Kingman County Courthouse

Built in 1908 (Romanesque Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

From the record

“The Kingman County Courthouse, located at 130 Spruce Street in Kingman, Kansas, is an historic 3-story redbrick courthouse building set on a ground-floor basement of rough-faced white limestone. The stairway and entrance portico leading to the main entrance are of the same limestone.”
Wikipedia article Kingman County Courthouse (Kansas), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 8 National Register listings published here for Kingman County · listed in 1985 · category: Building · built in 1908, Romanesque Revival architecture, by George P. Washburn.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Still standing. The Park Service records this property as extant.
Address. 120 Spruce St., Kingman, 67068
When was it listed? September 1985
Category. building
City. Kingman city
When was it built? 1908
Architectural style. Romanesque Revival architecture
Architect. George P. Washburn
National Register reference number. 85002128 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

48 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Kingman County Courthouse between 2015 and 2020, burning about 186 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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	22
Debris and open burning	18
Smoking	3
Arson/incendiarism	2
Equipment and vehicle use	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
3 August 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	5.0 acres	Kansas Forest Service	1385
4 July 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Kansas Forest Service	1382
28 July 2018	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Kansas Forest Service	1508
24 June 2015	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Kansas Forest Service	1380
12 June 2015	Natural	under an acre	Kansas Forest Service	1377
12 June 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Kansas Forest Service	1373
5 May 2018	Smoking	10 acres	Kansas Forest Service	1501
9 April 2020	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	5.0 acres	Kansas Forest Service	not named

Every fire recorded in Kingman County

Storms near this property

60 of 152 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kingman, the town this property stands in, in 152 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 75 hail, 54 thunderstorm wind, 7 tornado, 6 flash flood. 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
April 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Kingman	$800,000	no account filed
April 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Kingman	$500,000	Large trees were uprooted, a fence was blown through a garage, shingles were blown off a roof, and a chimney sustained damage from strong thunderstorm winds.
May 2010	Lightning	Kingman	$150,000	During the predawn hours of May 19th, lightning from a weakening area of showers and thunderstorms struck a residence in rural Kingman. The house was set ablaze. No injuries were incurred, but the century-old house was deemed a total loss by insurance adjusters. The Kingman Leader-Courier contributed to this article.
September 2018	Flood	Kingman	$100,000	A number of homes on the west side of Kingman were evacuated, along with several closed roads, due to flooding along the swollen Ninnescah River.
May 2010	Hail	Kingman	$70,000	Hail up to goflball size moved across the northwest portion of town. Fifty roofs were damaged by the hail, with 15 percent of those needing total replacement.
October 2018	Flash Flood	Kingman	$50,000	Flash flooding was reported on the south side if Kingman, where the Riverside Park flooded up to 4 feet deep due to high water and water from the Ninnescah River.
August 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Kingman	$40,000	Three to four power poles were snapped.
June 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Kingman	$40,000	Approximately twenty utility poles were blown down in and around the Kingman area. Numerous tree limbs were also downed. Information courtesy of the Kingman Leader Courier.
March 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Kingman	$25,000	Power lines and power poles downed on west side of town along highway 54.
August 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Kingman	$15,000	Unspecified number of power poles and power lines downed. In addition, the severe thunderstorm winds lifted the east end of a metal pole shed, blowing the section over the roof. The damaged section was found in a pasture immediately west of the shed's location. Kingman Leader Courier contributed greatly to this narrative.
June 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Kingman	$15,000	Several trees and power lines downed.
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Kingman	$10,000	Limbs 8 inches in diameter were blown down, several of which landed on power lines. Several traffic signs were also blown down.
March 2009	Hail	Kingman	$10,000	The hail was one inch thick on Highway 54. This caused cars to slide off of the highway.
August 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Kingman	$5,000	A tree 25 feet tall and two feet in diameter was snapped about 3 feet from the ground, from estimated 70 mph winds.
April 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Kingman	$5,000	no account filed
May 1993	Hail	Kingman	$5,000	no account filed
May 1993	Hail	Kingman	$5,000	no account filed
August 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Kingman	$2,000	Small tree limbs were knocked down from 50 to 60 mph winds.
September 2016	Flood	Kingman	$100	Street flooding was reported in the city of Kingman.
April 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Kingman	$50	no account filed
March 2024	Hail	Kingman	-	Penny to nickel sized hail reported by the public via social media in Kingman.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Kingman	-	Wind gusts estimated to be around 80 mph. Lots of trees limbs were laying across roads, and power was out in parts of Kingman.
June 2024	Flash Flood	Kingman	-	Dispatch replayed streets were flooding on the east side of town with water flowing over them.
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Kingman	-	Estimated wind gust reported by the public.
August 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Kingman	-	Tree damage across town with a couple of trees knocked over. Some damage to powerlines was noted as well.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Kingman	-	The winds were estimated to be around 70 mph.
July 2023	Heavy Rain	Kingman	-	A Coop observer reported 2.35 inches of rainfall.
April 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Kingman	-	This was a measured wind gust.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Kingman	-	Scattered damage with four to six inch tree limbs down around town.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Kingman	-	Trained spotter estimated 75 to 80 mph winds.
June 2020	Heavy Rain	Kingman	-	Rainfall for the previous 24 hours was 3.0 inches.
June 2019	Hail	Kingman	-	Only hail fell from this storm. No rain was reported.
June 2019	Flash Flood	Kingman	-	Many intersections in the town of Kingman along highway 54 were under water.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Kingman	-	Wind gust was estimated by a trained spotter.
July 2018	Heavy Rain	Kingman	-	This was a 24 hour report of 3.52 inches.
June 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Kingman	-	Limbs 3-4 inches in diameter were blown down.
June 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Kingman	-	A large tree limb was blown down on at house.
May 2017	Flood	Kingman	-	Flooding was in progress at 3 different intersections in town. No significant threat to life or property was reported.
August 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Kingman	-	A trained spotter reported the gust.
May 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Kingman	-	A 24 inch tree was uprooted and several other trees with near 2 foot diameter were down in town.
August 2016	Flood	Kingman	-	Parts of the city of Kingman experienced street flooding up to the curbs.
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Kingman	-	No damage was reported.
May 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Kingman	-	A tree was reported down in the city limits.
May 2012	Tornado (EF0)	Kingman	-	Rope tornado that briefly touched down over open country.
June 2011	Hail	Kingman	-	Trained spotter also reported 60 mph winds.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Kingman	-	Estimated gust reported by a trained spotter. Nickel sized hail was also reported.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Kingman	-	A trained spotter estimated the gust.
May 2010	Flood	Kingman	-	Four to five inches of water covered Highway 54 in Kingman in an area that is prone to flooding. Damage estimates, if any, are unknown.
April 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Kingman	-	Reported by a storm chaser affiliated with an unknown TV news station.
May 2006	Flood	Kingman	-	Water was reported over roads in the city of Kingman.
June 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Kingman	-	Three inch diameter tree limbs downed, via KSNW Television.
June 2004	Flash Flood	Kingman	-	Several county roads are impassable due to water covering them.
July 2003	Tornado (F0)	Kingman	-	Brief touchdown in the country.
March 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Kingman	-	Measured by KSN weather lab at Kingman elementary school.
May 2002	Flash Flood	Kingman	-	Several streets were covered by water.
May 2002	Tornado (F0)	Kingman	-	Occurred in the country.
May 2001	Hail	Kingman	-	Occurring near Highway 54, hail accumulated in drifts 3 feet deep.
May 2001	Hail	Kingman	-	Occurred midway between Kingman and Rago.
May 2001	Hail	Kingman	-	Covered the ground on north edge of Kingman.
June 2001	Tornado (F0)	Kingman	-	Occurred in open field.

Every storm recorded in Kingman County

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 miles

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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Kingman Santa Fe Depot	under 500 feet	2001
Kingman National Guard Armory	0.2 miles	2004
Kingman City Building	0.2 miles	1972
US Post Office-Kingman	0.2 miles	1989
Kingman Carnegie Library	0.3 miles	1987
Charles M. Prather Barn	7.2 miles	2002

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 85002128 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Kingman County	All 8 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.