Built in 1917 (Neoclassical architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. 12 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1886.
From the record
“The Lassen County Court House, on Courthouse Square in Susanville, California, is a courthouse built in 1917. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.”
Wikipedia article Lassen County Court House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 4 National Register listings published here for Lassen County · listed in 1998 · category: Building · built in 1917, Neoclassical architecture, by George C. Sellon.
National Register reference number.97001659- 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.
Then and now
1886 to 1995
The ground this property stands on, surveyed
109 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are
United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
18861995
Fires near this property
283 since 1992
Regional context, not property-specific
evidence. The
federal wildfire occurrence database
lists 283 fires within 5 miles of Lassen County Court House
between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,166 acres in total. 70 started naturally. 10 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
85
Natural
70
Debris and open burning
47
Equipment and vehicle use
35
Recreation and ceremony
15
Misuse of fire by a minor
12
Arson/incendiarism
10
Smoking
5
Fireworks
2
Other causes
1
Power generation/transmission/distribution
1
The most recent of
them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service
that recorded it.
Regional context, not property-specific
evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists
33 workings within 5 miles of Lassen County Court House: 17 occurrences, 8 unknowns, 4 producers, 4 past producers.
4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Stone, Dimension, 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.
Regional context, not property-specific
evidence. The National Weather Service names
Susanville, the town this property stands in, in 24 storm reports between 2002 and 2025: 16 heavy rain, 4 flood, 3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind.
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.
Extensive flooding was reported along the Susan River. Streets in Susanville and county roads were flooded. Flooding also occurred at a Union Pacific railroad trestle. Logs and other debris became lodged in the trestle and water was forced to flow around the trestle, flooding the area. Minor flooding was also reported on the Pit River near Bieber and Nubieber.
Major flooding on the Susan River caused extensive damage in and to the east of Susanville from the afternoon of the 9th into the 10th. The flooding prompted the evacuation of a number of homes and apartment complexes in Susanville during the afternoon and evening of the 9th. The damage estimate for this event is rough and could be significantly in error.
A mesonet station (WWDC1-Westwood) located 4.0 mi SSW of Freonyer Pass, CA, a mesonet station (BUFC1-Bull Flat) located 11.0 mi NNE of Wendel, CA, a mesonet station (LAFC1-Laufman) located 6.0 mi S of Honey Lake, CA, and a trained spotter located 5.0 mi WNW of Susanville, CA, reported total rainfall amounts of 0.71 inches, 0.69 inches, 0.61 Inches, and 0.52 inches respectively.
A Cocorahs station (CA-LS-2) located 3.5 mi SSW Susanville, CA, a trained spotter located 5.0 mi WNW of Susanville, CA, and a mesonet station (GORC1-Gordon) located 9.0 mi NW of Spaulding, CA, reported storm total rainfall amounts of 0.56, 0.67, and 1.37 inches respectively.
CoCoRaHS station CA-LS-1 3 miles south-southwest of Susanville reported 2.34 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period from 16 January 0700PST to 17 January 0700PST.
CoCoRaHS Station CA-LS-2, 3 miles south-southwest of Susanville reported 0.77 inches of rainfall over a 24 hour period from 5 March 1700PST to 6 March 1700PST.
Trained weather spotter 5 miles west-northwest of Susanville reported 2.53 inches of rainfall in a 48-hour period from 6 December 1700PST to 8 December 1700PST at an elevation of 5072 feet MSL. Spotter also reported receiving 2.75 inches of wet snowfall during this period.
CO-OP Observer station SNVC1 1 mile west-northwest of Susanville reported 2.25 inches of rainfall in a 48-hour period from 6 December 1100PST to 8 December 1100PST at an elevation of 4184 feet MSL.
CoCoRaHS observer CA-LS-1 3 miles south-southwest of Susanville reported 0.81 inches of rainfall in a 24-hour period from 24 December 0700PST to 25 December 0700PST.
Trained weather spotter 6 miles south-southeast of Susanville measured 1.61 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period from 6 April 1043PST to 7 April 1043PST.
CoCoRaHS station CA-LS-2, 3 miles south-southwest of Susanville reported 1.12 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period from 6 April 0700PST to 7 April 0700PST.
Reports of hail between 15001530PST in downtown Susanville with the largest hail up to golf ball size occurring closer to 1530PST. Leaves removed from many trees and garden plants damaged.
Flooding occurred along the Susan River. The river was above flood stage for only a couple of hours during the early morning of the 28th. The main effect was lowland and rural flooding. However, the public also reported street and creek flooding in Susanville.
United States Geological Survey topographic
sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then
testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
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.
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.
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