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Photograph of Rosebud County Courthouse
Photograph by Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Rosebud County Courthouse

Built in 1913 (Neoclassical architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

From the record

“The Rosebud County Courthouse, located on Main St. between 12th and 13th Avenues in Forsyth in Rosebud County, Montana, was built in 1913. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.”

Wikipedia article Rosebud County Courthouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 22 National Register listings published here for Rosebud County · listed in 1986 · category: Building · built in 1913, Neoclassical architecture, by Link & Haire.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · 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. 1250 Main St., Forsyth, 59327
  • When was it listed? April 1986
  • Category. building
  • Census division. Forsyth
  • When was it built? 1913
  • Architectural style. Neoclassical architecture
  • Architect. Link & Haire
  • National Register reference number. 86000807 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

8 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Rosebud County Courthouse between 1996 and 2020, burning about 26 acres in total. None 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/undetermined4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Arson/incendiarism1

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
7 September 1996Arson/incendiarism20 acresEastern Land OfficeWINDY RIDGE
13 September 1996Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresEastern Land OfficeSAFFLOWER
6 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreRosebud CountyXERSES - ROSEBUD
29 August 2017Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresEastern Land OfficeI94 MM95
30 June 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreRosebud CountyI94 MM98 - ROSEBUD
23 June 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreRosebud CountyAIRPORT - ROSEBUD
5 April 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresMiles City Field OfficeISLAND
13 April 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouthern Land OfficeTREASURE COUNTY RANCH

Every fire recorded in Rosebud County

Mines and quarries near this property

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Rosebud County Courthouse: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Forsyth Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Rosebud County

Storms near this property

60 of 104 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Forsyth, the town this property stands in, in 104 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 54 hail, 41 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 2 lightning. The reports record 3 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2001LightningForsyth3 hurtThree men suffered minor injuries when lightning struck their truck as they were crack sealing on Interstate 94.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindForsyth$10,000A blowing tree branch severed a high voltage power line cutting off power to most of the Forsyth area for 90 minutes.
July 1998LightningForsyth$10,000Lightning hit a high voltage power line causing a one hour power outage in the Forsyth area.
August 1993HailForsyth$5,000no account filed
August 1993HailForsyth$5,000no account filed
August 2025Thunderstorm WindForsyth-Mesonet station ew1247 located near Forsyth.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindForsyth-Reported 3 inch tree limbs downed.
July 2020HailForsyth-Property and crop damage was reported.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindForsyth-Some tree damage was reported.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindForsyth-Power lines and trees were down.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindForsyth-Power lines and trees were down.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindForsyth-Multiple large trees were blown down or broken resulting in closed roads. Trees were also on power lines causing power outages.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindForsyth-Wind gusts were estimated around 60 mph.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindForsyth-Large tree branches were broken.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindForsyth-Tree branches of 6 to 10 inches in diameter were broken.
June 2011Flash FloodForsyth-An area of slow-moving thunderstorms brought heavy rain to portions of Rosebud County. The county sheriff reported flash flooding on the north side of the Yellowstone River near Forsyth. Dry Gulch Creek, near Porcupine Creek, filled up and flooded. Rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches was reported.
June 2011FloodForsyth-Heavy rainfall combined with snowmelt runoff resulted in significant rises on the Yellowstone River near Forsyth. The river fluctuated above and below flood stage from the 9th through the end of the month. The river crested at 10.95 feet on the 11th, 10.79 feet on the 18th and 11.88 feet on the 28th.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindForsyth-A wind gust of 70 mph was estimated in Forsyth.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindForsyth-Numerous 6-10 diameter tree limbs were reported broken along with several uprooted trees.
July 2010HailForsyth-The hail was reported along I-94 at mile marker 98.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindForsyth-An estimated thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph was reported in Forsyth.
May 2007Flash FloodForsyth-Spotter in Broadus heard report over police scanner of flash flooding on Interstate 94 between Miles City and Forsyth.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindForsyth-Winds were sustained from the west at 40 mph.
May 2007Flash FloodForsyth-A foot of water was reported at Exit 93 on Interstate 94. Traffic was rerouted.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindForsyth-A shed was blown into a house. In addition, fully mature trees were blown down.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindForsyth-Shingles were blown off houses along with numerous tree branches down.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindForsyth-No damage was reported.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindForsyth-Winds 35 miles northeast of Forsyth gusted to 64 mph.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindForsyth-Tree damage from 70 mph winds was reported in Forsyth.
June 2007Flash FloodForsyth-Highway 39 was covered with water and mud in spots.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindForsyth-2.5 to 3 inch tree branches blown down
August 1999Tornado (F0)Forsyth-Brief touchdown reported by Rosebud County Sheriff.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindForsyth-58 mph wind gust reported.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindForsyth-Spotter estimated 60 mph wind gust.
August 1999HailForsyth-Spotter report of silver dollar size hail.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindForsyth-Wind gusts as high as 92 mph were reported 7 miles west of Forsyth. Three buildings were destroyed 10 miles west of Forsyth and several tree branches were broken in the Forsyth area. Widespread power outages were reported near Forsyth. Corn and beet crops sustained heavy losses.
July 1999HailForsyth-Dime size hail was reported by two spotters west of Forsyth.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindForsyth-no account filed
June 2024Thunderstorm WindForsyth-no account filed
August 2022Thunderstorm WindForsyth-no account filed
July 2022Thunderstorm WindForsyth-no account filed
June 2021Funnel CloudForsyth-no account filed
July 2021Thunderstorm WindForsyth-no account filed
July 2020HailForsyth-no account filed
July 2020HailForsyth-no account filed
July 2020HailForsyth-no account filed
June 2019HailForsyth-no account filed
July 2019HailForsyth-no account filed
July 2019HailForsyth-no account filed
July 2018HailForsyth-no account filed
July 2018HailForsyth-no account filed
July 2018Thunderstorm WindForsyth-no account filed
July 2018HailForsyth-no account filed
July 2018HailForsyth-no account filed
August 2018Thunderstorm WindForsyth-no account filed
June 2018HailForsyth-no account filed
June 2018HailForsyth-no account filed
June 2018HailForsyth-no account filed
July 2017Thunderstorm WindForsyth-no account filed
July 2017Thunderstorm WindForsyth-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Rosebud 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

6 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
First Presbyterian Church and Manseunder 500 feet1990
Blue Front Rooming Houseunder 500 feet1990
Forsyth Residential Historic District0.1 miles1990
Forsyth Main Street Historic District0.2 miles1990
Rosebud County Deaconess Hospital0.3 miles1979
Herman and Hannah Anderson House0.5 miles1990

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 86000807 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Rosebud CountyAll 22 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.