Built in 1937 (Mission Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
“The Alamosa County Courthouse, at 702 Fourth St. in Alamosa, Colorado, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.”
Wikipedia article Alamosa County Courthouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 16 National Register listings published here for Alamosa County · listed in 1995 · category: Building · built in 1937, Mission Revival architecture.
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 147 fires within 5 miles of Alamosa County Courthouse between 1992 and 2020, burning about 222 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 | 84 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 46 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | ALAMOSA |
| 30 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Denver County | not named |
| 29 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | CSFS-Alamosa District | not named |
| 28 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Denver County | not named |
| 20 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | ALAMOSA |
| 20 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 20 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Alamosa County Courthouse: 12 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamosa Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Alamosa, the town this property stands in, in 22 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 7 tornado, 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 3 lightning. The reports record 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 1996 | Lightning | Alamosa | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Hail | Alamosa | $500,000 | Marble-size hail caused an estimated $75,000 damage to nine aircraft at the Alamosa Airport. In addition, the hail damaged vehicles in the airport parking lot, as well as destroying barley fields southwest of Alamosa. |
| September 1997 | Lightning | Alamosa | $40,000 | Lightning struck a mobile home, setting it on fire. It was totally destroyed. |
| March 1995 | Tornado (F1) | Alamosa | $11,000 | A tornado briefly touched down on a farm two miles south of Alamosa in Alamosa County. A large tractor shed had been detached from its concrete foundation. Windshilds of vehicles and fences had been damaged as well. The land owners who witnessed the tornado estimated it to be about 20 feet wide and on the ground for about a 0.1 miles. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alamosa | - | Convective wind gust of 66 mph was measured at KALS observation station. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alamosa | - | Alamosa airport. |
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alamosa | - | Alamosa airport. |
| June 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Alamosa | - | Tornado caused no known damage over open country. This tornado moved from Alamosa County to Costilla County. |
| July 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Alamosa | - | A weak, short-lived tornado caused no known damage. |
| July 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Alamosa | - | A brief lived tornado caused no known damage. |
| August 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Alamosa | - | A NWS employee observed two non-mesocyclone tornados (landspouts) under a towering cumulus cloud...which caused no known damage. |
| June 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Alamosa | - | A very brief tornado touched down on open land. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alamosa | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alamosa | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alamosa | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Lightning | Alamosa | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Wildfire | Alamosa | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Alamosa | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Alamosa | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Hail | Alamosa | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Alamosa | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Alamosa | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Alamosa Post Office | under 500 feet | 2009 |
 | Sacred Heart Catholic Church | under 500 feet | 1998 |
 | Husung Hardware | under 500 feet | 2000 |
 | St. Thomas Episcopal Church | under 500 feet | 2003 |
 | First Baptist Church | 0.1 miles | 2005 |
 | American National Bank Building | 0.1 miles | 1999 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 95001149 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Alamosa County | All 16 listed properties in this county. |
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