Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
“The Burgess Garage is a site on the National Register of Historic Places located in Lambert, Montana. It was added to the Register on December 30, 2004.”
Wikipedia article Burgess Garage, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 3 National Register listings published here for Richland County · listed in 2004 · 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 Burgess Garage between 2016 and 2017, burning about 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 July 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Eastern Land Office | FOX |
| 12 April 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Eastern Land Office | BEERY - DAWSON |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lambert, the town this property stands in, in 39 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 22 thunderstorm wind, 15 hail, 1 flood, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lambert | 1 hurt, $162,000 | Initial reports came from Richland County Sheriff's Department and then also from trained spotters in the area. There were a total of 8 large steel tanks blown over that weigh 12,000-14,000 pounds each. They were empty, and not staked into the ground yet. They stood about 25 feet tall and 8 feet across. Consulted with expert damage assessors with NWS Warning Decision Training Branch and at the University of Oklahoma, who agreed with the NWS Glasgow wind speed estimate of 95 mph winds to blow those tanks over. A 5th wheel camper was also blown over at the site, and an occupant was injured, but was not transported to the closest medical center. A pickup truck was also crushed under the tanks. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lambert | $150,000 | Based on photos from emergency management and in discussion with those in the area, the wind speed is estimated to be at least 90 mph. Trees were stripped of their leaves, windows were broken, There was a home with part of the roof torn off, windows broken a shed completely destroyed, and a nearly one hundred year old barn that had been restored in the past two years that was destroyed. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lambert | $15,000 | Ten power poles that were only 1-2 years old were snapped by the powerful thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lambert | $6,000 | Six power poles and lines were downed in this area. Wind speeds estimated on other damage in the area and the EF Scale Toolkit. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lambert | - | Public estimated 80 mph wind gusts. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Lambert | - | Public reported quarter size hail, strong winds, and heavy rain. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lambert | - | The mesonet site (D8633) near lambert recorded a 64 mph wind gust. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lambert | - | The mesonet site near Lambert (D8633) recorded a 58 mph wind gust. |
| July 2024 | Funnel Cloud | Lambert | - | A truck driver driving along MT Highway 201 reported seeing a brief funnel cloud. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lambert | - | A trained spotter estimated a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lambert | - | The mesonet site near Lambert (DW8633) measured a 70 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lambert | - | Numerous power line poles were snapped at their bases, from County Road 201 southward on County Road 328 for a distance of up to 6 miles. Only a few poles were snapped about a third of the way up. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lambert | - | Several newer and well-built homes in the town of Lambert were damaged, including siding stripped from the southwest corners. |
| June 2021 | Hail | Lambert | - | Several newer and well-built homes in the town of Lambert were damaged, including siding stripped from the southwest corners. Hail stones at least the size of quarters were assumed. |
| June 2021 | Hail | Lambert | - | Trained spotter reported walnut size hail. |
| September 2019 | Hail | Lambert | - | Trained spotter reported golf ball size hail, along with heavy rain. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lambert | - | Trained spotter reported 60 mph wind gusts. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Lambert | - | Trained spotter reported quarter size hail and heavy rain. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Lambert | - | Public reported, via Facebook, golf ball size hail on the south edge of the town of Lambert. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lambert | - | Trained spotter reported a downed power pole and a few large tree branches, about 6 inches in diameter, snapped. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lambert | - | Snapped off branches from trees. Pea sized hail also fell. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Lambert | - | Creeks and streams flowed out of their banks in some areas. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Lambert | - | Nickel size hail was reported by a trained spotter. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lambert | - | The spotter reported pea size hail along with the wind. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lambert | - | 4 to 6 inch branches broken off of trees. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lambert | - | The wind was accompanied by pea sized hail. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lambert | - | The wind was accompanied by pea sized hail. |
| August 2002 | Hail | Lambert | - | Hail destroyed wheat crop 3 miles north of Lambert. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lambert | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Hail | Lambert | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Hail | Lambert | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lambert | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lambert | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Hail | Lambert | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lambert | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Lambert | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Lambert | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Lambert | - | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Hail | Lambert | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 04001434 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Richland County | All 3 listed properties in this county. |
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