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One of 12 National Register listings published here for Kendall County · listed in 1984 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Joseph Dienger Building
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Listed as. Dienger, Joseph, Building - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
- Address. 106 W. Blanco Rd., Boerne, 78006
- When was it listed? January 1984
- Category. building
- Census division. Boerne
- Architectural style. Italianate architecture
- National Register reference number. 84001901 - 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
81 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Joseph Dienger Building between 2006 and 2015, burning about 227 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 | 43 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HEADWATERS RANCH |
| 5 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | IH 10 W @ MM 536-537 |
| 30 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | IH 10 W @ 535 |
| 28 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | ENTERPRIZE FIRE |
| 22 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | IH 10 W @ MILE MARKER 542 |
| 1 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1031 NORTH SCHOOL |
| 7 July 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 106 HONEYCOMB |
Storms near this property
60 of 64 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Boerne, the town this property stands in, in 64 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 36 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 11 flash flood, 3 tornado. The reports record 2 deaths and 2 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 2007 | Flash Flood | Boerne | 2 killed, $300,000 | The extremely heavy rainfall associated with the remains of Tropical Storm Erin moved into Kendall County in the afternoon, producing between 3 and 5 inches over most of the county. Highest rain totals were 8 inches between Boerne and Sisterdale. Most roads in the county were closed and several families had to be evacuated along Cypress Creek due to flooding. City Lake was reported to be only six feet below the spillway. It had only been topped twice in the past 10 years. Near 1900 CST on the evening of April 16, a man and his son were in a truck traveling along FM473 when they attempted to drive across a bridge near FM1376 that was already flooded by Sisterdale Creek. The truck stalled and both men crawled out of the cab through the rear window and stood in the truck bed. Rescuers who arrived within minutes were unable to pass them life jackets or to secure a rope to the truck before a surge of water lifted the vehicle and swept it over the bridge. The father and son were washed into the creek and drowned. |
| November 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Boerne | 2 hurt, $100,000 | A second and larger tornado was observed by the Kendall County Sheriff's Department 4 miles west of Boerne along SH46. This tornado moved toward the northeast, causing extensive damage to mobile homes, trees, fences, and roofs. No injuries were reported. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boerne | $100,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds blew down trees in the Boerne area. The winds also rolled over a trailer, crushing it. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boerne | $50,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds knocked over trees and blew down power lines in Boerne. The winds also took off a portion of the roof of St. Peter's Catholic Church. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boerne | $50,000 | Widespread damage was reported to trees northwest of Boerne. Numerous large limbs were knocked to the ground. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boerne | $50,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds damaged the roofs of homes, and windows in homes and cars. The winds also blew down trees and light poles. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boerne | $25,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 90 mph that destroyed a large metal building in Boerne. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Boerne | $20,000 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Boerne | $10,000 | The Sheriff's Department reported that a short-lived, small tornado touched down at the Cave-Without-a-Name northeast of Boerne. The tornado struck a small building and caused minor damage before lifting and dissipating. There were no injuries. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boerne | $10,000 | A severe thunderstorm winds blew down trees north of Boerne. |
| November 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Boerne | $10,000 | A small tornado rated F0 struck in the open near Boerne...causing spotty minor damage to trees. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boerne | $5,000 | Severe thundestorm winds took the roof off a building in Boerne. Small hail was reported with the storm along with heavy rainfall. |
| October 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boerne | $5,000 | Golf ball to baseball-size hail was reported in Comfort. The County Sheriff's Office reported a large signs blown down and wind damage to a gas pump in Boerne. Several cars were damaged across the County. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boerne | $3,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 75 mph. A CoCoRAHS observer reported three large Oak trees, estimated at one to two feet in diameter, snapped in half near FM 474 in Boerne. |
| February 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boerne | $500 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that knocked down a large tree limb on N. Main St. in Boerne. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boerne | $200 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that knocked down tree branches in Boerne. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Boerne | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail southwest of Boerne. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Boerne | - | A thunderstorm produced pea to nickel size hail in Boerne. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Boerne | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail southwest of Boerne. |
| May 2025 | Flash Flood | Boerne | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. Bexarflood.org reported several low water crossings closed in northwestern Bexar County. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Boerne | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Boerne. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Boerne | - | A thunderstorm produced penny size hail in Boerne. |
| February 2024 | Hail | Boerne | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail near Northview Dr. and Ranger Creek on the northwest side of Boerne. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Boerne | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail at the intersection of Hwy 46 and Deep Hollow Dr. southwest of Boerne. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Boerne | - | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail at Fischer Dr. and Lattimore Blvd. in Boerne. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Boerne | - | A thunderstorm produced 1.5 inch diameter hail east of Boerne. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Boerne | - | A thunderstorm produced two inch hail east of Boerne. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Boerne | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Boerne. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Boerne | - | A thunderstorm produced 2.5 inch diameter hail in Boerne. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Boerne | - | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail in Boerne. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Boerne | - | A thunderstorm produced baseball size hail at the Tapatio Springs Hill Country Golf Club outside Boerne. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Boerne | - | A thunderstorm produced tennis ball size hail in Boerne. |
| March 2021 | Hail | Boerne | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Boerne. |
| March 2021 | Hail | Boerne | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Boerne. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Boerne | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. Toutant Beauregard Rd. was flooded at Balcones Creek south of Boerne. |
| March 2020 | Hail | Boerne | - | A thunderstorm produced dime to quarter size hail in Boerne. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Boerne | - | A thunderstorm produced one inch hail in Boerne. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boerne | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 75 mph that blew down a tree in Boerne. |
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | Boerne | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing several roads around the county. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Boerne | - | Nickel size hail was reported in the city of Boerne. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Boerne | - | Dime to penny sized hail was reported in the Fair Oaks Ranch area. |
| March 2012 | Flash Flood | Boerne | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding of some residential streets in Boerne. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boerne | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 58 mph that blew down several trees and power lines in Boerne. |
| September 2010 | Flash Flood | Boerne | - | Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Hermine produced flash flooding which closed the 400 block of FM 474 in Boerne and Old Fredericksburg Road near the Gillespie County line. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Boerne | - | Public reported smashed windows and dented roofs from grapefruit size hail near Boerne. |
| March 2007 | Flash Flood | Boerne | - | General 1 to 2 inch rains fell across southern Kendall County, with the highest amounts near 5 inches southwest of Kendalia. It was reported that 3 inches of that amount fell within one hour. Widespread flash flooding developed. FM473 and FM474 were closed, among many others. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Boerne | - | Thunderstorms produced from 2 to 3 inches of rain over extreme southern Kendall County, with up to 5 inches just east of Boerne. Closed due to high water were SH46, FM474 and FM1376. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Boerne | - | General 2 to 3 inch rains fell over Blanco, Gillespie, Kerr and Kendall Counties, with up to 4 inches near Boerne. FM474 and FM1376 were closed due to high water. |
| July 2006 | Flash Flood | Boerne | - | General 1 to 2 inch rainfall was produced by late afternoon showers and thunderstorms in Kendall County, with the highest totals between 4 and 5 inches around Boerne. Among the roads closed due to flash flooding were SH46, FM1376 and FM474. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Boerne | - | Between 1 and 2 inches of rain fell in the early morning hours between Boerne and Comfort in western Kendall County. Highest totals were near 3 inches between the two towns. Flash flooding closed FM473 east of Comfort, as well as FM474 and FM1376 near Boerne. |
| March 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boerne | - | Sheriff's department reports golf ball-sized hail at Comfort. Shortly afterward, damaging winds knocked down numerous large tree limbs in Boerne. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Boerne | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Boerne | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Boerne | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Boerne | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Boerne | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Boerne | - | no account filed |
| November 2006 | Hail | Boerne | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Boerne | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Boerne | - | no account filed |
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
3 within 8 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Kendall County Courthouse and Jail | under 500 feet | 1980 |
 | Kendall Inn | under 500 feet | 1976 |
 | Herff-Rozelle Farm | 1.6 miles | 2009 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84001901 in Record Group 79. |
| Kendall County | All 12 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.
- 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.