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Photograph of Waldorf Hotel
Photograph by GregGilbertson, CC BY-SA 3.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Waldorf Hotel

Built in 1903 (Victorian architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

From the record

“The Waldorf Hotel was a historic hotel building on Main Street in Andover, South Dakota. It was a three-story orange brick building with a rounded projecting section at the street corner.”

Wikipedia article Waldorf Hotel (Andover, South Dakota), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 13 National Register listings published here for Day County · listed in 1979 · category: Building · built in 1903, Victorian architecture.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. Main St., Andover, 57422
  • When was it listed? September 1979
  • Category. building
  • Town. Andover town
  • When was it built? 1903
  • Architectural style. Victorian architecture
  • National Register reference number. 79002401 - 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

6 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Waldorf Hotel between 2000 and 2017, burning about 99 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/undetermined4
Debris and open burning2

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
13 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionBNSF
12 July 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionTOWNSEND
9 April 2010Debris and open burning10 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionANDOVER
5 April 2000Debris and open burning60 acresBristol Volunteer Fire DepartmentROGER VETTER
16 April 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined25 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire Suppressionnot named
2 December 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionHORTER

Every fire recorded in Day County

Storms near this property

34 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Andover, the town this property stands in, in 34 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 21 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 4 flash flood, 2 tornado. 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
August 2009Flash FloodAndover$10,000no account filed
June 2021Thunderstorm WindAndover-A farm shop lost its roof from winds near 70 mph.
August 2016Thunderstorm WindAndover-Sixty mph winds were estimated.
August 2016Thunderstorm WindAndover-Eighty mph winds downed numerous trees in Andover along with many power poles. There was damage to vehicles and buildings from large hail and high winds. Windows were broken and siding was damaged. There was also extensive damage to crops near Andover with hail piled up to a foot or so in ditches.
August 2016Thunderstorm WindAndover-Damage to fabric roof of Wheat Grower's hoop barn.
August 2016Thunderstorm WindAndover-Eighty mph winds took the roof off a barn and completely destroyed a metal hoop barn.
August 2016Thunderstorm WindAndover-Eight empty rail cars were derailed by ninety mph winds.
June 2014Flash FloodAndover-Very heavy rains of 4 to 5 inches flooded a road southeast of Andover.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindAndover-Several trees were downed in Andover along with many tree branches.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindAndover-Eighty mph winds tipped over a grain bin, hopper, and a trailer and also moved an empty 12,000 gallon fuel tank across the yard.
June 2009Tornado (EF0)Andover-A tornado touched down briefly south of Andover with no damage reported.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindAndover-Sixty mph winds uprooted a medium size tree.
May 2007FloodAndover-Widespread flooding from very heavy rains continued across much of Day county into May 7th. Many roads were damaged and several were washed out. Many homes received water in their basements with some damage occurring. Also, thousands of acres of cropland were inundated with seeds and fertilizer washed away.|
May 2007Flash FloodAndover-Very heavy rains of 3 to 6 inches fell across much of Day County causing flash flooding. Many roads were damaged and several were washed out. Many homes received water in their basements with some damage occurring. Also, thousands of acres of cropland were inundated with seeds and fertilzer washed away.||Rainfall amounts included 4.47 inches at Andover, and 4.90 inches at Webster.
June 2005Flash FloodAndover-Heavy rains of 3 to 6 inches fell across much of Day County flooding cropland and many roads.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindAndover-Eighty mph winds destroyed a large grain bin, destroyed two sheds, and did extensive damage to the roof of a barn.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindAndover-Winds to 80 mph brought down many trees and branches throughout Andover. Eight power poles were snapped off by the high winds leaving Andover and a few surrounding farms without power for several hours. Some of the fallen trees and branches also snapped several power lines and broke some windows. At the James Valley Threshing show grounds in Andover, one building had its top blown off and its sides twisted. Also, a pole barn was completely torn apart and some machinery was rolled over by the high winds.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindAndover-On a farm, south of Andover, high winds destroyed one building, blew the roofs off of two others, downed numerous trees, and downed some power lines. As a result, the farm was without power for many hours.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindAndover-no account filed
August 2021Thunderstorm WindAndover-no account filed
October 2021Thunderstorm WindAndover-no account filed
July 2020Thunderstorm WindAndover-no account filed
June 2020Thunderstorm WindAndover-no account filed
May 2018HailAndover-no account filed
August 2016HailAndover-no account filed
July 2013HailAndover-no account filed
June 2013Thunderstorm WindAndover-no account filed
May 2012Thunderstorm WindAndover-no account filed
June 2009HailAndover-no account filed
June 2009HailAndover-no account filed
June 2005Thunderstorm WindAndover-no account filed
July 2000HailAndover-no account filed
August 1999Thunderstorm WindAndover-no account filed
July 1996Tornado (F0)Andover-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Day 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.

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 79002401 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Day CountyAll 13 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.
  • 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.