HOUSE |
| 3 April 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 2 April 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Madison Wetland Management District | HANSEN WF |
| 1 April 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 109 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | HODNE |
| 30 March 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 27 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | WINFRED |
| 26 March 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Madison Wetland Management District | MADISON |
| 27 February 2005 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Washington School: 3 producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilde Pipe & Gravel, Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lake County Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Matson Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this property
60 of 100 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Madison, the town this property stands in, in 100 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 48 hail, 42 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 2 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $400,000 | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $200,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged businesses and blew down road signs, as well as power poles and lines. Numerous trees were damaged and uprooted. Most of the damage was localized over a few blocks. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $200,000 | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Flash Flood | Madison | $100,000 | State Highway 34 was under a foot or two of flowing water both west and east of Madison. Several homes were evacuated due to flooding. |
| July 2000 | Tornado (F2) | Madison | $50,000 | A tornado destroyed storage sheds, lighting, fencing, and caused other damage at Lake County Speedway. The tornado also damaged crops over a small area. |
| September 2019 | Flash Flood | Madison | $25,000 | Water was flowing at several inches to a foot across numerous roads in Madison. |
| September 2019 | Flash Flood | Madison | $20,000 | Heavy rainfall produced flash flooding of Silver Creek on the southeast side of Madison. | Two to three feet of water made roads impassable. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds uprooted a large tree, which fell on the roof of a garage and crashed into a window of the attached home. |
| October 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $20,000 | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $15,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew over an empty semi trailer, and blew a manufactured home off another trailer. The winds also caused tree damage, including several large trees blown down. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew a steel pole shed building across a road. The winds also caused tree damage. The winds were accompanied by heavy rain. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines, causing a power outage. At least one house in Madison suffered minor damage from tree debris. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds destroyed a small ticket booth at Prairie Village on the west side of Madison. The winds also damaged an entrance sign near the ticket booth. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds loosened a tin roof at a seed company and caused tree damage. |
| May 2000 | Lightning | Madison | $1,000 | Lightning struck a power pole and damaged a transformer. |
| June 2005 | Lightning | Madison | $200 | Lightning struck a large tree in a front yard, stripping the bark off the tree. The tree had to be removed. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | - | Tree limbs up to 3 inches in diameter were taken down by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | - | Two rental storage facilities were destroyed. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | - | Multiple mobile homes received roof damage. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | - | A single family home lost large sections of its roof. Another nearby residence had significant damage to its attached garage. Many nearby trees were either uprooted or had large broken branches. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | - | A mobile home lost a large section of its roof. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | - | A rental storage facility was destroyed. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Madison | - | Dime to quarter size hail, with most falling as pea to dime size. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Madison | - | Strong winds accompanied the hail with 3 to 4 inch diameter branches down. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | - | Numerous tents, porta potties, and trash cans were blown over at Prairie Village. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | - | Tree branches downed. |
| June 2016 | Flash Flood | Madison | - | Heavy rain caused flash flooding of several streets in Madison. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including a tree snapped in half. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and damaged a fence. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including a few trees blown down. |
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Madison | - | Heavy rainfall of 3 to 7 inches caused flash flooding of numerous fields and several roads. |
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Madison | - | Heavy rain of around 2 1/2 inches in less than a half hour caused flooding of streets in Madison and of roads and fields in rural areas, including South Dakota Highway 34 a little west of Junius. Damage to soybean crops from the flooding and accompanying hail was reported on the west side of Lake Herman, and additional crop damage was suspected from the flooding. The heavy rain fell on ground which was already saturated. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Madison | - | Large hail, in combination with heavy rain, caused damage to soybean crops. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Madison | - | Heavy rain caused flash flooding of roads and basements. Some roads in Madison were under two feet of water. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage at Lake Herman State Park. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Madison | - | Mostly small hail was accompanied by a few stones up to nickel size. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | - | Thunderstorm winds blew in a garage wall, blew out 2 windows, and broke off 2 to 4 inch diameter tree branches. |
| September 2006 | Hail | Madison | - | Large hail covered the ground, including a county road. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Madison | - | Hail covered the ground along Highway 81. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | - | Thunderstorm winds blew over small storage buildings. The amount of damage was not known. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | - | Thunderstorm winds caused mostly minor tree damage. The winds also damaged power lines in Chester, resulting in a power outage. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including at least one very large branch and numerous smaller branches blown down. The large branch blocked a street until machinery was able to move it. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including at least one tree blown down. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage. One tree fell into a power line and damaged a transformer, causing a power outage. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | - | Thunderstorm winds overturned boats at Lake Madison. The winds also caused tree damage along the shores, with several large branches blown down. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | - | Thunderstorm winds damaged trees and power lines, resulting in a power outage. |
| June 2003 | Hail | Madison | - | Large hail covered the ground. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | - | Thunderstorm winds damaged trees and crops. The amount of damage was not known. |
| August 2002 | Hail | Madison | - | Large hail was reported at Lake Herman State Park. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage and brought down power lines in a rural area. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage. |
| August 2001 | Hail | Madison | - | Large hail caused damage to vehicles. The amount of damage was not known. |
| October 2022 | Hail | Madison | - | no account filed |
| October 2022 | Hail | Madison | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Madison | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madison | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Madison | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Historic District | 0.1 miles | 1976 | |
| William A. Mackay House | 0.1 miles | 1976 | |
| Matthew W. Daly House | 0.3 miles | 1988 | |
| Madison Masonic Temple | 0.4 miles | 1990 | |
 | Lake County Courthouse | 0.4 miles | 1993 |
 | Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Depot | 0.7 miles | 1989 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 10000411 in Record Group 79. |
| Lake County | All 16 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.