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Photograph of German Evangelical St. Johns Church
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German Evangelical St. Johns Church-Deutsche Evangelische St. Johannes Kirche

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

From the record

“Johns Church on Church Avenue in Hebron, North Dakota, also known as the Deutsche Evangelische St. The church building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.”

Wikipedia article German Evangelical St. Johns Church (Hebron, North Dakota), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 11 National Register listings published here for Morton County · listed in 2001 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Listed as. German Evangelical St. Johns Church--Deutsche Evangelische St. Johannes Kirche - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
  • Address. 624 Church Ave., Hebron, 58638
  • When was it listed? January 2001
  • Category. building
  • Unorganized territory. West Morton
  • Architectural style. Gothic Revival
  • Architect. George Hancock
  • National Register reference number. 00001642 - 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

15 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of German Evangelical St. Johns Church-Deutsche Evangelische St. Johannes Kirche between 2015 and 2020, burning about 75 acres in total. 1 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
Equipment and vehicle use8
Debris and open burning3
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Recreation and ceremony1
Natural1

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
3 September 2015Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresNorth Dakota State Forest ServiceGRASS FIRE
6 August 2019Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresNorth Dakota State Forest ServiceSCHULTE FIRE
5 August 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorth Dakota State Forest ServiceBALE FIRE STRUCK FROM LIGHTNING
28 August 2019Debris and open burning1.0 acresNorth Dakota State Forest ServiceINTERSTATE BACKPACK FIRE
2 August 2020Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresNorth Dakota State Forest ServiceHAZEL RECREATION TRACK FIRE
9 July 2016Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresNorth Dakota State Forest ServiceGRASS FIRE
24 July 2017Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresNorth Dakota State Forest ServiceGRASS FIRE
22 July 2017Debris and open burning20 acresNorth Dakota State Forest ServiceRETURN TO REIGNITION

Every fire recorded in Morton County

Mines and quarries near this property

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of German Evangelical St. Johns Church-Deutsche Evangelische St. Johannes Kirche: 1 unknown, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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
White Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Hebron Brick Co Hebron BClayProducer
White Plastic Clay PitClayUnknown

Every working recorded in Morton County

Storms near this property

60 of 68 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hebron, the town this property stands in, in 68 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 38 hail, 25 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2023FloodHebron$450,000Flooding from snow melt runoff caused significant damages to county infrastructure, which includes damage caused by an ice jam in Mandan along the Heart River.
June 2016HailHebron$250,000The hail combined with gusty winds to cause damage to the windows, siding, and roofs of homes in Hebron.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindHebron$200,000High winds knocked over grain bins, 18-inch diameter trees, and power lines south of Hebron. The winds combined with hail to cause damage to homes.
July 2008HailHebron$100,000Hail up to the size of ping pong balls fell in the city of Hebron, causing damage to buildings and vehicles.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindHebron$55,000A semi-truck flipped over on Interstate 94.
August 2016HailHebron$50,000no account filed
June 2011Flash FloodHebron$40,000Over one foot of water was over both the west and east bound lanes of Interstate 94 near mile marker 106. A three car accident was attributed to the flash flooding from the heavy rain. No injuries were reported. There was also flash flooding of other low water crossing area along the interstate in western Morton County. A report of 2.33 inches of rain in less than two hours was received from the Glen Ullin area.
August 2007HailHebron$40,000Newspaper and trained spotters reported golf ball to baseball sized hail from 1 mile south of Hebron to 3 miles south of Glen Ullin from the same storm as it tracked east. Damage sustained to vehicles, other property, and crops.
August 2006Tornado (F0)Hebron$40,000The tornado clipped the southeast edge of Hebron as it moved east-northeast. It was on the leading edge of a squall line or multicell line of severe thunderstorms. Witnesses described it as a large whirlwind and large dust devil. Tree limbs in the rotation were being lifted into the cloud base, which was also rotating. This led to the determination of a tornado rather than a gustnado. Damage was limited to objects being thrown around, one old outbuilding being damaged, and one old one stall garage being destroyed. A 2005 pickup truck was damaged by debris from the garage.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindHebron$15,000Trees were blown over by the strong winds in Hebron.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindHebron$10,000Tree damage occurred.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindHebron$10,000Three inch diameter tree limbs were broken, and some power poles were broken.
June 2018Tornado (EF0)Hebron$5,000A tornado developed south of Hebron, and clipped the far eastern edge of Hebron, before it pushed through rural areas to the north-northeast. Along its path, it caused minor damage to trees in a shelter-belt. The minor tree damage corresponded to EF0. From that winds were estimated around 70 mph.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindHebron$5,000Law enforcement reported tree branches down in Hebron. Diameter of the branches is unknown.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindHebron$2,000Branches were down in Hebron.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindHebron-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated by the public.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindHebron-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated by a trained spotter.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindHebron-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated by the public.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindHebron-A trained spotter estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of 70 mph.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindHebron-The public estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 mph.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindHebron-Heavy rain accompanied the strong winds.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindHebron-Gust front severe winds.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindHebron-Gust front severe winds.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindHebron-Winds were strong enough to spin a truck around.
July 2011HailHebron-There were no damage reports associated with the large hail.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindHebron-Estimated winds of 70 mph were reported.
September 2009Thunderstorm WindHebron-Quarter size hail accompanied the severe thunderstorm winds.
July 2008HailHebron-No reports of damage were received.
August 2007HailHebron-The hail was accompanied by 50 to 55 mph winds.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindHebron-Numerous trees uprooted. Nickel size hail reported with the storm. Report from NDHP trooper.
June 2002HailHebron-Very heavy rainfall and wind gust to 40 mph with the storm.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindHebron-Reported by a NWS cooperative observer.
August 2002HailHebron-Newspaper reported estimated 70 mph winds accompanied the storm.
July 2001HailHebron-Hail reported from a cooperative observer.
July 2001HailHebron-Numerous vehicles and homes substained hail damage.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindHebron-Wind occurred at ranch 5 NE Hebron. Numerous trees downed at ranch.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindHebron-no account filed
September 2024Thunderstorm WindHebron-no account filed
May 2020HailHebron-no account filed
September 2018HailHebron-no account filed
June 2018HailHebron-no account filed
June 2017HailHebron-no account filed
June 2017HailHebron-no account filed
August 2016HailHebron-no account filed
August 2016Funnel CloudHebron-no account filed
June 2015HailHebron-no account filed
June 2015HailHebron-no account filed
June 2015HailHebron-no account filed
August 2014HailHebron-no account filed
July 2013HailHebron-no account filed
July 2013HailHebron-no account filed
August 2013HailHebron-no account filed
May 2010HailHebron-no account filed
September 2009HailHebron-no account filed
June 2008HailHebron-no account filed
June 2008Thunderstorm WindHebron-no account filed
May 2007HailHebron-no account filed
August 2006HailHebron-no account filed
June 2005Thunderstorm WindHebron-no account filed
June 2005HailHebron-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Morton 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

1 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
Louis Rehm Barn1.8 miles1994

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 00001642 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Morton CountyAll 11 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.