Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
“The Teton County Courthouse is a building in Driggs, Idaho which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.”
Wikipedia article Teton County Courthouse (Idaho), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 5 National Register listings published here for Teton County · listed in 1987 · category: Building.
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 2 fires within 5 miles of Teton County Courthouse in 2003, burning about 1 acre 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 |
|---|---|
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 July 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | RAPID |
| 14 October 2003 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | RAPID 2 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Teton County Courthouse: 6 past producers. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Driggs, the town this property stands in, in 21 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 14 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 funnel cloud, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1999 | Lightning | Driggs | $21,000 | Lightning struck a lone tree, killing all 15 head of cattle which had gathered about it. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Driggs | $6,000 | Idaho Highway 33 was blocked in both directions at milepost 141 due to multiple power lines downed. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Driggs | $6,000 | Several trees were downed at the Teton County Courthouse in Driggs. One tree took down a light pole. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Driggs | $5,000 | Numerous large trees snapped off at various heights along Willowbrook Dr. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Driggs | $3,500 | Seven trees were downed in Valley Centre Dr neighborhood. All were snapped off at roots at or just below ground level. One was 2 feet in diameter and others 1 foot in diameter. One tree blocked Valley Centre Dr at Idaho Highway 33. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Driggs | $3,000 | Large pine tree estimated at 2 feet in diameter snapped off less than half way up from the ground near the intersection of Ski Hill Rd and Mountain Vista Dr. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Driggs | $3,000 | A 61 mph wind gust was measured at 4:05 PM 2 miles north of Driggs with 4 power poles downed along 2500 N. Power was out for 6 hours north of the airport. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Driggs | $2,000 | Small portion of roof peeled off the Wardrobe business along Idaho Highway 33. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Driggs | $2,000 | Small tree downed on a pickup tree off of Clubmoss Ln. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Driggs | $1,000 | A large aspen tree was downed near Horseshoe Canyon. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Driggs | $1,000 | Pine tree uprooted and down on a trailer home. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Driggs | $1,000 | A large tree 2 feet in diameter down along Ashley Avenue between N 1st St and Idaho Highway 33. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Driggs | $500 | Tree 1.5 feet in diameter snapped off at base on Goldshire Drive. |
| September 2024 | Flash Flood | Driggs | $200 | A NWS employee reported significant water running along the shoulders of Idaho 33 in Driggs due to heavy rainfall from thunderstorms. Street flooding in the area of 3rd St and Little Ave. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Driggs | - | Fall River Rural Electric reported 26 customers without power in downtown Driggs. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Driggs | - | Nickel sized hail at Driggs. |
| September 2000 | Funnel Cloud | Driggs | - | Two funnel clouds spotted. |
| May 1997 | Funnel Cloud | Driggs | - | Teton County Sheriff reported a funnel cloud about 4 miles southwest of Driggs which extended only a few hundred feet from base of cloud and did not touch the ground. The thunderstorm associated with this funnel also produced pea-size hail. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Driggs | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Driggs | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Driggs | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Spud Drive-In Theater | 2.4 miles | 2003 |
 | Pierre's Hole 1832 Battle Area Site | 3.7 miles | 1984 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 87001589 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Teton County | All 5 listed properties in this county. |
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