Sample-Lindblaum House

Built in 1948. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

From the record

“The Sample - Lindblaum House, also spelled Sample - Lindblom House and alternatively known as the Odile Babb House, is a historic house in Wakonda, South Dakota. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.”
Wikipedia article Sample - Lindblaum House, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 44 National Register listings published here for Clay County · listed in 1998 · category: Building · built in 1948, by Morris Beckman.

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. Sample--Lindblaum House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
Address. 410 Idaho St., Wakonda, 57073
When was it listed? December 1998
Category. building
Also known as. Lustron Houses in South Dakota MPS
Township. Star township
When was it built? 1948
Architect. Morris Beckman
National Register reference number. 98001405 - 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

11 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Sample-Lindblaum House between 1999 and 2015, burning about 681 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
Misuse of fire by a minor	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
29 July 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	25 acres	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	AUNE FIRE
26 July 2000	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Volin Volunteer Fire Department	ALVIN LIEN
29 March 1999	Misuse of fire by a minor	under an acre	McLaughlin Volunteer Fire Department	GRASS STRUCTURE
28 March 1999	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department	REESE
28 March 1999	Misuse of fire by a minor	1.0 acres	McLaughlin Volunteer Fire Department	GRASS GARAGE
16 March 2012	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	IRENE
14 March 1999	Equipment and vehicle use	1.0 acres	Watertown Volunteer Fire Department	BURLINGTON RR
1 November 1999	Debris and open burning	110 acres	Wakonda Fire & Rescue	DENNIS GANGCHOW

Every fire recorded in Clay 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 Sample-Lindblaum House: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
	Sandburg Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
	Wakonda Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer

Every working recorded in Clay County

Storms near this property

60 of 79 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wakonda, the town this property stands in, in 79 storm reports between 2000 and 2024: 29 hail, 26 flood, 15 thunderstorm wind, 7 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
May 2008	Tornado (EF1)	Wakonda	$100,000	A tornado destroyed a barn, damaged or destroyed several outbuildings, scattered lumber across a field, and damaged trees and power lines.
May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Wakonda	$30,000	Thunderstorm winds uprooted trees, destroyed a small shed, three pieces of farm equipment, damaged a barn, and killed one farm animal.
September 2019	Flood	Wakonda	$20,000	Excessive rainfall from September 10-12 in upper portions of the Vermillion River Basin (6.78 inches 2 miles east of Montrose, 5.63 inches at Montrose) resulted in a crest on the Vermillion River near Wakonda (gage site WKAS2) of 1.58 feet above flood stage on September 16. Highway 19 south of Centerville was closed due to high water, along with numerous other county roads.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Wakonda	$20,000	Thunderstorm winds damaged a shop, and displaced debris up to a half mile to the east.
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Wakonda	$20,000	Thunderstorm winds caused widespread tree damage including numerous large branches and some small trees down.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Wakonda	$10,000	Thunderstorm winds heavily damaged a barn and split several trees on an acreage. Property damage costs are a rough estimate.
May 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Wakonda	$10,000	Thunderstorm winds destroyed a farm building.
June 2024	Flood	Wakonda	-	The Vermillion River near Wakonda rose above flood stage the morning of June 21st, cresting around 4.93 feet above flood stage (18.93 feet) on June 22nd. This crest is in the Major Stage and broke the previous record. The river then fell below flood stage on the evening of June 28th. For a more comprehensive description of flood damage, please see other entries for Clay County.
June 2023	Hail	Wakonda	-	Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture.
July 2023	Hail	Wakonda	-	Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture.
May 2021	Tornado (EFU)	Wakonda	-	A brief landspout spun up just south of the intersection of 305th Street and 454th Avenue south southwest of Wakonda. The tornado was witnessed intermittently touching down over the next 5 minutes, which kicked up dust while it moved across open fields. The average path width was 25 yards. Tornado timing, path, and width based on eyewitness accounts and video and photographic evidence.
April 2020	Flood	Wakonda	-	The Vermillion River near Wakonda (gage site WKAS2) crested 0.3 feet above flood stage on April 1. Main impacts were limited to flooding of agricultural land near the river.
March 2020	Flood	Wakonda	-	The Vermillion River near Wakonda (gage site WKAS2) crested 1.1 feet above flood stage on March 9. Main impacts were limited to flooding of agricultural land near the river.
June 2019	Flood	Wakonda	-	A continuation of flooding from May, the Vermillion River near Wakonda (gage site WKAS2) started at 3.10 feet above flood stage on June 1. Many rural roads near the river were inundated, with continued flooding of significant amounts of agricultural land.
May 2019	Flood	Wakonda	-	The Vermillion River near Wakonda (gage site WKAS2) reached a peak of 3.10 feet above flood stage on May 31. 25000 acres of agricultural land were flooded between Centerville and Vermillion. Several county and state roads were inundated, including Highway 19 in several locations south of Centerville. Major flooding continued at the end of the month.
March 2019	Flood	Wakonda	-	Snow melt and heavy rainfall (measured 3.06 inches 7 miles west southwest of Parker and 2.80 inches at Marion) resulted in extensive flooding of agricultural lands and inundation of numerous county and township roads (as well as overtopping State Highway 19 just south of Centerville March 15-18). The Vermillion River near Wakonda (gage site WKAS2) reached the highest stage on record cresting 3.7 feet above flood stage on March 17.
July 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Wakonda	-	Farm outbuilding destroyed northwest of Wakonda.
March 2019	Flood	Wakonda	-	Ponding of water over roadways at the intersections of 302nd St. and SD Highway 19, and SD Highway 46/19.
May 2019	Flood	Wakonda	-	The Vermillion River near Wakonda (gage site WKAS2) reached a crest of 2.53 feet above flood stage on May 13. Over 10000 acres were again flooded between Centerville and Vermillion, causing additional delays to spring planting activities in the flood plain. Several county and state roads were again inundated by flood waters, including Highway 19 near 299th Street.
July 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Wakonda	-	Wind damage at farmstead to buildings and trees.
April 2019	Flood	Wakonda	-	Runoff from occasional precipitation in late March and early April produced considerable flooding of agricultural lands along the river between Davis and Vermillion, along with some brief flooding of South Dakota Highway 19 south of Centerville as well as several other county and township roads. The Vermillion River near Wakonda (gage site WKAS2) crested at 3.10 feet above flood stage on April 19.
March 2018	Flood	Wakonda	-	Heavy rainfall along with snow melt and some ice jamming caused minor flooding of lowland agricultural areas along portions of the Vermillion River. The river reached an estimated crest of 0.6 feet above flood stage near Wakonda (gage site WKAS2) on March 27.
June 2018	Flood	Wakonda	-	A week of periodic heavy rainfall ending June 26 resulted in a widespread 5 to 9 inches of rainfall, much of which occurred on June 20 and 25. Specific weekly totals including 6.08 at Montrose, 7.59 near Hurley and 8.57 at Marion. Major flooding occurred with around 25,000 acres of crop and pasture land inundated between Davis and Wakonda, with water crossing highway 19 south of Centerville as the river crested near Wakonda (gage site WKAS2) 3.5 feet above flood stage on June 25. The river remained at minor flood stage at the end of the month.
September 2018	Flood	Wakonda	-	Periodic heavy rainfall from September 18 to September 20 resulted in a widespread accumulation from 3 to 7 inches. Moderate flooding occurred with State Highway 19 and numerous county roads flooded south of Centerville, as well as almost 25 thousand acres of agricultural land inundated between Davis and Vermillion. The Vermillion River near Wakonda (gage site WKAS2) crested 3.0 feet above flood stage on September 24, and dropped below flood stage on September 26.
April 2016	Flood	Wakonda	-	Runoff from repeated rains caused minor to moderate flooding of the Vermillion River during the last three days of April. Agricultural land along the river and a few county roads were flooded. The river reached a peak stage of 2.42 feet above flood stage at Wakonda at the end of the month.
May 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Wakonda	-	T5hunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including at least one large tree snapped off, and numerous large branches blown down.
June 2014	Flood	Wakonda	-	Repeated heavy rains caused major agricultural and road flooding of the Vermillion River in the Wakonda area, with lesser flooding further south near Vermillion. The river crested at 3.3 feet above flood stage near Wakonda on June 19th, and less than one foot above flood stage at Vermillion on June 22nd.
May 2013	Flood	Wakonda	-	Heavy rain caused minor farmland and other lowland flooding of the Vermillion River. The river crested at 1.1 feet above flood stage near Wakonda on May 30th.
May 2012	Flood	Wakonda	-	Heavy rain caused flooding of the Vermillion River, with some roads, parkland and farmland affected. The river crested at 1.9 feet above flood stage near Wakonda on May 12th.
June 2010	Flood	Wakonda	-	Heavy rain caused minor to moderate flooding of the Vermillion River. Lowlands including some farmland were flooded. The river crested at 2.8 feet above flood stage near Wakonda on June 17th.
September 2010	Flood	Wakonda	-	Heavy rain caused minor flooding of the Vermillion River, with lowlands including some farmland affected. The river crested at less than a foot above flood stage near Wakonda on September 28th.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Wakonda	-	Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including a large tree uprooted.
July 2010	Flood	Wakonda	-	Runoff from heavy rain caused moderate flooding of the Vermillion River, with farmland, other lowlands, and a few roads flooded. The river rose to near 3 feet above flood stage near Wakonda at the end of the month with the river still rising.
August 2010	Flood	Wakonda	-	Moderate flooding of the Vermillion River, triggered by late July heavy rains, continued into early August before abating. Lowlands, farmland, and a few roads were flooded. The river crested at 3.55 feet above flood stage near Wakonda on August 4th, then fell below flood stage on August 15th.
March 2010	Flood	Wakonda	-	Rapid melting of a heavy winter snowpack resulted in moderate to major flooding of the Vermillion River. Numerous fields and roads were flooded with some roads washed out. The Vermillion River crested at 3.6 feet above flood stage near Wakonda on March 14th, and 6.4 feet above flood stage near Vermillion on March 20th.
May 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Wakonda	-	Thunderstorm winds caused roof damage to a large building and blew shingles off an outbuilding.
May 2008	Tornado (EF1)	Wakonda	-	A tornado caused widespread tree damage, littering roads with tree debris.
May 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Wakonda	-	Thunderstorm winds overturned a field irrigation system.
June 2008	Flood	Wakonda	-	Heavy rain caused moderate to major flooding of the Vermillion River. Thousands of acres of farmland were flooded near the river. The amount of crop damage and damage to farmland from erosion was not known. Several county roads were also flooded.
May 2007	Flood	Wakonda	-	Heavy rain caused flooding of low areas including fields, as well as small streams, beyond the flash flood time frame. The Vermillion River also flooded, peaking at 2.1 feet above flood stage near Wakonda on May 11th.
April 2007	Flood	Wakonda	-	Heavy rain at the end of March led to minor flooding along the Vermillion River. Some lowlands were flooded but no significant damage was reported.
March 2007	Flood	Wakonda	-	Warm temperatures caused a rapid snowmelt which caused the Vermillion River to rise above flood stage for a few days. The flooding was minor to moderate and no significant damage was reported. The river crested at 2.0 feet above flood stage near Wakonda on March 12th.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Wakonda	-	A gustnado of brief duration was observed along the outflow of thunderstorms.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Wakonda	-	A gustnado of brief duration was observed along the outflow of thunderstorms.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Wakonda	-	Thunderstorm winds blew down small branches.
June 2005	Flash Flood	Wakonda	-	Heavy rain caused flooding of numerous roads and basements.
June 2003	Tornado (F0)	Wakonda	-	A weak tornado tracked northeast across farmland.
June 2003	Tornado (F1)	Wakonda	-	A tornado damaged buildings on a farm. The tornado also cause tree and crop damage. The tornado was in close proximity to another tornado which tracked during the same time.
June 2003	Tornado (F0)	Wakonda	-	A tornado damaged trees and cropland.
June 2003	Tornado (F0)	Wakonda	-	A weak tornado caused no reported damage.
June 2003	Flash Flood	Wakonda	-	Heavy rain caused flooding of fields and some roads, and caused the Vermillion River to rise rapidly to just out of its banks.
July 2023	Hail	Wakonda	-	no account filed
May 2022	Hail	Wakonda	-	no account filed
May 2022	Hail	Wakonda	-	no account filed
May 2022	Hail	Wakonda	-	no account filed
July 2017	Hail	Wakonda	-	no account filed
June 2014	Hail	Wakonda	-	no account filed
April 2011	Hail	Wakonda	-	no account filed
June 2010	Hail	Wakonda	-	no account filed
September 2010	Hail	Wakonda	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Clay 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

4 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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Building at 125 Ohio St.	0.4 miles	2002
Wakonda State Bank	0.4 miles	2003
South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge No. 14-060-032	3.7 miles	2000
South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge No. 14-090-042	6.3 miles	2000

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 98001405 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Clay 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.