Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
“The Lewis County Courthouse is located at 100 E. The Second Empire style courthouse was designed by J.T.”
Wikipedia article Lewis County Courthouse (Missouri), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 12 National Register listings published here for Lewis County · listed in 2005 · 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 11 fires within 5 miles of Lewis County Courthouse between 1992 and 2013, burning about 76 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 June 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 March 1997 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 March 1995 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 March 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 March 1997 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 16 March 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 March 1992 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 February 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Lewis County Courthouse: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Monticello Quarry 8 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Monticello, the town this property stands in, in 15 storm reports between 1998 and 2019: 6 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 1 funnel cloud. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2010 | Flood | Monticello | 1 killed | At 245 am, a young woman was travelling west of County Road 195th, when the car she was driving in went into water covering the road due to the North Fabius River, which was in flood. The car became completely submerged and she perished. The North Fabius River was at 21.16 feet at the time of the accident, over ten feet above flood stage, which is 11 feet. The river crested later that morning at 22.19 feet around 1030 am. This is the second highest crest since the gage was installed in June of 2005. |
| April 2013 | Flood | Monticello | $2,000 | The Middle Fabius River rose to major flood levels. The river crested on April 20th. Damage was limited to a few closed roads and flooded farmland. |
| April 2013 | Flood | Monticello | $2,000 | The North Fabius River rose to major flood levels in Lewis County. The river crested on April 20th. Damage was limited to some closed roads and flooded farmland. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Monticello | - | A wide swath of damaging hail fell across portions of Lewis County. In LaGrange, golfball sized hail was reported. One inch hail was reported in Durham and Maywood. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monticello | - | Thunderstorm winds blew off part of the roof of a metal barn 3 miles north of Monticello. Some of the debris was laying on Highway A. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monticello | - | An intense bow echo moved through Monticello, blowing down numerous tree limbs and power lines. |
| May 2004 | Funnel Cloud | Monticello | - | The Sheriff Department reported a funnel cloud near Monticello. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monticello | - | Local law enforcement reported trees down in and around Monticello. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monticello | - | The County Sheriff reported trees down blocking the intersection of Highway M and A. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Monticello | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Monticello | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Monticello | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Monticello | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Monticello | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monticello | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quincy, Missouri, and Pacific Railroad Station | 5.4 miles | 1979 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 04001476 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lewis County | All 12 listed properties in this county. |
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