Built in 1906 (Neoclassical architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
One of 15 National Register listings published here for Grant County · listed in 1978 · category: Building · built in 1906, Neoclassical architecture.
Sources: 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 Milbank Carnegie Library in 2004, burning about 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 July 2004 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 20 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Milbank Carnegie Library: 9 producers, 1 past producer. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Granite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Rose Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| B F Coggins Granite Co Pit | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Mahogany Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Steiner Rausch Granite Pit | Granite | Producer | ||
| Barlund Sand & Gravel Co Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Korstjens Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mueller Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stolpman Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stolpman Pit No 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Trapp Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Milbank, the town this property stands in, in 72 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 34 hail, 20 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 5 tornado. The reports record 2 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 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milbank | 2 hurt | Many trees were downed throughout the city of Milbank. Two semis were blown off of Highway 12 near Milbank resulting in injuries to the drivers. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milbank | $131,000 | Eighty mph winds caused major tree and structural damage in and around Milbank. Many trees were downed. |
| August 2017 | Lightning | Milbank | $10,000 | Lightning blew out a transformer which snapped a power pole and downed some power lines in Milbank. |
| August 2007 | Lightning | Milbank | $2,000 | Lightning struck a home in Milbank damaging some of the siding, sheet rock, electrical wiring and outlets, and blew a chunk of cement out of the basement. |
| June 2025 | Flood | Milbank | - | The Milbank COOP observer reported standing water in farm fields between Milbank and Twin Brooks. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milbank | - | Significant straight-line wind snapped and uprooted many trees at the cemetery northeast of Milbank. It also destroyed a two-stall shed and another outbuilding had roof damage. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milbank | - | A large section of the roof on a dairy barn was blown off by estimated eighty to ninety mph winds. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milbank | - | Multiple trees were downed by estimated seventy to eighty mph winds along with many electrical lines downed. A few fires were started by the electrical lines. |
| August 2017 | Hail | Milbank | - | Hail covered the entire highway. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milbank | - | Sixty mph winds were estimated. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Milbank | - | Numerous county roads were over topped around Milbank along with a few culverts being washed out. A quick 2 to 3 inches of rain brought on the flash flooding. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Milbank | - | Very heavy rains of 4 to over 5 inches resulted in the flash flooding of a few roads north of Milbank. One road was closed for a time due to flash flooding. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milbank | - | Major tree and structural damage occurred in and around Milbank from eighty mph winds. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milbank | - | A lot of tree damage occurred along State Highway 15 into Milbank. |
| June 2012 | Flash Flood | Milbank | - | Heavy rain caused flash flooding of a county road west of Milbank. |
| June 2012 | Flash Flood | Milbank | - | Heavy rain caused flash flooding of another county road southwest of Milbank. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milbank | - | Sixty mph winds were estimated in Milbank. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Milbank | - | Heavy rains of 2 to 3 inches caused flash flooding of several roads in Milbank. |
| August 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Milbank | - | A tornado north of Milbank destroyed a well built machine shed, moved some farm machinery, and snapped several medium sized trees off. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Milbank | - | Heavy rains flooded several roads around Milbank. |
| February 2000 | Lightning | Milbank | - | Late in the evening in Milbank, lightning damaged a few homes, a carwash, the alarms at two schools, a power pole and a transformer. The wiring in one house was severely damaged and the ham radio was damaged at another house. |
| September 2000 | Lightning | Milbank | - | Lightning struck a large cottonwood tree in Milbank. Bark and parts of the tree were stripped off heavily damaging the siding of a 32 foot camper and breaking several windows. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milbank | - | An old barn was blown over by 70 mph winds. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milbank | - | Winds gusting to 65 mph in and around Milbank took the roof off a mobile home in southeast Milbank and wrapped it around a utility pole. The people inside the mobile home got out uninjured, but their belongings inside were rain soaked. The Summit Dairy Barn had sustained major damage. The high winds also blew a shed and a large tennis court fence down. Several trees along with many large tree branches were downed all over town. The power was out on the west side of town for a few hours. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Milbank | - | no account filed |
| August 2025 | Hail | Milbank | - | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Hail | Milbank | - | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Hail | Milbank | - | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Hail | Milbank | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Milbank | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Milbank | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Milbank | - | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milbank | - | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Hail | Milbank | - | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Hail | Milbank | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Milbank | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Milbank | - | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Hail | Milbank | - | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Hail | Milbank | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Milbank | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Milbank | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Milbank | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Milbank | - | no account filed |
| September 2007 | Hail | Milbank | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Milbank | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Milbank | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Milbank | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Milbank | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Milbank | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Milbank | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Milbank | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Milbank | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Milbank | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Milbank | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milbank | - | no account filed |
| November 2000 | Lightning | Milbank | - | no account filed |
| October 1999 | Wildfire | Milbank | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milbank | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milbank | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Hail | Milbank | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Emil and Hannah Johnson House | 0.2 miles | 2008 |
 | First National Bank of Milbank | 0.4 miles | 1978 |
 | First Congregational Church of Milbank | 0.5 miles | 1978 |
 | Grant County Courthouse | 0.5 miles | 1993 |
 | Hollands Grist Mill | 1.0 miles | 1981 |
| George and Mary Koch Farm | 4.1 miles | 2008 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78002555 in Record Group 79. |
| Grant County | All 15 listed properties in this county. |
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