Built in 1908 (Colonial Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
One of 10 National Register listings published here for Clark County · listed in 1979 · category: Building · built in 1908, Colonial Revival architecture, by Charles E. Bell.
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 Gov. S. H. Elrod House between 2006 and 2017, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 29 October 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | DUNLAVEY BAIL FIRE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clark, the town this property stands in, in 71 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 39 hail, 24 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clark | 1 hurt | Seventy mph winds blew a semi off of Highway 212. The semi suffered extensive damage with the driver receiving minor injuries. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clark | $5,000 | Thunderstorm Winds blew down several large trees. One tree in Clark fell onto a house, damaging the roof, chimney, television antenna, and a porch roof. |
| July 2025 | Lightning | Clark | $2,000 | Lightning struck the Clark water tower, destroying the generator transfer switch and the emergency services repeater. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clark | - | A trained spotter reported a tree in their yard snapped at the base. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clark | - | Storage buildings were damaged, and hail bailers were tipped by estimated 75 mph winds. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clark | - | One inch tree limbs were broken and shingles were blown off of a roof by estimated 75 mph wind gusts. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clark | - | Damaging winds embedded within a line of thunderstorms downed several large trees and power poles, displaced a 40 pound iron gate 40 yards, and caused minor structural damage. 500 people were without electricity after a tree took out an electric substation. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clark | - | Estimated 80 mph winds downed multiple trees and power lines. A grain bin was destroyed and a roof was torn off a building as well. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clark | - | Tree branches were downed by estimated 60 mph winds. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clark | - | Eighty mph winds removed a shed roof along with downing several trees. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clark | - | Seventy mph winds brought some trees down along with many tree branches in Clark. |
| September 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Clark | - | A tornado touched downed briefly in an open field with no damage occurring. |
| July 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Clark | - | A weak tornado touched down briefly south of Clark with no damage reported. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Clark | - | Baseball hail took out hundreds of windows in homes and on vehicles throughout Clark along with damaging siding on residences and denting vehicles. Trees and gardens also suffered extensive damage from the hail and wind. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Clark | - | Heavy rains produced flash flooding of rural roads around Clark. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clark | - | Seventy mph winds downed many branches and trees in Clark and also took the roof off of a mobile home. The power was also knocked out for several hours. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clark | - | Sixty mph winds downed several large branches. |
| September 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Clark | - | A weak tornado touched down briefly west of Clark. The tornado caused no damage. |
| September 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Clark | - | A weak tornado touched down briefly north of Clark. The tornado caused no damage. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clark | - | Winds gusting to 70 mph blew a large tree branch down onto a car in Clark causing extensive damage. The high winds also split 6 trees just to the north of Clark. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Clark | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Heavy Rain | Clark | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clark | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Funnel Cloud | Clark | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Clark | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Clark | - | no account filed |
| September 2013 | Hail | Clark | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Clark | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Clark | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Clark | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Clark | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Clark | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Clark | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Clark | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Clark | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Clark | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Clark | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Clark | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Clark | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Clark | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Clark | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Clark | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Clark | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Clark | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Clark | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clark | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Clark | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clark | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Clark | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Clark | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clark | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Clark | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clark | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Clark | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Clark | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clark | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Clark | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Clark | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Clark | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Clark | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Clark County Courthouse | under 500 feet | 2002 |
| Clark Center Lutheran Church | 5.7 miles | 2005 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79002399 in Record Group 79. |
| Clark County | All 10 listed properties in this county. |
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