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One of 29 National Register listings published here for Turner County · listed in 1983 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
James S. Thomson House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
- Listed as. Thomson, James S., House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
- Address. 1121 Washington St., Centerville, 57014
- When was it listed? August 1983
- Category. building
- City. Centerville city
- Architectural style. Colonial Revival architecture
- National Register reference number. 83003021 - 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
8 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of James S. Thomson House between 1999 and 2011, burning about 56 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 | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | KNUTSON |
| 7 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 5 April 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 2 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | IFD |
| 2 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 12 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.5 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 2 March 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 16 October 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Viborg Volunteer Fire Department | JIM HOLM |
Storms near this property
37 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Centerville, the town this property stands in, in 37 storm reports between 2002 and 2024: 12 flood, 9 hail, 8 tornado, 7 thunderstorm wind. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerville | $250,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down power lines and poles, and caused widespread tree damage. Two cars were crushed, and the roofs of at least two houses were damaged by falling trees. |
| July 2003 | Flash Flood | Centerville | $100,000 | Rainfall of around 5 inches caused flooding of streets, fields, lots, and basements. A grocery store in Centerville lost much of its stock, and the basement flooding caused considerable damage to contents in homes. |
| July 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Centerville | $30,000 | A tornado destroyed a garage. The tornado also damaged a storage shed and the shelter belt around a farmstead. Four people were briefly trapped in the basement of the house by garage debris, but there were no injuries. |
| September 2019 | Flood | Centerville | $10,000 | Excessive rainfall from September 10-12 in upper portions of the Vermillion River Basin (6.78 inches 2 miles east of Montrose, 5.63 inches at Montrose) resulted in a crest on the Vermillion River near Wakonda (gage site WKAS2) of 1.58 feet above flood stage on September 16. Highway 19 south of Centerville was closed due to high water, along with numerous other county roads. |
| June 2024 | Flood | Centerville | - | The Vermillion River near Wakonda rose above flood stage the morning of June 21st, cresting around 4.93 feet above flood stage (18.93 feet) on June 22nd. This crest is in the Major Stage and broke the previous record. The river then fell below flood stage on the evening of June 28th. For a more comprehensive description of flood damage, please see other entries for Turner County. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Centerville | - | Pea to nickel size hail lasted for several minutes. |
| April 2020 | Flood | Centerville | - | The Vermillion River near Wakonda (gage site WKAS2) crested 0.3 feet above flood stage on April 1. Main impacts were limited to flooding of agricultural land near the river. |
| March 2020 | Flood | Centerville | - | The Vermillion River near Wakonda (gage site WKAS2) crested 1.1 feet above flood stage on March 9. Main impacts were limited to flooding of agricultural land near the river. |
| June 2019 | Flood | Centerville | - | A continuation of flooding from May, the Vermillion River near Wakonda (gage site WKAS2) started at 3.10 feet above flood stage on June 1. Many rural roads near the river were inundated, with continued flooding of significant amounts of agricultural land. |
| May 2019 | Flood | Centerville | - | The Vermillion River near Wakonda (gage site WKAS2) reached a peak of 3.10 feet above flood stage on May 31. 25000 acres of agricultural land were flooded between Centerville and Vermillion. Several county and state roads were inundated, including Highway 19 in several locations south of Centerville. Major flooding continued at the end of the month. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Centerville | - | Snow melt and heavy rainfall (measured 3.06 inches 7 miles west southwest of Parker and 2.80 inches at Marion) resulted in extensive flooding of agricultural lands and inundation of numerous county and township roads (as well as overtopping State Highway 19 just south of Centerville March 15-18). The Vermillion River near Wakonda (gage site WKAS2) reached the highest stage on record cresting 3.7 feet above flood stage on March 17. |
| May 2019 | Flood | Centerville | - | The Vermillion River near Wakonda (gage site WKAS2) reached a crest of 2.53 feet above flood stage on May 13. Over 10000 acres were again flooded between Centerville and Vermillion, causing additional delays to spring planting activities in the flood plain. Several county and state roads were again inundated by flood waters, including Highway 19 near 299th Street. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerville | - | Large tree snapped. |
| April 2019 | Flood | Centerville | - | Runoff from occasional precipitation in late March and early April produced considerable flooding of agricultural lands along the river between Davis and Vermillion, along with some brief flooding of South Dakota Highway 19 south of Centerville as well as several other county and township roads. The Vermillion River near Wakonda (gage site WKAS2) crested at 3.10 feet above flood stage on April 19. |
| March 2018 | Flood | Centerville | - | Heavy rainfall along with snow melt and some ice jamming caused minor flooding of lowland agricultural areas along portions of the Vermillion River. The river reached an estimated crest of 0.6 feet above flood stage near Wakonda (gage site WKAS2) on March 27. |
| June 2018 | Flood | Centerville | - | A week of periodic heavy rainfall ending June 26 resulted in a widespread 5 to 9 inches of rainfall, much of which occurred on June 20 and 25. Specific weekly totals including 6.08 at Montrose, 7.59 near Hurley and 8.57 at Marion. Major flooding occurred with around 25,000 acres of crop and pasture land inundated between Davis and Wakonda, with water crossing highway 19 south of Centerville as the river crested near Wakonda (gage site WKAS2) 3.5 feet above flood stage on June 25. The river remained at minor flood stage at the end of the month. |
| September 2018 | Flood | Centerville | - | Periodic heavy rainfall from September 18 to September 20 resulted in a widespread accumulation from 3 to 7 inches. Moderate flooding occurred with State Highway 19 and numerous county roads flooded south of Centerville, as well as almost 25 thousand acres of agricultural land inundated between Davis and Vermillion. The Vermillion River near Wakonda (gage site WKAS2) crested 3.0 feet above flood stage on September 24, and dropped below flood stage on September 26. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerville | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including up to 6 inch diameter branches blown down. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerville | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerville | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including up to 8 inch diameter limbs blown down. |
| May 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Centerville | - | A tornado caused tree damage and raised a large debris cloud. |
| May 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Centerville | - | A brief tornado caused no reported damage. |
| June 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Centerville | - | A tornado damaged farm buildings and crops. The tornado crossed into Turner County from Lincoln County. |
| June 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Centerville | - | A weak tornado tracked across farmland and roads. |
| June 2003 | Tornado (F2) | Centerville | - | A tornado damaged farm buildings and equipment, as well as crops, trees, and power lines. |
| June 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Centerville | - | A weak tornado tracked across farmland. |
| June 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Centerville | - | A weak tornado tracked across farmland. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Centerville | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Hail | Centerville | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Centerville | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerville | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Centerville | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Centerville | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Centerville | - | no account filed |
| September 2004 | Hail | Centerville | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerville | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Centerville | - | no account filed |
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 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Tenus Isaac Gunderson House | under 500 feet | 2004 |
 | William Higinbotham House | 0.4 miles | 2001 |
 | South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge No. 63-210-282 | 1.8 miles | 1999 |
| Centerville Township Bridge Number S-18 | 3.8 miles | 2000 | |
| Daneville Township Bridge No. E-26 | 5.1 miles | 1999 | |
| Stidworthy-Kemper House | 6.9 miles | 2022 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83003021 in Record Group 79. |
| Turner County | All 29 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.