Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
“Benham in Glendive, Montana is a Catholic church which was built during 1924-26. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.”
Wikipedia article Sacred Heart Church (Glendive, Montana), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 12 National Register listings published here for Dawson County · listed in 1988 · 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 9 fires within 5 miles of Sacred Heart Church between 2017 and 2020, burning about 45 acres in total. None 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/undetermined | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Eastern Land Office | DRY |
| 4 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Dawson County | OLMSTEAD - DAWSON |
| 28 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.2 acres | Dawson County | SEVENMILE - DAWSON |
| 14 July 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Eastern Land Office | DITCH |
| 1 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Eastern Land Office | BIG SKY |
| 27 June 2017 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Eastern Land Office | MARSH |
| 15 May 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Eastern Land Office | HOLLECKER LAKE |
| 30 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.7 acres | Dawson County | COTTONWOOD - DAWSON |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Sacred Heart Church: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crisafulli Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ed's Crusher | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gene Wood Ready Mix Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Knoll Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lanestaff Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glendive, the town this property stands in, in 156 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 77 hail, 55 thunderstorm wind, 6 flood, 5 flash flood. The reports record 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendive | 1 hurt, $380,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Lightning | Glendive | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendive | $2,500,000 | The National Weather Service in Glasgow conducted a damage survey in Glendive on July 28, 2015 following a significant severe thunderstorm that hit the evening before coming in from the southwest. NWS staff met with county and city officials before and after the survey to be briefed and brief them on what was discovered. The event was a macroburst (large scale straight line wind event) with some microburst components in between. | There were not enough time and resources to enter the various neighborhoods that were impacted, and due to the number of trees and power lines down, it was not safe to try and go around these areas where crews were working. In order to best evaluate the wind speeds, the structures with the most damage were focused on as recommended by the Emergency Operations Center staff. Several dozen homes were viewed though, and the damage was generally due to trees and branches lost, or shingles torn off of roofs. That includes trees in homes or on cars, some partially blown off roofs, and trailer homes or semi-trailers blown over. The damage survey started with the power lines west-northwest of town on Highway 200, then to the Glendive airport, Seven Mile Drive, back through town on Highway 200S, up Merrill Ave and then up Highway 16 north to Sidney for 10 miles. | Access to the large metal truss electrical transmission towers west-northwest of town on Highway 200S was not possible due to the extreme mud conditions. There were at least 5 noted as having crumbled toward the ground. Further investigation will have to be done with the owner of the structures as to the age of these towers, but at minimum the winds wouldve been 120 mph. There are also numerous wooden poles snapped at the bases and part way up along Highway 200. The NWS will get total numbers from utility providers once they have a chance to assess all the damage. |At the airport, winds were gusting to 90 mph last night on an anemometer on top of the terminal roof. The winds tore the anemometer off the roof though, so a peak wind was not measured. The FAA AWOS station that is the official observing equipment for the airport lost power, and a maximum gust was not received from it either. There was a large cottonwood tree that was uprooted near the terminal building. There were three metal roof/siding airplane hangars damaged. One was completely destroyed, and the other two had the metal roofing peeled back/off. The one that was destroyed wasnt cemented into the ground and the posts easily ripped out of the ground when the wind blew against it. All the debris was blown towards the north-northeast. The winds are estimated at 90 to 95 mph at this location. |The next stop was on Highway 200S just southeast of the Interstate turnoff. Significant damage occurred to a large metal building. The failure point was two large garage doors that face southwest. There is nothing to stop the wind as it rolls through the valley towards it. The garage doors blew in, and the roof blew off. One of the employees mentioned that sheet metal from another building southwest of them was blown towards their building. The impact of that metal hitting the doors may have helped cause the doors to fail and be blown in. This metal building had solid steel I-Beams in the ceiling that were bent back where the roof peeled back. Power poles with transformers on them were snapped off near this facility and just east-southeast of it. The transformers are pretty heavy and the resistance and weight of them against the wind made them easy targets to be snapped. All the debris was blown in a north-northeasterly direction. Between the building and the power poles, winds at this location are estimated to have been around 100 to 110 mph.|7 Mile Drive was next. There were many homes with shingles peeled off, and large trees split and large branches down, metal buildings damaged and sheet metal blown around. A few power poles were also snapped. We stopped at an office building and a newer, well-built warehouse after noticing the garage doors on the warehouse were bent out. There was also some insulation missing on a portion of a wall. They had already cleaned up the south side doors, which had blown in as the winds came off the hill and crumbled some of the north side doors. There was very little noticeable roof damage, which is something you will often see with garage doors blowing in, a testament to how well the building was built and the steel I-beams used in the trusses. Winds at this location are estimated at 100-105 mph. |Another metal building structure was viewed south of the interstate off of 7 Mile Drive. A large overhead door that faces south was blown in and the roof right above it peeled off and blown to the north. On the north side of the building, the majority of the roof (with wooden trusses) was either collapsed into the building or blown north-northeastward. Winds at this location are estimated at 95 to 100 mph.|As we went down Highway 200S into downtown, the most notable damage was tree branches down. We went down Marsh Road, and there were a lot of trees damaged in that area from 1 to 3 miles south of town. House damage was generally due to branches falling on them or against them. Heading north on Merrill Ave, tree damage was the most noticed damage, specifically near the high school football field. A large blue spruce was noted down near I-94 and roof damage with shingles and fascia torn off were noted on a new hotel at that location. Winds in this portion of town are estimated to have been 80-90 mph. |We continued north on Highway 16 towards Sidney. The number of damaged trees and sheds quickly reduced as we headed north and by 10 miles we were really looking hard to see any damage. At four miles north of town, there was a home with a new barn that had all but the west wall collapse. With no one home, we did not go out into the field to assess the barn closer, but it was newly built. Winds at this point are estimated at 100 mph. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendive | $2,000,000 | A line of severe thunderstorms roared through the Glendive area and caused extensive damage. A National Weather Service storm survey was conducted, and it was determined that although there may have been funnel clouds in the area, all of the damage was caused by straight line winds of around 100 mph. The team first surveyed the damage just north of downtown, along the east bank of the Yellowstone River. Two trees, the largest of which was a 44 year old pine, were uprooted at a residence. Both trees were pushed leaning northeast onto and partially through the exterior wall and roof of the house. Throughout this area of the city, there were numerous other trees and branches taken down by the storm. Widespread damage was observed throughout the West park area, across the Yellowstone River from downtown. Within the park, numerous trees and tree branches of 1 to 2 feet in diameter were uprooted and snapped. Not far from the park, the roof of an auto shop sustained heavy damage. On the southwest side of the Glendive area, a large, healthy tree with a 32-inch diameter trunk uprooted and fell through the corner of a residence, with the main trunk entering through the wall and roof of a bedroom. Farther southwest in the Berry subdivision, an entire garage of a residence appeared entirely dismantled by the winds, with some of the debris observed as far as a half mile downwind. The southwest side of one of the hangers at the Dawson County Community Airport was destroyed when large pieces of the exterior walls and sheet metal roof were blown out. A small plane and classic car both sustained heavy damage. From the airport, two large towers, carrying main power lines on a ridge between Dry Creek and Highway 200-S could be seen knocked down. More damage was observed to garages and roofing on Highway 200-S a few miles to the west of town. Another large tree also fell on a house in the Forest Park area. The wind speed was measured at 91 mph at the Glendive AWOS, and twenty minutes later the wind was still gusting to 75 mph, suggestive of sustained-duration, straight line winds. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Glendive | $112,000 | Thunderstorms which produced up to 4 inches of rainfall caused the water in the Glendive Creek approximately 6 miles east of Glendive to go from 6 inches deep and 6 feet wide to approximately 12 feet deep and nearly 100 feet wide. The water crossed old Highway 10. About 6 miles northeast of Glendive a bridge on Belle Prairie Road was washed out as well as a culvert on Road 311. |
| March 2014 | Flood | Glendive | $50,000 | Ice moved into the Glendive area overnight on March 9-10. The ice jammed in Glendive causing the water to rise over 8 feet in less than 15 minutes. The jam caused water and ice to flow across the Marsh Road just southwest of town, and it also took out several power poles. The ice jam further impacted the town as water and ice filled into the Toepke Park baseball/softball complex. At least one 1,000 gallon propane tank was lifted from its base and floated down river. The USGS gauge in Glendive peaked at 57.29 feet, but the ice caused a large area of low-land flooding downstream of the gauge for the next 36 hours. |
| August 1993 | Hail | Glendive | $50,000 | Water was reported over several roads. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendive | $30,000 | Sixty mile an hour winds downed trees and power lines across the city of Glendive. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendive | $20,000 | Two homes on County Road 256 had wind damage to their roofs, siding, and gutters. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendive | $20,000 | Strong downburst winds caused damage to a roof on a farm. |
| August 2003 | Lightning | Glendive | $11,000 | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendive | $10,000 | A portion of a roof in downtown Glendive was torn off. The 30 foot by 30 foot section of roofing was blown into the building next door. The highest measured winds at the Glendive Airport were from the south-southwest at 28 mph gusting to 38 mph, a direction this area doesn't see often with winds. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Glendive | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendive | $2,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds blew over a small steel building onto a flatbed trailer. Large hay bales were blown around and trees were blown over. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Glendive | $1,000 | The hail caused the window in a home to crack. |
| February 2025 | Flood | Glendive | - | Emergency Manager for Dawson County reported minor flooding occurred with this event. However, the flooding occurred quickly as the river stage spiked to 55.15 feet, or 1.65 feet above (minor) Flood stage. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Glendive | - | Public reported hail lasting about 20 minutes. The largest hail stones were hen egg size. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Glendive | - | Public reported, via Facebook, quarter size hail and heavy rain. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Glendive | - | Public reported quarter size hail. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Glendive | - | Public reported quarter size hail. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Glendive | - | Public reported, via Facebook, quarter size hail. Size estimated from photo. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Glendive | - | A trained spotter reported hail up to the size of quarters lasting for at least 15 minutes and heavy rain. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendive | - | The Glendive Airport ASOS (KGDV) measured a 58 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendive | - | Public reported, via Facebook, a neighbors tree leaning on a home. The tree had a trunk diameter of 1 to 2 ft. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendive | - | Public reported, via Facebook, a portion of the roof at the Town Pump Gas Station was torn off, damaging some vehicles and a gas pump. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendive | - | Dawson County DES sent an image of a warehouse building with portions of the wall ripped off. The building was made from sheet metal material. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendive | - | Public, via Facebook, sent a video with thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. The wind snapped 4 to 6 inch branches off a tree. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendive | - | Public reported, via Facebook, a 70mph thunderstorm wind gust. A picture was submitted of a tree with a 5 foot diameter trunk that fell on a vehicle. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendive | - | Public reported, via Facebook, a picture of a tree at least 2 feet in diameter that was uprooted in a yard. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendive | - | Public reported, via Facebook, an image of a tree that snapped and fell on a vehicle. |A power pole had also fallen on the same vehicle. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendive | - | The public reported a tree down and a power pole had been snapped in town. Wind gusts were estimated to be between 50 and 60 mph. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Glendive | - | A trained spotter reported hail up to the size of quarters. |
| June 2023 | Funnel Cloud | Glendive | - | Public reported a funnel cloud near Glendive. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendive | - | A Dawson County Emergency Manager reported an old building wall structure fell during the passage of a thunderstorm gust front. The structural integrity of the wall was in question, and seemed not to be securely attached to nearby buildings. |
| June 2021 | Hail | Glendive | - | Public reported multiple sizes of hail stones via Facebook. The largest hail stone size of softball was measured. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Glendive | - | During the evening of March 21st, at the Glendive forecast point (GNDM8) along the Yellowstone River, an ice jam caused the river level to briefly rise above the flood stage of 53.5 feet at 10:12 PM MST. The river crested at 54.96 feet at 10:56 AM MST on the 22nd. As the ice jam quickly cleared, the river suddenly fell back down below flood stage at 11:55 AM MST on the 22nd. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Glendive | - | Public reported ping pong ball size hail and heavy rain near the Whoopup Creek area, southwest of Glendive. |
| June 2019 | Heavy Rain | Glendive | - | Dawson County DES Coordinator relayed reports of up to 3 inches of rainfall just west of Glendive and water running over multiple county roads. |
| March 2018 | Flood | Glendive | - | During the evening of March 23rd, at the Glendive river forecast point (GNDM8) along the Yellowstone River, an ice jam suddenly caused the river level to briefly rise above the flood stage of 53.5 feet at 7:45 PM MST. The river crested at 59.07 feet at 8:30 PM MST. As the ice jam cleared, the river fell back down below flood stage at 10:15 PM MST. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendive | - | Public estimated 60 mph wind gusts and reported heavy rain. |
| June 2017 | Funnel Cloud | Glendive | - | Public photographed a funnel cloud just east of Glendive. The report was received via social media. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendive | - | Thunderstorm winds temporarily knocked out power in West Glendive, MT, as well as north of Glendive. The report was received from a trained spotter via social media. Time of event is consistent with a 57 mph wind gust that was measured at the Glendive Airport ASOS. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendive | - | Thunderstorm winds uprooted a tree in the yard of a home in Glendive. The report was received via social media. Based on the photograph, the tree appeared to be approximately 18 inches in diameter at the base with a relatively shallow root system. The estimated wind speed is 60 mph. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Glendive | - | Trained spotter reported quarter sized hail. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Glendive | - | Public reported half dollar sized hail. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Glendive | - | Dawson County Emergency Manager reported penny sized hail and strong winds. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Glendive | - | Trained spotter reported quarter sized hail. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendive | - | Off-duty NWS employee reported a 60 mph wind gust. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Glendive | - | Park Ranger at Makoshika State Park reported ping pong ball sized hail. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Glendive | - | Public reported, via social media, nickel sized hail. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Glendive | - | Public reported quarter sized hail. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Glendive | - | Public reported, via social media, quarter sized hail. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Glendive | - | Trained spotter reported half dollar sized hail. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Glendive | - | Public reported, via social media, quarter sized hail. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Glendive | - | Park Ranger at Makoshika State Park reported quarter sized hail. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Glendive | - | Trained spotter reported ping pong ball sized hail. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendive | - | The Glendive airport AWOS site measured 66 mph wind gusts. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendive | - | Glendive Airport had a supplementary wind sensor that measured a 90 mph wind gust before the anemometer failed and blew off the roof. |
| September 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendive | - | The Glendive airport AWOS measured a 64 mph wind gust. No damage was reported from anyone in town, and surrounding observations only had wind gusts in the 40-45 mph range with the storms as they passed through. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glendive | - | Trained spotter reported 70 mph winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | US Post Office | under 500 feet | 1988 |
| McCone Residence | under 500 feet | 1988 | |
 | First Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage | 0.1 miles | 1988 |
 | Blackstock Residence | 0.1 miles | 1988 |
 | Northern Pacific Railroad Settling Tanks | 0.2 miles | 1988 |
 | Charles Krug House | 0.2 miles | 1976 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 87002504 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Dawson County | All 12 listed properties in this county. |
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