Herman F. Micheel Gothic Arched-Roof Barn

Built in 1920. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

From the record

“Micheel Gothic Arched-Roof Barn, in Brookings County, South Dakota, is a Gothic-arch barn built in 1920. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.”
Wikipedia article Herman F. Micheel Gothic Arched-Roof Barn, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 44 National Register listings published here for Brookings County · listed in 1991 · category: Building · built in 1920.

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 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Listed as. Micheel, Herman F., Gothic Arched-Roof Barn - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
Address. 5 Mi. N and 3 mi. W of White, White, 57276
When was it listed? January 1991
Category. building
Township. Argo township
When was it built? 1920
National Register reference number. 90002207 - 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

10 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Herman F. Micheel Gothic Arched-Roof Barn between 1999 and 2020, burning about 10 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
Debris and open burning	4
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	4
Smoking	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
21 July 2018	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	I29 150
2 May 2020	Debris and open burning	under an acre	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	KNUTSON
10 April 2003	Smoking	under an acre	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	not named
30 March 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	INTERSTATE 29
17 March 2000	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Brookings County	I29 NORTH MM 146
11 December 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	DEUEL 12112015
2 November 2001	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Brookings County	SHRIVER
14 November 2015	Debris and open burning	under an acre	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	SHRIVER

Every fire recorded in Brookings County

Mines and quarries near this property

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Herman F. Micheel Gothic Arched-Roof Barn: 1 past producer. 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

Every working recorded in Brookings County

Storms near this property

56 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names White, the town this property stands in, in 56 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 23 hail, 18 thunderstorm wind, 9 flood, 5 flash flood. 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 2019	Flood	White	$50,000	After excessive two-day rainfall during September 10-12 (5.76 inches 8 miles north of Aurora, 5.41 inches at Brookings), Sixmile Creek above Brookings (gage site SMCS2) reached the highest stage on record of 1.65 feet above flood stage on September 12. Water flooded numerous city streets on the northwest side of Brookings, along with township roads north and northeast of Brookings.
May 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	White	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds destroyed a metal machine shed, damaging four tractors and other farm equipment inside. There were other reports of property damage in the White area.
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	White	$30,000	Thunderstorm winds blew down power poles and caused tree damage. The winds also caused damage to farm buildings and equipment and twisted road signs.
June 2010	Flash Flood	White	$20,000	Heavy rain caused flooding of rural roads and washed out some of the roads.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	White	$15,000	Thunderstorm winds destroyed a pole barn, heavily damaged a metal storage building, and caused tree damage.
June 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	White	$10,000	Thunderstorm winds uprooted a few trees, caused other tree damage, and blew shingles off of roofs.
May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	White	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds damaged two farm buildings.
June 2025	Flood	White	-	Six Mile Creek above Brookings rose above flood stage the afternoon of June 29th, cresting around 1.05 feet above flood stage (1635.05 feet) on June 30th. The creek then quickly fell below flood stage on the afternoon on June 30th.
September 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	White	-	Thunderstorm wind gusts knocked over lawn furniture and broke 2 to 4 inch diameter tree branches.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	White	-	Several trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds in White.
June 2024	Flood	White	-	Sixmile Creek near Brookings rose above flood stage the morning of June 22nd, cresting around 1.03 feet above flood stage (1635.03 feet) on June 23rd. This crest is in the Moderate Stage. The creek then fell below flood stage on the morning of June 24th.
April 2023	Flood	White	-	Sixmile Creek above Brookings, SD rose above flood stage on the evening of April 8th before cresting around 0.95 feet above flood stage (1634.95 feet) on April 12th. The creek then fell below flood stage on the evening of April 12th.
September 2023	Tornado (EFU)	White	-	A storm chaser witnessed a very brief tornado along 479th Avenue just south of the intersection with 197th Street, around 6 miles north of White. The touchdown was evident by swirling field debris, but no damage indicator was present to allow for a rating of the tornado.
May 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	White	-	A thunderstorm wind gust of 73 mph was measured by South Dakota State University mesonet site OAKS2 4 miles south-southeast of Astoria. Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture.
May 2022	Hail	White	-	Abundant hail up to nickel-sized fell, which was enough to fill a five gallon bucket at the end of a downspout. Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture.
May 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	White	-	A thunderstorm wind gust of 64 mph was measured by South Dakota State University mesonet site OAKS2 4 miles south-southeast of Astoria.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	White	-	Wind gust measured by personal weather station. Leaves stripped from trees and several limbs down. Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	White	-	SDSU Mesonet station OAKS2 (Oak Lake) measured a wind gust to 83 mph.
August 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	White	-	South Dakota State University mesonet station at Oak Lake measured a peak wind gust of 59 mph.
March 2019	Flood	White	-	Snow melt and heavy rainfall (measured 1.95 inches at Brookings and 1.69 inches near Bruce) resulted in extensive flooding of agricultural lands and inundation of numerous city and township roads on the north and west side of Brookings. Sixmile Creek above Brookings (gage site SMCS2) reached the highest stage on record cresting 1.57 feet above flood stage on March 28. A second crest occurred earlier on March 17 at 1.05 feet above flood stage.
July 2019	Flood	White	-	Sixmile Creek above Brookings (gage site SMCS2) crested 1.91 feet above flood stage on July 10, flooding a few city roads on the northwest side of Brookings, as well as rural roads and agricultural land north of the city.
May 2019	Flood	White	-	Sixmile Creek above Brookings (gage site SMCS2) climbed above flood stage on two brief instances mid-month. The first crest on May 18 was 1.25 feet above flood stage, before falling below flood stage on May 19. A second venture into flood stage commenced on May 22, with a crest of 0.47 feet above flood stage on May 23. The main impact was inundation of agricultural land and additional delays to spring planting in the flood plain. A few township roads were also flooded north of Brookings.
April 2019	Flood	White	-	Runoff from occasional precipitation in early April produced considerable flooding of agricultural lands along the river. Sixmile Creek above Brookings (gage site SMCS2) crested at 0.48 feet above flood stage on April 18.
April 2018	Flood	White	-	Snow melt and runoff from periods of heavier rainfall briefly produced moderate flooding which produced significant impact to lowland agricultural areas and flooded several township roads northeast of Brookings. River levels reached 1.5 feet above flood stage on Sixmile Creek near Brookings (gage site SMCS2) on April 23.
July 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	White	-	Small trees downed.
July 2017	Hail	White	-	Dime size hail as well.
July 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	White	-	Large tree branches downed.
June 2014	Flash Flood	White	-	Heavy rain caused water to run over some roads.
June 2014	Flash Flood	White	-	Heavy rain caused flash flooding of area roads. The rain cut channels in farm fieds.
September 2010	Flash Flood	White	-	Heavy rainfall of over 5 inches caused flash flooding of numerous roads, with a few secondary roads partially washed out. Fields, ditches, and other low areas were flooded.
September 2010	Flash Flood	White	-	Heavy rain caused flash flooding of numerous roads, including several along Six Mile Creek.
July 2004	Hail	White	-	Large hail caused damage to corn and soybean crops. The amount of damage could not be determined, as crops were expected to make a partial recovery.
July 2004	Hail	White	-	Large hail caused crop damage. The amount of damage was not known.
July 2004	Hail	White	-	Large hail caused crop damage. The amount of damage was not known.
August 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	White	-	Thunderstorm winds tipped over farm equipment.
July 2023	Hail	White	-	no account filed
April 2018	Hail	White	-	no account filed
July 2017	Hail	White	-	no account filed
July 2017	Hail	White	-	no account filed
March 2014	Hail	White	-	no account filed
June 2012	Hail	White	-	no account filed
May 2011	Hail	White	-	no account filed
July 2007	Hail	White	-	no account filed
July 2007	Hail	White	-	no account filed
August 2004	Hail	White	-	no account filed
August 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	White	-	no account filed
August 2004	Hail	White	-	no account filed
April 2002	Hail	White	-	no account filed
April 2002	Hail	White	-	no account filed
April 2002	Hail	White	-	no account filed
August 2002	Hail	White	-	no account filed
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	White	-	no account filed
July 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	White	-	no account filed
July 2001	Hail	White	-	no account filed
May 2000	Hail	White	-	no account filed
June 1994	Hail	White	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Brookings 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
	Sterling Methodist Church	5.4 miles	1989
	South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge No. 06-129-020	8.0 miles	1999

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 90002207 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Brookings County	All 44 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.