Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
“Richard's Church is a Gothic Revival former Catholic church located in Columbia Falls, Montana, United States, in the Diocese of Helena.”
Wikipedia article St. Richard's Church (Columbia Falls, Montana), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 168 National Register listings published here for Flathead County · listed in 1980 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 136 fires within 5 miles of St. Richard's Church between 1992 and 2020, burning about 106 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 1 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 | 61 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | TRAP ROAD |
| 7 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | HIDEAWAY |
| 3 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Flathead County | HWY 206 / COLUMBIA MEADOWS DR-CF |
| 28 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | TOFTUM LANE |
| 24 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | SOUTH CEDER LAKE |
| 22 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | not named |
| 22 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Northwestern Land Office | CEDAR CREEK |
| 20 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Flathead National Forest | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of St. Richard's Church: 3 producers, 1 plant. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Aluminum, Contained or Metal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. Smelter | Aluminum, Contained or Metal | Plant | 1955 | |
| Art Weaver Crusher | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Blue Moon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Crushing Plant No.. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Columbia Falls, the town this property stands in, in 10 storm reports between 1996 and 2016: 4 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 2016 | Flood | Columbia Falls | $35,000 | Between 4 to 6 inches of rain fell within 24 hours causing Spoon and Duck lakes to spill out onto Lake Drive and North Fork Road, and ending up near the Blankenship Road intersection as culverts were unable to handle the extra runoff. Rabe Road also experienced flooding from water originating from the Tea Kettle Mountain area. A private sensor located east-northeast of the Tea Kettle North Mountain or about 3 miles northwest of Coram, measured 6.29 inches of rainfall. The flooding closed North Fork Rd and Rabe Rd which impacted 25 to 30 residents. At least fifteen structures including basements and shop garages were flooded. One unfinished garage saw water that rose to near the ceiling. A fire chief with the Blankenship Fire Department who lives just off of North Fork Road outside of Columbia Falls reported that over three thousand gallons of water flooded his finished basement during this event. On May 23rd, more intense rain developed just north of Columbia Falls resulting in Trumble Creek coming out of its banks. This placed water around seven homes, but did not cause much damage or prevent residents from access. Glacier National Park closed the Going-to-the-Sun-Road at the Apgar Loop Junction due to a culvert washout in the afternoon of May 23rd. Another reason why the culvert was overwhelmed was due to beaver dams breaking up higher in the drainage. At least two portions of the Forest Service road 895 past the Hungry Horse Dam were washed out on May 23rd including Beta Creek. Forest service road 316 from the 6.3 mile marker on North Fork Road to the Canyon Creek area also experienced several washouts. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Columbia Falls | $20,000 | A trained spotter estimated wind gusts up to 65 mph with trees blown down on to roads. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Columbia Falls | $15,000 | The Daily Inter Lake newspaper reported that a tree had fallen on a home on Kokanee Bend two miles southwest of Columbia Falls. The law enforcement scanner traffic indicated that the tree had cut the home in half trapping the people inside. They were uninjured and were eventually able to get out of the house. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Columbia Falls | $4,000 | A trained spotter reported strong gusty winds that brought down power lines and trees of unknown size. They also reported pea size hail. |
| May 2013 | Flood | Columbia Falls | - | Farmer crops adjacent to the Flathead River between Evergreen and Columbia Falls were inundated with water. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Columbia Falls | - | A trained spotter reported nickel size hail southwest of Columbia Falls. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Columbia Falls | - | A member of the public reported nickel to quarter sized hail 2 miles west of Columbia Falls. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Columbia Falls | - | Columbia Falls Police called with a report that 0.75 inch diameter hail fell from the thunderstorm that passed through town. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Columbia Falls | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Columbia Falls | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Flathead River Bridge | 0.8 miles | 2010 |
 | Soldiers' Home Historic District | 1.6 miles | 1994 |
 | Ray E. Taylor House | 7.3 miles | 1990 |
 | First Presbyterian Church of Whitefish | 7.3 miles | 2004 |
 | Great Northern Railway Passenger and Freight Depot and Division Office | 7.4 miles | 2002 |
 | Lockridge Medical Clinic | 7.4 miles | 2012 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80002414 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Flathead County | All 168 listed properties in this county. |
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