Nels M. Hanson Farmstead

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

From the record

One of 43 National Register listings published here for Codington County · listed in 1989 · category: Building.

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

The listing

Listed as. Hanson, Nels M., Farmstead - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
Address. 4 mi. N of Henry, Henry, 57243
When was it listed? July 1989
Category. building
Township. Graceland township
National Register reference number. 89000831 - 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

13 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Nels M. Hanson Farmstead between 2004 and 2020, burning about 70 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
Debris and open burning	3
Railroad operations and maintenance	2
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
5 September 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	WOOKEY
30 September 2012	Equipment and vehicle use	2.0 acres	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	351
8 August 2006	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	not named
18 May 2020	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	HWY 25
28 April 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	UNKNOWN
22 April 2020	Debris and open burning	under an acre	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	DAVE
15 April 2020	Railroad operations and maintenance	25 acres	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	HANSEN CRP
13 April 2004	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	not named

Every fire recorded in Codington County

Mines and quarries near this property

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Nels M. Hanson Farmstead: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. 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
	Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
	Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Codington County

Storms near this property

37 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Henry, the town this property stands in, in 37 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 25 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 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
July 2025	Tornado (EF2)	Henry	-	A tornado tracked for nearly four miles over approximately 21 minutes, leaving a path of significant damage. The event began around 5:55 PM CDT when the tornado touched down in an open field between 168th and 169th Streets, just to the west of 442nd Avenue. The tornado initially tracked to the east, and by about 6:02 PM, it crossed 442nd Avenue. The tornado then turned and started tracking south. The core of the tornado passed about 150 yards to the west of a farmstead, but at approximately 6:03 PM, the tornado was close enough to the farm to start causing significant damage. In fact, video evidence shows debris being lofted into the air before the tornado made its closest approach. The main residence was completely destroyed. An attached garage was dislodged and swept clean from its cement foundation; however, a vehicle in the driveway did not move. The remainder of the house lost its entire roof and many exterior walls, though many interior walls remained standing. One outbuilding was completely destroyed, and many others sustained significant damage. Along the southern edge of the property, a line of nine grain bins was completely swept away. The residents were not home at the time of the tornado, but a beloved horse was killed. At 6:06 PM, the tornado crossed 169th Street and continued south through cropland. Aerial photos revealed that between 169th and 170th Streets, the tornado ripped through several rows of erosion shelterbelt trees. Trees in the path were void of branches, snapped at their bases, and in some spots, reduced to nothing more than stubs. Continuing south, the tornado crossed 170th Street around 6:11 PM and continued across a lake and more cropland, eventually crossing 171st Street. By approximately 6:16 PM, the tornado weakened and dissipated just north of 172nd Street, bringing its 21-minute duration to an end. The tornado was rated an EF2 with peak winds estimated at 135 mph.
July 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Henry	-	A vehicle was blown off road along the highway north of Henry by an estimated 60 mph wind gust.
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Henry	-	Thunderstorm winds knocked down three trees in town. A 3-4 inch diameter branch from another tree was blown off, impaling a nearby home.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Henry	-	One inch tree branches were downed by the wind.
July 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Henry	-	Sixty mph winds were estimated.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Henry	-	Eighty mph winds toppled four trees southwest of Henry.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Henry	-	Many large tree branches were downed in Henry along with some power lines.
July 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Henry	-	Sixty mph winds were estimated near Henry.
July 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Henry	-	Sixty mph winds downed several branches in and around Henry.
June 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Henry	-	Winds to 70 mph brought several trees and many large tree branches down in Henry.
July 1997	Tornado (F0)	Henry	-	This weak tornado was a cold air funnel which touched down in a field, damaging crops and downing some trees. Path length and width were estimated.
July 2015	Hail	Henry	-	no account filed
June 2013	Hail	Henry	-	no account filed
September 2010	Hail	Henry	-	no account filed
July 2010	Hail	Henry	-	no account filed
July 2010	Hail	Henry	-	no account filed
July 2010	Hail	Henry	-	no account filed
July 2009	Hail	Henry	-	no account filed
June 2006	Hail	Henry	-	no account filed
June 2006	Hail	Henry	-	no account filed
June 2006	Hail	Henry	-	no account filed
June 2006	Hail	Henry	-	no account filed
June 2006	Hail	Henry	-	no account filed
June 2006	Hail	Henry	-	no account filed
September 2006	Hail	Henry	-	no account filed
August 2006	Hail	Henry	-	no account filed
August 2006	Hail	Henry	-	no account filed
May 2005	Hail	Henry	-	no account filed
May 2005	Hail	Henry	-	no account filed
May 2005	Hail	Henry	-	no account filed
June 2001	Hail	Henry	-	no account filed
June 1997	Hail	Henry	-	no account filed
May 1996	Hail	Henry	-	no account filed
June 1996	Hail	Henry	-	no account filed
October 1996	Hail	Henry	-	no account filed
July 1996	Tornado (F0)	Henry	-	no account filed
June 1994	Hail	Henry	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Codington 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

2 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	Property	Distance	Listed
	Reeve's Resort	5.0 miles	1989
	Citizens State Bank of Henry	5.4 miles	1997

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 89000831 in Record Group 79.
Codington County	All 43 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.