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Stillwater County Courthouse

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.

From the record

One of 16 National Register listings published here for Stillwater County · listed in 2019 · category: Building.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 400 East 3rd Ave. North, Columbus, 59019
  • When was it listed? August 2019
  • Category. building
  • Census division. Columbus
  • National Register reference number. 100004277 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

29 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Stillwater County Courthouse between 1999 and 2020, burning about 1,007 acres in total. 2 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/undetermined23
Natural2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Fireworks1
Recreation and ceremony1
Debris and open burning1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
3 September 2009Power generation/transmission/distribution877 acresSouthern Land OfficeEAGLE MOUNT
24 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreStillwater CountyI-90 MM 406
22 August 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthern Land OfficeCAMPSITE 6
20 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreStillwater County24 PLATEAU
19 August 1999Recreation and ceremony109 acresSouthern Land OfficeEAGLE MOUNTAIN
11 August 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthern Land OfficeHIGHWAY 10
10 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreStillwater CountyTIRE
7 July 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreStillwater County6 GATES RD

Every fire recorded in Stillwater County

Mines and quarries near this property

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Stillwater County Courthouse: 2 plants, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, PGE, Chromium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
(Facility) Columbus SmelterChromiumPlant
(Facility) Stillwater Pgm SmelterPGEPlant
Richardson Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Stillwater County

Storms near this property

60 of 72 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Columbus, the town this property stands in, in 72 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 53 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 1 wildfire. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2025HailColumbus-One inch hail reported.
June 2025HailColumbus-One and a quarter inch hail reported.
June 2025HailColumbus-Report from mping.
June 2025HailColumbus-One and a half inch hail reported.
June 2023Flash FloodColumbus-County Road 306 was washed out and North Ridge Road was closed due to Keyser Creek overflowing.
June 2023Flash FloodColumbus-Flowing water was reported on the sidewalks and up to the doors of businesses in downtown Columbus.
June 2023Flash FloodColumbus-Law enforcement reported flooding along Keyser Creek.
August 2023HailColumbus-The time was estimated. Some damage to decking and a few dents to vehicles was noted.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindColumbus-A wind gust of 58 mph was recorded 6 miles east of Columbus.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindColumbus-A wind gust of 60 mph was reported 6 miles east of Columbus.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindColumbus-There were numerous reports of trees down on houses, power lines and across roads in the town of Columbus.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindColumbus-An estimated wind gust of 60 mph was reported just northwest of Columbus.
June 2011HailColumbus-One inch hail fell in the city of Columbus.
June 2011HailColumbus-There was heavy damage to a car windshield.
June 2011Flash FloodColumbus-A thunderstorm producing 0.63 inches of rain in 20 minutes resulted in water over some roads just northwest of Columbus.
May 2011Flash FloodColumbus-Extreme flooding reported on Keiser Creek, north of Columbus. A dramatic rise in water levels occurred in the region, estimated 6-7 foot rise in a matter of minutes. Local bridge washed out along with damage to a shop. Flooding worsened as a result of debris collection at a bridge. Several houses flooded in the area.
June 2010HailColumbus-Ping pong ball size hail was reported along with 30 mph winds.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindColumbus-Several 8 inch diameter trees were snapped off several feet off the ground. Several other tree limbs were blown down.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindColumbus-Estimated wind gust of 70 mph was reported 7 miles Northeast of Columbus. A large 30 diameter tree was downed, landing on a power line and building.
July 2007HailColumbus-Sheets of heavy rain with 1/4 mile visibility were reported just northwest of Columbus.
May 2005Heavy RainColumbus-1.30 inches of rain 18NW Columbus in 24 hours
June 2004HailColumbus-Hail 3 inches deep on highway
September 2002WildfireColumbus-Cow Creek:Cause: Lightning Strike. Fire grew to 2,000 acres within four hours.Begin Date: September 6, 2002End Date: September 8, 2002Acres Burned: 5495Total Persons: 113Structural Loss: 2Cost: 223,000K
June 1999HailColumbus-Montana highway patrol reported dime size hail.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindColumbus-no account filed
July 2019HailColumbus-no account filed
July 2019HailColumbus-no account filed
July 2019HailColumbus-no account filed
June 2018HailColumbus-no account filed
June 2018HailColumbus-no account filed
July 2018HailColumbus-no account filed
July 2018HailColumbus-no account filed
July 2018HailColumbus-no account filed
May 2018HailColumbus-no account filed
August 2018Thunderstorm WindColumbus-no account filed
August 2018Thunderstorm WindColumbus-no account filed
May 2016HailColumbus-no account filed
May 2016HailColumbus-no account filed
May 2016HailColumbus-no account filed
June 2013HailColumbus-no account filed
June 2011HailColumbus-no account filed
June 2011HailColumbus-no account filed
June 2011HailColumbus-no account filed
June 2011HailColumbus-no account filed
June 2011HailColumbus-no account filed
June 2011HailColumbus-no account filed
June 2011HailColumbus-no account filed
June 2011HailColumbus-no account filed
June 2011HailColumbus-no account filed
June 2011HailColumbus-no account filed
July 2011HailColumbus-no account filed
June 2010HailColumbus-no account filed
June 2010HailColumbus-no account filed
July 2006Thunderstorm WindColumbus-no account filed
August 2006HailColumbus-no account filed
June 2005HailColumbus-no account filed
August 2005HailColumbus-no account filed
August 2005HailColumbus-no account filed
June 2004HailColumbus-no account filed
June 2004HailColumbus-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Stillwater 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

5 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.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
W. H. Norton Houseunder 500 feet1982
Atlas Block0.3 miles2011
Michael Jacobs House0.3 miles1987
Mountain View Cemetery1.0 miles1987
Halfway House6.3 miles2002

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 100004277 in Record Group 79.
Stillwater CountyAll 16 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.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • 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.