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Alexander Hoover House

Built in 1909. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

From the record

“The Alexander Hoover House, located on South Dakota Highway 79 near Hoover, South Dakota, USA, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. The listing included six contributing buildings and a contributing structure.”

Wikipedia article Alexander Hoover House, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 39 National Register listings published here for Butte County · listed in 1986 · category: Building · built in 1909.

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

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 6 buildingss, 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
  • Listed as. Hoover, Alexander, House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
  • Address. SD 59, Hoover, 57235
  • When was it listed? April 1986
  • Category. building
  • Also known as. Rural Butte and Meade Counties MRA
  • When was it built? 1909
  • National Register reference number. 86000929 - 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.

Storms near this property

60 of 110 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hoover, the town this property stands in, in 110 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 67 thunderstorm wind, 38 hail, 2 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 2011Thunderstorm WindHoover$50,000Winds blew down a granary, corral, large tree branches, and power lines at Hoover. A roof was blown off a barn.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindHoover$20,000Many trees were damaged and snapped off. Barn roof was partially torn off. Stockade damage.
August 2011HailHoover$10,000no account filed
August 2010Thunderstorm WindHoover$7,000The combination of hail and wind broke automobile and house windows.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindHoover$2,000Thunderstorm winds tipped over large farm equipment, downed several trees, and flattened alfalfa crops.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindHoover-SD Mesonet recorded wind gust.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindHoover-SD Mesonet recorded wind gust.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindHoover-SD Mesonet recorded wind gust.
May 2024Tornado (EFU)Hoover-This tornado was in a very rural area, with no damage. Therefore, a damage assessment could not be conducted. The tornado was small and thin, traveling approximately 10 miles across open prairie. Tornado track is based on radar and spotter reports.
May 2024Tornado (EFU)Hoover-This tornado was in a very rural area, over open prairie, with no damage reported. Therefore, a damage assessment could not be conducted. Visually, the tornado was very small and thin, lasting approximately 4 minutes and crossed US Highway 212. Tornado track is based on radar and spotter reports.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindHoover-Gusts of 60 to 108 mph for about 25 minutes.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated at 70 mph.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindHoover-The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated around 70 mph.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindHoover-The spotter estimated wind gusts at 70 mph.
July 2019Flash FloodHoover-Runoff from heavy rain overnight caused flash flooding along the South Fork of the Moreau River near Hoover.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindHoover-The observer estimated wind gusts around 60 mph.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated around 60 mph.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated around 60 mph.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindHoover-The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindHoover-The spotter estimated wind gusts near 70 mph.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindHoover-The cooperative observer estimated wind gusts at least 70 mph.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated near 70 mph.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindHoover-The observer estimated wind gusts reached around 60 mph.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated at 70 mph.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindHoover-Large branches were broken off trees.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindHoover-The spotter reported wind gusts of 60 mph.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
October 2011Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindHoover-A spotter reported 60 mph wind gusts.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindHoover-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindHoover-None.
May 2008FloodHoover-Minor flooding occurred along the South Fork of the Moreau River, the Belle Fourche River, Hay Creek, Willow Creek, Frog Creek, Indian Creek, and their tributaries.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindHoover-6 inch diameter tree branches were broken off trees and a fence was destroyed.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindHoover-Several tree branches were blown down.
August 1997Thunderstorm WindHoover-TRUCK BLOWN OFF HIGHWAY.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindHoover-no account filed
September 2024Thunderstorm WindHoover-no account filed
July 2023HailHoover-no account filed
July 2023Thunderstorm WindHoover-no account filed
September 2023Thunderstorm WindHoover-no account filed
May 2022Thunderstorm WindHoover-no account filed
August 2022Thunderstorm WindHoover-no account filed
June 2022Thunderstorm WindHoover-no account filed
June 2021Thunderstorm WindHoover-no account filed
July 2021Thunderstorm WindHoover-no account filed
August 2021HailHoover-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Butte 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.

Listed places nearby

1 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
Hoover Store0.1 miles1986

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 86000929 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Butte CountyAll 39 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.
  • 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.