Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
“Vessey House, on College Avenue in Wessington Springs, South Dakota, was built in 1906. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.”
Wikipedia article Robert S. Vessey House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 13 National Register listings published here for Jerauld County · listed in 1978 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · 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 23 fires within 5 miles of Robert S. Vessey House between 2000 and 2020, burning about 358 acres in total. 3 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 | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | BULLBASH CORNFIELD |
| 14 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Wessington Springs Volunteer Fire Department | GOD'S ACRES |
| 1 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | D SCHAFER |
| 4 August 2018 | Natural | 3.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | FUN FEST |
| 29 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | KID |
| 6 July 2017 | Natural | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | VANDYKE BALES |
| 4 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | COLLEGE FIREWORKS |
| 25 July 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | REIDER 1 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Robert S. Vessey House: 1 past producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Wessington Springs Carnegie Library | under 500 feet | 1999 |
 | Methodist Episcopal Church of Wessington Springs | under 500 feet | 1999 |
 | Municipal Field House | 0.2 miles | 2000 |
 | H.P. Will House | 0.2 miles | 2003 |
 | Jerauld County Courthouse | 0.2 miles | 1993 |
 | Shakespeare Garden and Shay House | 0.5 miles | 1979 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78002560 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Jerauld County | All 13 listed properties in this county. |
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