BlockFrom the record
One of 128 National Register listings published here for Tarrant County · listed in 1997 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Bedford School
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Address. 2400 School Ln, Bedford, 76021
- When was it listed? August 1997
- Category. building
- Census division. Northeast Tarrant
- National Register reference number. 97000851 - 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
34 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Bedford School between 2006 and 2020, burning about 28 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 | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GREENBELT |
| 2 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GREENBELT |
| 11 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | PR 3484 |
| 1 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | TRINITY |
| 26 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | TRINITY |
| 24 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SARANAC |
| 21 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | STATE HWY 183 |
| 21 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | RANDOL MILL |
Mines and quarries near this property
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Bedford School: 4 producers, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calloway Dredge & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gifford Hill Lacy Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Harston Gravel Company Operation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hatton Sumner Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Texas Industries Inc Quigley Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
40 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bedford, the town this property stands in, in 40 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 23 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 3 lightning, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 death and 1 injury. 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 2001 | Lightning | Bedford | 1 killed | A man was struck by lightning and died the morning of the 7th. |
| August 2001 | Lightning | Bedford | 1 hurt | An Amercian Airlines worker was struck by lightning. He was treated for burns to his hands and face. This occurred at the D/FW Airport. |
| March 1996 | Hail | Bedford | $25,000,000 | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Bedford | $15,000,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Bedford | $150,000 | A member of the public reported baseball size hail in Bedford. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bedford | $100,000 | Social media imagery indicated that a tree was blown down at an elementary school on Harwood Road in Bedford, and also multiple trees were downed in the vicinity of Highway 121 and Harwood Road. One tree impacted an apartment building, causing roof damage. Another tree fell upon a residential structure. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Bedford | $60,000 | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Hail | Bedford | $50,000 | Amateur radio reported golf ball sized hail near the intersection of Forest Ridge Drive and Highway 183 in the city of Bedford, TX. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bedford | $50,000 | An apartment complex was partially destroyed by high winds. Twelve units were declared uninhabitable. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bedford | $35,000 | Major roof damage occurred to a theater near the intersection of Highways 121 and 183. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Bedford | $30,000 | Golfball sized hail fell near Highways 183 and 121 in Bedford. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bedford | $20,000 | An area of enhanced wind damage occurred from near Hwy 121 and Bedford Rd in Bedford to just north of Hwy 183 on Main Street in Euless. Scattered significant tree damage was observed along this path, walkway awnings were damaged at Trinity High School, and the roof was damaged at the Napa Auto shop on Main Street. All the damage was pushed to the east and maximum winds were estimated at 65-70 mph. |
| April 2003 | Lightning | Bedford | $20,000 | Lightning started a fire at an apartment complex, damaging two apartment units. |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bedford | $20,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Bedford | $11,000 | Report from mPING: Hen Egg (2.00 in.). |
| May 2024 | Hail | Bedford | $8,000 | A member of the public reported golf ball size hail Colleyville. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bedford | $6,000 | Several tree limbs that were 3 in diameter were knocked down in the Grapevine, Colleyville, and Bedford areas. Power lines were also knocked down. |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bedford | $5,000 | Utility wiring was blown loose by high winds. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bedford | $4,000 | A National Weather Service Employee reported tree damage throughout the city of Bedford, TX. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bedford | $3,000 | A carport was damaged by high winds near Harris Hospital. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bedford | $2,000 | Power lines were blown down by high winds. |
| March 2026 | Flash Flood | Bedford | - | An NWS employee reported that side streets near TX 183 in the Hurst-Euless-Bedford area were flooded. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Bedford | - | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
| May 2024 | Hail | Bedford | - | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
| May 2024 | Hail | Bedford | - | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
| May 2024 | Hail | Bedford | - | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
| May 2024 | Hail | Bedford | - | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
| November 2022 | Hail | Bedford | - | A public report indicated nickel sized hail in Bedford, TX. |
| August 2021 | Hail | Bedford | - | Amateur radio reported quarter sized hail near the intersection of Bedford Road and Highway 121 between Bedford and Euless. |
| March 2019 | Hail | Bedford | - | A trained spotter reported quarter size hail approximately 2 miles northwest of the city of Euless, TX. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Bedford | - | Broadcast media reported quarter size hail in the city of Bedford, TX. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Bedford | - | Amateur radio reported quarter-sized hail in the city of Bedford, TX. |
| March 2010 | Hail | Bedford | - | Penny size hail fell for about a minute in the city of Bedford. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bedford | - | A large tree limb was torn off a tree. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bedford | - | Large limbs down in Bedford. |
| August 2003 | Hail | Bedford | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Bedford | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Bedford | - | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Hail | Bedford | - | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bedford | - | 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
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Thomas J. and Elizabeth Nash Farm | 7.3 miles | 2010 |
 | Cotton Belt Railroad Industrial Historic District | 7.3 miles | 1997 |
 | Grapevine Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase II) | 7.5 miles | 2002 |
 | Grapevine Commercial Historic District | 7.5 miles | 1992 |
 | Vandergriff Building | 7.6 miles | 2010 |
 | Grapevine Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase) | 7.6 miles | 1997 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 97000851 in Record Group 79. |
| Tarrant County | All 128 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.