Built in 1879. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
“Fort Assinniboine was a United States Army fort located in present-day north central Montana. It was built in 1879 and operated by the Army through 1911.”
Wikipedia article Fort Assinniboine, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 9 National Register listings published here for Hill County · listed in 1989 · category: Building · built in 1879.
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 5 fires within 5 miles of Officer's Amusement Hall between 2009 and 2020, burning about 47 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/undetermined | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Hill County | FDH-MTLG12-151 |
| 19 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Hill County | FDH-MTLG12-69 |
| 18 July 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Benton Lake Wetland Management District | SANDS WPA |
| 8 April 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Rocky Boy's Agency | G. FIRE |
| 2 February 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Hill County | FDH-MTLG12-49 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Havre, the town this property stands in, in 85 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 45 thunderstorm wind, 33 hail, 3 heavy rain, 2 funnel cloud. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Havre | 1 hurt, $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Flash Flood | Havre | $233,000 | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Havre | $200,000 | no account filed |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Havre | - | Montana mesonet station Lake Thubadeau W peak gust. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Havre | - | Social media picture of hail approximated to be 1.25 inches or a bit larger 1 mile south of Havre. Time estimated using radar. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Havre | - | Public report of golf ball to baseball sized hail that lasted about ten minutes. Hail completely covered the ground. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Havre | - | Reported via social media with images. Time estimated via radar. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Havre | - | Facebook report. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Havre | - | Social media report showing golf ball to egg sized hail that lasted for about 12 minutes. 0.2 inches of rain with the storm. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Havre | - | Quarter to golf ball sized hail was reported by a trained spotter. Hail was reported to be completely covering the ground. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Havre | - | Trained spotter reported 81 mph wind gust 1 mile ENE of Havre. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Havre | - | Station MTM06 (7 WSW Havre) measured a 54 kt (62 mph) thunderstorm wind gust. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Havre | - | Sustained winds of 40 to 55 mph, with pea to penny size hail. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Havre | - | Heavy rain and hail of at least one inch in diameter. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Havre | - | Trained spotter reported 55 KT winds gust. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Havre | - | Saddle Butte Havre station reported a thunderstorm wind gust of 50 KT. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Havre | - | Several branches down in Havre. Damage and branch sizes are estimated. One was approximately 8 to 10 inches in diameter, but it came from a dead tree. The other one was from a live tree that was possibly 2 inches in diameter. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Havre | - | Outflow wind gust from a thunderstorm along the Canadian border. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Havre | - | Mesonet station recorded a 62 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Havre | - | A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail and minor flooding along highway 2 near mile marker 2. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Havre | - | Spotter reported quarter-size hail two-miles east of Havre. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Havre | - | Spotter measured 1.1-inch diameter hail and estimated their location to be six-miles east of Havre. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Havre | - | Trained spotter estimated a peak gust of 60 to 70 mph associated with the downdraft of a weakening thunderstorm. The spotter also reported pea-size hail. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Havre | - | Public reported damage to building in city of Havre. Damage caused by severe thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Havre | - | A thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 65 mph at Havre 3N. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Havre | - | A thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 62 mph at Havre 31N. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Havre | - | A thunderstorm produced a 58 mph gust at the Havre ASOS site. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Havre | - | A thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 78 mph at Havre 26N. Also a gust to 58 mph was reported at the Havre airport. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Havre | - | Golf ball size hail and power outage reported due to thunderstorm. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Havre | - | Hail, measuring .88 inches (nickel sized), was reported along with .50 inches of rain. |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | Havre | - | Heavy rain, measuring 0.97 inches in 10 minutes, was reported. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Havre | - | High wind gusts, estimated at 50KT (58MPH), blew a tree onto a vehicle. A camper was blown over, power lines were down, and a fence was also blown down. |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | Havre | - | Heavy rain, measuring 0.46 inches in 30 minutes, was reported near Havre, MT. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Havre | - | Hail, measuring .88 inches (nickel sized), was reported. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Havre | - | Hail, measuring .88 inches (nickel sized), was reported. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Havre | - | Hail, measuring .88 inches (nickel sized), was reported. |
| July 2013 | Heavy Rain | Havre | - | Heavy rain of 1.25 inches measured in 20 minutes caused localized flooding. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Havre | - | Hail measuring 1.00 inches (quarter sized) and heavy rainfall flooding the streets were reported in Havre, MT. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Havre | - | High winds measuring 63KT (72MPH) were reported 23 mi N of Havre, MT at Mud Lake. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Havre | - | Hail measuring 1.00 inches (quarter sized) was reported near Havre, MT by a former NWS employee. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Havre | - | Hail measuring 1.00 inches (quarter sized) was reported 25 miles N of Havre, MT. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Havre | - | Hail measuring 1.75 inches (golf ball sized) was reported 25 miles N of Havre, MT. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Havre | - | High winds measuring 57KT (66MPH) were reported 27 mi N of Havre, MT. Heavy rain of .44 inches in 30 minutes was also reported with the storm. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Havre | - | Winds gusted to 56KT (64MPH) 30 miles N of Havre. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Havre | - | A thunderstorm dropped 1 inch diameter hail at Havre 1E. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Havre | - | A thunderstorm produced a wind hust to 59 mph at the Havre ASOS site. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Havre | - | A thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 67 mph at Havre 4W (the Havre ASOS site). |
| July 2009 | Hail | Havre | - | A thunderstorm dropped 1.75 inch diameter hail at Havre 4SW. The hail broke a vehicle's windshield. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Havre | - | A thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 59 mph at Havre 4W (the Havre ASOS site). |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Havre | - | A severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 80 mph at Havre 21W. The wind knocked a railroad boxcar off the tracks spilling its content of Oreo cookies. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Havre | - | A severe thunderstorm dropped .88 inch diameter hail at Havre. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Havre | - | A severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 67 mph at the Havre ASOS site. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Havre | - | A severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 60 mph in the city of Havre. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Havre | - | A severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 60 mph at the Havre ASOS site. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Havre | - | A severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 59 mph at the Havre ASOS site. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Havre | - | A severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 60 mph at Havre. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Havre | - | A severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 89 mph at Havre 23N. The wind destoyed several farm sheds and snapped numerous trees. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Havre | - | A severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 60 mph at Havre 12N. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Havre | - | A severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 60 mph at Havre 20S. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Havre | - | A severe thunderstorm dropped 1.25 inch diameter hail at the Hill County Sheriff's office in Havre. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Montana College Girls Residence Hall | 5.8 miles | 2024 | |
 | H. Earl Clack House | 6.3 miles | 1985 |
 | Havre Residential Historic District | 6.4 miles | 1989 |
 | Carnegie Public Library | 6.5 miles | 1986 |
 | US Post Office and Courthouse-Havre Main | 6.5 miles | 1986 |
 | Young-Almas House | 6.5 miles | 1980 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 89000040 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Hill County | All 9 listed properties in this county. |
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