Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
“The Gentry County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Albany, Gentry County, Missouri. It was designed by the architectural firm Eckel & Mann and built in 1884-1885 by Rufus K.”
Wikipedia article Gentry County Courthouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 4 National Register listings published here for Gentry County · listed in 1980 · 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 1 fire within 5 miles of Gentry County Courthouse in 1992, 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 March 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Gentry County Courthouse: 19 past producers, 6 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raid Quarries Div Medusa Agg Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Albany, the town this property stands in, in 43 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 23 hail, 17 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2004 | Hail | Albany | $5,600,000 | Windshield damage to cars. Roofs on many houses and businesses had shingle damage...along with broken windows |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | $5,000 | Barn destroyed also many large trees down and corn fields flattened. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | $5,000 | Severe Thunderstorms produced damaging winds north of Albany, causing light damage to a few buildings. Another line of storms later produced 60 mph winds as it passed. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | $4,000 | Thunderstorms produced winds gusts up to 60 mph as they moved through Gentry County. There were several reports of downed trees and powerlines. In Albany there was also a report of minor flash flooding. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | $1,000 | A machine shed was severely damaged, in thunderstorm wind gusts estimated up to 60 mph. Some of the debris was carried a half mile downwind. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | $1,000 | Few power lines were reported down. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | $1,000 | Trees and power lines downed. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | $1,000 | Power poles and lines downed. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | $250 | Trees were reported down and a pontoon boat was thrown into a road. Power outages were reported in the town of Albany. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Albany | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported near Albany. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Albany | - | Quarter sized hail reported in Albany. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Albany | - | Social media report of hail slightly larger than golf balls east of Albany. |
| June 2025 | Heavy Rain | Albany | - | Two day Cocorahs rainfall report near Albany of 8.72 inches of rain. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | - | Trees down on top of powerlines and transformer blown in Albany. Estimated wind gusts of 65 mph. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | - | Estimated 80 mph winds. Multiple trees and power lines downed across Albany. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Albany | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported in Albany. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | - | A large tree was blocking the road on Henley St in Albany. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | - | A very large tree was reported to have been blown over. |
| May 2004 | Flash Flood | Albany | - | Several roads closed due to high water. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | - | 12 to 14 inch trees down. |
| April 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Albany | - | Tornado touched down in open country 12 miles northeast of Albany near the Harrison county line.It then moved northeast into Harrison county. Viewed by storm chaser and videotaped. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | - | Law enforcement officials reported power lines, power poles, and 6-8 inch diameter tree limbs down. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | - | Severe Thunderstorms produced damaging winds north of Albany, causing light damage to a few buildings. Another line of storms later produced 60 mph winds as it passed. |
| March 2022 | Hail | Albany | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Albany | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Albany | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Albany | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Albany | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Albany | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Albany | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Albany | - | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | Albany | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Albany | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Albany | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Albany | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Albany | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Albany | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Albany | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Albany | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albany | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Albany | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Albany | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Albany Carnegie Public Library | 3.5 miles | 1990 |
| Samuel and Pauline Peery House | 4.2 miles | 2005 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80002352 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Gentry County | All 4 listed properties in this county. |
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