Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
“The Ravalli County Courthouse, at 225 Bedford St. in Hamilton, Montana, was built in 1900. It includes Classical Revival and Romanesque architecture.”
Wikipedia article Ravalli County Courthouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 92 National Register listings published here for Ravalli County · listed in 1979 · 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 65 fires within 5 miles of Ravalli County Courthouse between 1992 and 2020, burning about 11,855 acres in total. 19 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 21 |
| Natural | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Bitterroot National Forest | SAWTOOTH LANE MUTUAL AID |
| 4 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | RavaIIi County | 500 STONEGATE DR UNIT 4 |
| 29 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Bitterroot National Forest | CANYON HEAD |
| 26 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Bitterroot National Forest | not named |
| 21 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Bitterroot National Forest | GOLD CREEK |
| 2 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Bitterroot National Forest | CANYON CK. |
| 17 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Bitterroot National Forest | DOWNING TOP |
| 9 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Bitterroot National Forest | DOWNING 2 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Ravalli County Courthouse: 4 unknowns, 3 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Titanium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Thorium, Zirconium, Thorium, Zirconium, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon Creek | Titanium, Thorium, Zirconium, Iron | Unknown | ||
| Sawtooth Creek | Titanium, Iron, Thorium | Unknown | ||
| Sleeping Child Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Blodgett Creek | Titanium, Iron, Thorium, Zirconium | Unknown | ||
| Roaring Lion Creek | Titanium, Iron, Thorium, Zirconium | Unknown | ||
| Palmen Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ravalli County Crusher | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Woodside Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hamilton, the town this property stands in, in 21 storm reports between 1993 and 2019: 9 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2018 | Hail | Hamilton | $20,000 | This storm produced enough hail to cover the ground several inches in the Hamilton area. There were multiple reports of one inch hail. A lady reported that she would have to replace her roof due to the hail damage. She remarked that she knew of several others who had to get their roofs repaired. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamilton | $12,000 | Ravalli County dispatch received several reports of downed trees due to thunderstorm winds in the Bitterroot Valley from Florence to Hamilton. |
| November 2008 | Flash Flood | Hamilton | $5,800 | Ravalli County Road Department reported wash-outs on West Side Rd. (SW of Hamilton), West Hills Way (NW of Hamilton), and Camas Creek Loop (SW of Hamilton). |
| May 1993 | Hail | Hamilton | $5,000 | Lightning struck a house and set it on fire. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamilton | $3,000 | The Ravalli County emergency manager reported that multiple power lines were down around Hamilton. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Hamilton | - | Quarter to ping-pong-sized hail was reported in Hamilton. Quarter-sized hail was also reported in Corvallis. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Hamilton | - | Hailstones reported varied from marble up to ping pong size during the storm. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Hamilton | - | A member of the public reported of 1.75 inch hail in Hamilton. |
| October 2011 | Heavy Rain | Hamilton | - | Two spotters in Hamilton reported heavy rainfall, one received 0.76 and the other 0.85 inches in 12 hours. |
| April 2006 | Heavy Rain | Hamilton | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamilton | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamilton | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamilton | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Hamilton | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Hamilton | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Hamilton | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamilton | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Hamilton | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamilton | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamilton | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamilton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Southside Residential Historic District | 0.1 miles | 1988 | |
 | Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital | 0.1 miles | 1978 |
 | Hamilton Town Hall | 0.1 miles | 1980 |
| Hamilton Commercial Historic District | 0.2 miles | 1988 | |
 | Oliver Blood House | 0.2 miles | 1988 |
 | Goff House | 0.3 miles | 1988 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79001424 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Ravalli County | All 92 listed properties in this county. |
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