Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
“Rapid City Fruit Company is a historic commercial building at 320 7th Street in Rapid City, South Dakota. It was built in 1920 and was the first refrigerated warehouse in the city.”
Wikipedia article Rapid City Fruit Company, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 59 National Register listings published here for Pennington County · listed in 1993 · category: Building.
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 276 fires within 5 miles of Rapid City Fruit Company between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,985 acres in total. 33 started naturally. 9 were 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 | 107 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 39 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 33 |
| Natural | 33 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Fireworks | 16 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3,100 acres | Philip Volunteer Fire Department | VIALIANT |
| 7 September 2003 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 6 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 5 September 2001 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | TRANSFORMER |
| 5 September 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Rapid City Fire Department | 01-3743 |
| 5 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Rapid City Fire Department | 01-3735 |
| 5 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | SUN RIDGE |
| 4 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | NEMO RD |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Rapid City Fruit Company: 13 producers, 2 past producers, 2 unknowns. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, Dimension, Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hills Materials | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Rapid City Lime Kilns & Quarries | Calcium | Producer | ||
| South Dakota State Cement Plant | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Limestone, Shale | |
| Haydite Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Light Aggregates Inc Kiln | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Dakota Lime & Brick Co Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Everist Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Gyp Pit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Hills Materials Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hoffman Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rapid City, the town this property stands in, in 620 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 469 hail, 103 thunderstorm wind, 17 flood, 13 flash flood. The reports record 5 injuries. 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 2016 | Lightning | Rapid City | 1 hurt | A person was struck by lightning on Haines Avenue. |
| August 2016 | Lightning | Rapid City | 1 hurt | A person was struck by lightning at the Rushmore Crossing Shopping Center. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rapid City | 1 hurt | A tree fell on a car at the corner of New York Street and East Boulevard, injuring one person inside the car. |
| July 2003 | Lightning | Rapid City | 1 hurt | A 16 year old boy was struck by lightning in the parking lot of the Meadowbrook Golf Course. |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rapid City | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Rapid City | $12,000,000 | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Rapid City | $10,000,000 | Hail caused extensive damage to homes and vehicles on the west side of Rapid City. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Rapid City | $10,000,000 | Hail to the size of golf balls fell at the Rapid City National Weather Service office and across much of east Rapid City. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Rapid City | $8,000,000 | Large hail damaged automobiles and property in the area. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Rapid City | $5,000,000 | Large hail damaged vehicles and property in the area. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Rapid City | $2,000,000 | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Rapid City | $1,500,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rapid City | $1,000,000 | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Rapid City | $750,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Rapid City | $500,000 | Numerous automobiles were damaged by large hail in a hotel parking lot near Rushmore Mall. The hail also caused significant roof damage to Knollwood Heights Elementary and North Middle schools. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Rapid City | $500,000 | Hail to softball size broke windows and damaged roofs in the Black Gap subdivision. It also damaged vehicles and at least 70 motor homes at the Hart Ranch campgound. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Rapid City | $500,000 | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Rapid City | $500,000 | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Rapid City | $500,000 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Rapid City | $300,000 | Two to six inches of rain caused flash flooding in the Rapid City area. Rapid Creek overflowed its banks and flooded portions of the bike path and several roads. Flooding was reported along Sheridan Lake Road in the Spring Brook Acres area. Fifth Street was flooded between Minnesota Street and Catron Boulevard. Arrowhead and Meadowbrook golf courses were flooded and a cart bridge was destroyed. Water was three feet high against Meadowbrook Elementary School. A few structures along Rapid Creek were flooded near South Valley Drive. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Rapid City | $300,000 | Hail to the size of golf balls damaged automobiles and houses on the west side of Rapid City. |
| June 1997 | Flash Flood | Rapid City | $286,000 | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Rapid City | $250,000 | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Rapid City | $250,000 | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Rapid City | $150,000 | Runoff from heavy rain on already saturated ground caused flash flooding on the north and east sides of Rapid City. At least three people had to be rescued after driving into flood waters, including one where a culvert washed out on Nike Road just east of Haines Avenue and north of Country Road. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rapid City | $150,000 | The combination of hail and wind damaged vehicles and shredded plants on the south side of Rapid City. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Rapid City | $150,000 | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Hail | Rapid City | $150,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Flood | Rapid City | $147,000 | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Rapid City | $100,000 | Quarter to golf ball sized hail damaged automobiles. |
| September 2013 | Hail | Rapid City | $100,000 | Ping pong ball size hail caused some property damage on the northern edge of Rapid City. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Rapid City | $100,000 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Rapid City | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Rapid City | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Rapid City | $100,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Rapid City | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Rapid City | $100,000 | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Flash Flood | Rapid City | $50,000 | Slow moving thunderstorms moved over the Rapid City area in the late afternoon and dropped two to three inches of rain in about an hour. Runoff from the heavy rain flooded streets and low-lying areas. Rapid Creek quickly overflowed its banks near the fairgrounds. The heaviest rain fell over the Robbinsdale area, where the runoff filled a detention pond near Robbinsdale Park to a depth of 30 feet and tore up sections of asphalt on Fairlane Drive. Several vehicles were pushed by the rushing water and one vehicle ended up in the detention pond. The fire department had to perform several water rescues. |
| June 2015 | Lightning | Rapid City | $50,000 | Lightning struck an apartment building and started a fire, causing considerable damage. Time was estimated. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Rapid City | $50,000 | Hail damaged automobiles near the intersection of South Highway 16 and Catron Boulevard. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rapid City | $30,000 | Numerous large tree branches down. A few vehicles damaged by the fallen limbs. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Rapid City | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Lightning | Rapid City | $20,000 | Lightning struck the top of a pickup truck and started a fire in the cab. The bolt also struck the ground, causing pieces of asphalt to hit the truck. The driver was uninjured. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Rapid City | $20,000 | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Hail | Rapid City | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rapid City | $12,000 | Numerous tree limbs were blown down including some that were 12 inches in diameter. A building supply store received roof damage. Also, scattered power outages occurred. |
| August 2013 | Heavy Rain | Rapid City | $10,000 | Heavy rain caused minor flooding in north Rapid City. A car was washed into a ditch at the intersection of Maple Avenue and Disk Drive. Runoff flooded backyards and basements at the corner of Crestwood Drive and Racine Street. Rapid Creek rose to within a foot of its banks near the Central States Fairgrounds. The water quickly receded within 20 minutes at most locations. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Rapid City | $10,000 | Hail damaged a vehicle and shingles on the house. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rapid City | $10,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in Rapid City. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Rapid City | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Lightning | Rapid City | $6,000 | Lightning struck the National Weather Service office, damaging computers and equipment. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rapid City | $5,000 | A tree and large limbs fell in a backyard and on a car. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Rapid City | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Hail | Rapid City | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Rapid City | $2,000 | Two house windows were broken by large hail. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rapid City | $2,000 | Several power poles were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Rapid City | $1,000 | Large hail cracked windows and stripped leaves off trees. |
| May 1993 | Hail | Rapid City | $500 | Hail from .5 to 1.5 inches in diameter was reported northwest through west of Rapid City and in the Johnson Siding area. |
| June 1996 | Hail | Rapid City | $500 | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Hail | Rapid City | $50 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Nichols Funeral Home Building | 0.7 miles | 2004 |
 | Gambrill Storage Building | 0.7 miles | 1984 |
 | Rapid City Garage | 0.7 miles | 1984 |
 | Fairmont Creamery Company Building | 0.7 miles | 2006 |
 | Pap Madison Cabin | 0.8 miles | 2008 |
| Rapid City Historic Commercial District | 0.8 miles | 1974 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 93001340 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Pennington County | All 59 listed properties in this county. |
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