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Photograph of Battle Mountain Sanitarium
Photograph by Alexander Daubert, CC BY-SA 3.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Battle Mountain Sanitarium, National Home For Disabled Volunteer Soldiers

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.

From the record

“The Battle Mountain Sanitarium was a division of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (NHDVS) located in Hot Springs, South Dakota. Established by law in 1902 and opened in 1907, it was unique among the facilities of the NHDVS, a precursor of today's United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), in that it was strictly a medical facility with no residential components beyond its treatment facilities.”

Wikipedia article Battle Mountain Sanitarium, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 12 National Register listings published here for Fall River County · listed in 2011 · category: District.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • Address. 500 North 5th St., Hot Springs, 57747
  • When was it listed? June 2011
  • Category. district
  • City. Hot Springs city
  • Architectural style. Colonial Revival architecture, Romanesque Revival architecture
  • National Register reference number. 11000561 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

159 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 159 fires within 5 miles of Battle Mountain Sanitarium, National Home For Disabled Volunteer Soldiers between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,074 acres in total. 80 started naturally. 2 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
Natural80
Missing data/not specified/undetermined30
Debris and open burning23
Equipment and vehicle use11
Other causes4
Recreation and ceremony4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Arson/incendiarism2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2002Naturalunder an acreSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionHAGEN CANYON 2
7 September 2003Naturalunder an acreBlack Hills National ForestFLY AWAY
7 September 2002Natural2.0 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionBATTLE MT
5 September 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionKOA
5 September 2018Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionCAMPGROUND
5 September 2002Natural5.0 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionARGYLE RD
25 September 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionBALE
2 September 2000Naturalunder an acreSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionSATURDAY

Every fire recorded in Fall River County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Battle Mountain Sanitarium, National Home For Disabled Volunteer Soldiers: 11 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Flagstone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Diana AUraniumPast Producer
Burke QuarryFlagstonePast Producer
Evans QuarryFlagstonePast Producer
Burke QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer1905
Evans QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer1892, 1942
Fall River County PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Hills Material QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Hot Springs City Land FillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Romey Sand & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Grant Robinson MineGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer1893

Every working recorded in Fall River County

Storms near this property

60 of 106 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hot Springs, the town this property stands in, in 106 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 70 hail, 24 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 4 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2010Thunderstorm WindHot Springs$1,500,000Strong winds damaged fences, signs, and buildings in Hot Springs and blew down trees and power poles. Buildings and automobiles were damaged by fallen trees. A mobile home was lifted off the ground and destroyed. A large portion of Hot Springs lost power for several hours.
June 2010HailHot Springs$1,000,000Two inch diameter hail caused extensive damage to automobiles and some buildings in Hot Springs.
June 2014HailHot Springs$500,000Golf ball size hail was accompanied by 50 mph wind gusts and heavy rain.
June 2013HailHot Springs$300,000Hail damaged vehicles in town.
August 2013HailHot Springs$250,000no account filed
May 2019FloodHot Springs$200,000Runoff from heavy rain caused overland flooding east of Hot Springs and south of Buffalo Gap, with flooding along Hat Creek around Ardmore and Horsehead Creek around Oelrichs. Several county roads west of Oelrichs and a road along Beaver Creek south of Buffalo Gap had to be closed.
June 2015HailHot Springs$100,000no account filed
May 2010FloodHot Springs$75,000Heavy rain caused flooding along the Fall River, Horsehead Creek, Hat Creek, Beaver Creek, and other smaller creeks and streams in Fall River County. The low water crossings in Hot Springs at South Sixth Street and at Joplin Avenue were flooded as well as several county roads. The creeks and streams were so high that Angostura Reservoir filled up and over 5900 cfs was being released. This was the first time in 10 years that Angostura Reservoir was full. The saturated soil and gusty winds also helped to bring down several large trees in Hot Springs.
June 2010HailHot Springs$75,000Hail damaged automobiles in Hot Springs.
June 2010HailHot Springs$25,000Hail to golf ball size damaged some automobiles along SD Highway 71 south of Hot Springs.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindHot Springs$20,000Strong winds blew out windows, uprooted large trees, and snapped power poles.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindHot Springs$15,000Two power poles and several trees were blown down by the wind.
July 2013Flash FloodHot Springs$10,000Heavy rain caused flooding along Cold Brook Creek above Cold Brook Reservoir and Cottonwood Springs Creek above Cottonwood Reservoir. Debris flowing down Cold Brook Creek piled up in the channel along Argyle Road, causing water to flow over the road. Along Cottonwood Springs Creek, water created a channel 12 feet wide into Cottonwood Reservoir and washed gravel off rural roads.
June 2013HailHot Springs$10,000Baseball size hail damaged property.
August 2013HailHot Springs$10,000Two inch diameter hail damaged property.
August 2013Flash FloodHot Springs$5,000Heavy rain caused flooding in Hot Springs, around Cold Brook Reservoir, and in the Minnekahta Valley area. Six inches of water was flowing down the Highway 18 bypass and water was over street curbs in Hot Springs. Minor flooding occurred in Hot Brook Canyon along Hot Brook Creek. Cold Brook Reservoir reached its second highest pool level at 3585.42 feet.
June 2007HailHot Springs$5,000Baseball sized hail broke windows in several automobiles at Coldbrook Dam.
June 2016HailHot Springs$2,000Cars were dented from the hail.
August 2013HailHot Springs$2,000Golf ball size hail broke a pickup truck window at the Cold Brook Reservoir campground.
July 2007HailHot Springs$2,000Automobile windshields were broken by large hail.
July 2025HailHot Springs-Public submitted report.
July 2025HailHot Springs-Quarter size hail report.
July 2025HailHot Springs-Public reported hail.
July 2025HailHot Springs-Public report.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindHot Springs-SD Mesonet measured wind gust.
August 2025HailHot Springs-Dime to Quarter hail report from trained spotter.
August 2025HailHot Springs-Received an mPING report of sub severe hail.
June 2023HailHot Springs-Hail to quarter size covered the ground.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindHot Springs-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindHot Springs-The spotter estimated wind gusts around 60 mph.
July 2023HailHot Springs-Several reports of nickel sized hail in Hot Springs were received.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindHot Springs-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindHot Springs-Wind gusts were estimated around 60 mph.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindHot Springs-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2016HailHot Springs-Large hail and gusty winds on the north side of Hot Springs damaged vehicles and broke house windows.
June 2015HailHot Springs-Golf ball sized hail was reported at Cottonwood Springs Dam.
August 2014Flash FloodHot Springs-Runoff from heavy rain caused flooding on Cold Brook Creek. Argyle Road and a few camp sites at Cold Brook Reservoir Campground were flooded, and the main road near Cold Brook Reservoir was underwater for a few hours.
August 2013Heavy RainHot Springs-Almost an inch of rain fell in 30 minutes just north of Hot Springs, with 0.75 inches falling in fifteen minutes. The heavy rain caused water to briefly cover the two low water crossings in Hot Springs. Cold Brook Creek backed up behind Argyle Road and covered the campground road with a few inches of water at Cold Brook Reservoir.
June 2011Flash FloodHot Springs-Fall River flooded the low water crossing at South 6th Street with six to seven inches of water.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindHot Springs-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindHot Springs-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2010FloodHot Springs-Beaver Creek flowed over Beaver Creek Road. The river gauge four miles south of Buffalo Gap crested at 7.54 feet, above its flood stage of 7.5 feet, at 945 AM MST.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindHot Springs-Wind gusts over Coldbrook Reservoir capsized a kayak, causing the occupant to drown.
June 2009Flash FloodHot Springs-Two inches of rain fell in an hour and caused flash flooding in Hot Springs. Low water crossings at Joplin Avenue and South Sixth Street were under water. Six inches of water flowed down Minnekahta Avenue.
July 2008HailHot Springs-Hail was six to seven inches deep along Highway 71 from Cascade Falls to Hot Springs.
July 2008Flash FloodHot Springs-Water flowed over Joplin and South Sixth Streets in Hot Springs.
July 2007FloodHot Springs-Heavy rain in a short period of time caused minor flooding on the Fall River through Hot Springs. Water flowed over low water crossings on South Sixth Street and Joplin Avenue.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindHot Springs-no account filed
July 2024HailHot Springs-no account filed
April 2024Thunderstorm WindHot Springs-no account filed
July 2023Thunderstorm WindHot Springs-no account filed
July 2023Thunderstorm WindHot Springs-no account filed
July 2023HailHot Springs-no account filed
July 2023HailHot Springs-no account filed
July 2023HailHot Springs-no account filed
July 2023HailHot Springs-no account filed
July 2023HailHot Springs-no account filed
July 2023Thunderstorm WindHot Springs-no account filed
July 2023HailHot Springs-no account filed
July 2023HailHot Springs-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Fall River 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

6 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 PropertyDistance Listed
Hot Springs Historic District0.3 miles2018
Log Cabin Tourist Camp0.4 miles2004
Petty House0.5 miles1999
Hot Springs High School0.6 miles1980
Phillip Wesch House0.7 miles1984
Governor Leslie Jensen House0.7 miles1987

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 11000561 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Fall River CountyAll 12 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.