Built in 1908. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
“The Garden City Opera House, at 1st and Railroad Streets in Garden City, South Dakota, was built in 1908. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.”
Wikipedia article Garden City Opera House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 10 National Register listings published here for Clark County · listed in 1988 · category: Building · built in 1908.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · 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 17 fires within 5 miles of Garden City Opera House between 1999 and 2020, burning about 76 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 | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Bradley Volunteer Fire Department | CRABTREE |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | WOOKEY |
| 8 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 12 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 1 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | CLARK |
| 6 July 2020 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | LYNDA STERN CONTROLLED |
| 6 July 2020 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | EVAN FLETCHER |
| 30 July 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.3 acres | Waubay National Wildlife Refuge | POPPEN |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Garden City, the town this property stands in, in 29 storm reports between 1995 and 2022: 21 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1995 | Hail | Garden City | $5,000 | Hail broke windows and caused undetermined crop damage. |
| May 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Garden City | - | The tornado touched down quickly on the southern edge of the|farm. A barn completely lost the roof and external walls on about|two thirds of the structure. Debris from the barn was spread to|the northeast. 2x4 s were pierced vertically into the ground and|sheet metal from the barn was wrapped around trees. One|2x4 pierced through the garage attached to the house. Debris|would continue to be found about a quarter mile to the northeast,|across an open field and into the neighbor's farm yard. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garden City | - | An estimated thunderstorm wind gust of sixty mph caused tree damage. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garden City | - | Seventy mph winds damaged some grain bins, the roof of a building, and downed many large tree branches in Garden City. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garden City | - | Strong winds brought down many large tree branches. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Garden City | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Garden City | - | no account filed |
| September 2010 | Hail | Garden City | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Garden City | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Garden City | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Garden City | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garden City | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Garden City | - | no account filed |
| September 2003 | Hail | Garden City | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Garden City | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Garden City | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Garden City | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Garden City | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Garden City | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Garden City | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garden City | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Garden City | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garden City | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Hail | Garden City | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Garden City | - | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Hail | Garden City | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garden City | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Garden City | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Garden City | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 88002839 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Clark County | All 10 listed properties in this county. |
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