Built in 1900. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
“The Rolfson House near Livingston, Montana was built in 1900. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.”
Wikipedia article Rolfson House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 35 National Register listings published here for Park County · listed in 1979 · category: Building · built in 1900.
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 13 fires within 5 miles of Rolfson House between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,096 acres in total. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Natural | 153 acres | Park County | AREA CREEK |
| 8 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 620 acres | Central Land Office | WILLOW CK. |
| 15 September 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 600 acres | Central Land Office | I-90 |
| 31 August 1996 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Custer Gallatin National Forest | ACTION |
| 20 August 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Park County | CONVICT GRADE |
| 10 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Central Land Office | not named |
| 7 July 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Park County | RURAL ELECTRIC |
| 7 July 2019 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Park County | RAIL ROAD RIGHT OF WAY |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Livingston, the town this property stands in, in 63 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 44 thunderstorm wind, 15 hail, 2 flood, 1 flash flood. The reports record 4 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2001 | Wildfire | Livingston | 3 hurt | Fridley Fire--Gallatin National ForestDate Started: August 19, 2001Cause of Ignition: LightningLocation: 12 miles southwest of Livingston, MontanaSize: 26,373 acres; 12 miles long, and 3 to 5 miles wideContained: September 13th, 2001Number of Personnel: 1,261 totalAircraft: 15 helicoptersEquipment: 46 engines; 2 bulldozers; 2 timber forwarders modified for firefightingCost: $11.4 millionDeaths: Shortly after 9:00 am on the morning of August 31, 2001, a Kawasaki Vertol 107-II helicopter assigned to the Fridley fire went down, resulting in three fatalities. The aircraft was on a maintenance check flight several miles east of the fire perimeter. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | 1 hurt | Several large trees were blown down in a thunderstorm. One falling tree injured a person. Campers were trapped due to trees having been blown across a road. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | $5,000 | Strong winds blew down trees in the Pine Creek Camp Ground. One vehicle was damanged by a falling tree. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | Mesonet station mtlwm at 2.0 SW Livingston. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | A roof was torn off a building. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | A wind gust of 63 mph was recorded 2 miles west/southwest of Livingston. |
| May 2014 | Flood | Livingston | - | Park County DES reported that there was erosion damage to the rip-rap levee on the north side of the Yellowstone River, approximately 1000 feet south of the Park County High School in the city of Livingston. An area 40' long eroded into 10' into the levee. The levee eroded parallel to the river to a length of 100' along the north bank. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | The thunderstorm resulted in sustained winds of 56 mph for a brief time with a gust of 69 mph. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | Local law enforcement reported downed trees and power lines in Livingston. |
| June 2011 | Flood | Livingston | - | Warm temperatures combined with scattered showers and thunderstorms resulted in continued high elevation snowmelt. As a result, the Yellowstone River at Livingston fluctuated above and below flood stage from the 23rd through the end of the month. The river crested at 9.85 feet on the 24th and 10.15 feet on the 30th. This 10.15 foot crest was the second highest crest on record at Livingston, only surpassed by the 1997 record flood. The persistent high flows resulted in significant erosion along the river. Some damage occurred to the island road as water overtopped the road. However, no major impacts were reported. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | Winds gusted to 61 mph at the Livingston Airport. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph was recorded at the Livingston Airport. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 61 mph was measured at the Livingston Airport. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph was reported at the Livingston Airport. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | Wind gusts over 60 mph recorded from 850 pm MDT until 935 pm MDT |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | Livingston law enforcement reported extensive damage to roofs...semi trailers blown over and fires started due to the strong winds. Power was out to much of the town. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | Tree 1.5 feet in diameter knocked down across a driveway by a strong wind gust. |
| July 2001 | Flash Flood | Livingston | - | Four feet of water in the B Street underpass. Several streets with 6 inches of water flowing like a river. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | The airport east of Livingston reported a wind gust to 63 mph. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Hail | Livingston | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Livingston | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | no account filed |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Livingston | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Livingston | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Livingston | - | no account filed |
| September 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Livingston | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Livingston | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Livingston | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Livingston | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Livingston | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Livingston | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Hail | Livingston | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Livingston | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Livingston | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | Livingston | - | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livingston | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Livingston Memorial Hospital | 5.0 miles | 2018 |
 | Northside School | 5.2 miles | 1979 |
 | Livingston Depot | 5.3 miles | 1979 |
| West Side Residential District | 5.3 miles | 1979 | |
 | US Post Office-Livingston Main | 5.3 miles | 1986 |
 | Detention Hospital | 5.4 miles | 1979 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79001418 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Park County | All 35 listed properties in this county. |
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