Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
“The Wheeler Hotel was a historic hotel building at 101 North Main Street in Howard, South Dakota. It is a two-story L-shaped wood-frame structure, built c. 1880 and enlarged about ten years later.”
Wikipedia article Wheeler Hotel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 4 National Register listings published here for Miner County · listed in 1985 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Wheeler Hotel between 2007 and 2017, burning about 75 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 | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | KUHLE FIELD |
| 5 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | CALLIES |
| 10 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Minnehaha County | BELLVIEW |
| 25 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | HOWARD |
| 22 April 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | CAVIGILLI |
| 17 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | BUNKER RX |
| 15 April 2008 | Debris and open burning | 33 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 13 April 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | GOLF COURSE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Wheeler Hotel: 2 producers. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelses Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Van-Scharrel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Howard, the town this property stands in, in 45 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 21 thunderstorm wind, 18 hail, 3 tornado, 2 lightning. 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 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howard | 1 hurt | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage and broke windows. One person received minor cuts from flying glass. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howard | $60,000 | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Howard | $50,000 | Heavy rainfall of 2 to 6 inches caused widespread flooding of roads and basements, especially in an area from the town of Howard to 4 miles north of Howard. Several county roads were washed out and some bridges were damaged. A golf course on the east side of Howard was flooded. |
| June 1994 | Hail | Howard | $50,000 | The damage path of the hail was estimated to be about 12 miles long and three to five miles wide. The hail caused widespread crop damage, many windows were broken, and some sheds and vehicles were damaged. |
| May 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Howard | $50,000 | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Howard | $30,000 | Large hail broke windows in buildings and vehicles, dented vehicles, and damaged siding. The hail caused minor damage to corn crops and more extensive damage to soybean crops in the area. The amount of crop damage was not known. |
| May 2007 | Tornado (EF2) | Howard | $20,000 | A tornado damaged outbuildings and destroyed a hunting lodge. |
| May 2004 | Lightning | Howard | $20,000 | Lightning struck a house and started a fire. The fire was contained mostly in the roof and attic, but the house was filled with smoke. |
| September 1995 | Hail | Howard | $20,000 | Hail broke some windows on vehicles and caused damage to soybean and corn crops over a small area along the eastern edge of the county. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howard | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howard | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew a shed off of its foundation. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howard | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured by a Road Weather Information System sensor near Howard. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howard | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured by a Road Weather Information System sensor 1 mile west of Howard. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Howard | - | Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howard | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts damaged several buildings in Howard, with numerous trees and powerlines down. Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howard | - | An extended period of thunderstorm wind gusts of 58 mph or greater was measured by South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD597 1 mile west of Howard. A peak wind gust of 99 mph occurred at 1413CST. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howard | - | Thunderstorm winds caused significant roof damage to an agricultural building and knocked over nearby steel tanks. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howard | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 70 mph was measured by South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD597 1 mile west of Howard. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howard | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts measured by South Dakota RWIS site SD597 1 mile west of Howard. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howard | - | Several tree limbs and branches down. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howard | - | Tree limbs downed across the entire town. |
| August 2016 | Hail | Howard | - | Large hail caused an unknown amount of damage to vehicles. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howard | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several branches blown down. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howard | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several branches blown down. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howard | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including numerous branches and a few trees blown down. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howard | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several large trees blown down. The winds also damaged a dugout at a baseball diamond, blew down power lines, and blew down the door to a farm shop. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howard | - | Thunderstorm winds caused widespread tree damage. mostly branches down. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howard | - | Thunderstorm winds blew an 8 by 10 foot metal shed into nearby trees. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Howard | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Howard | - | no account filed |
| September 2010 | Hail | Howard | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Howard | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Howard | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Howard | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howard | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Howard | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Howard | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Howard | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howard | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Howard | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Howard | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Howard | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Howard | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Howard | - | no account filed |
| October 1998 | Lightning | Howard | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nansen Store | 5.7 miles | 2014 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85001353 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Miner County | All 4 listed properties in this county. |
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