Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.
“The Walla Theater on Central Ave. in Walhalla, North Dakota was built in 1949. It was designed by Minnesota architect Perry Crosier in Moderne style.”
Wikipedia article Walla Theater, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 12 National Register listings published here for Pembina County · listed in 2010 · category: Building.
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 17 fires within 5 miles of Walla Theater between 2008 and 2020, burning about 487 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2019 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 4.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | BOB DEARINGER JUNKYARD FIRE |
| 20 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | DITCH ON 108TH ST NE |
| 7 July 2019 | Fireworks | 2.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | BIG A FIREWORKS II |
| 5 July 2019 | Fireworks | 4.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | BIG A FIREWORK FIRE |
| 24 July 2019 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | BNSF RAILROAD FIRE |
| 29 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | GOLF COURSE GRASS FIRE |
| 1 June 2017 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | CRP FIRE NORTHEAST OF TOWN |
| 9 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 320 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | PEMBINA |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Walhalla, the town this property stands in, in 35 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 23 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walhalla | 1 hurt, $2,000,000 | Widespread tree damage was reported in Walhalla. One tree fell on a tent in Walhalla, injuring one man. The other person in the tent was able to go for help. Widespread power outages occurred throughout the county. The Walhalla school building roof was heavily damaged. Flooding occurred in the school basement, due to the numerous holes in the roof. Emergency routes were blocked by fallen trees. Trees fell on cars, homes, garages, fences, and power lines. |
| April 2023 | Flood | Walhalla | $174,000 | Walhalla gage, on the Pembina River. Crested at 13.16 ft on April 28th at 02:30.||NOTE: Damages dollar amount is for the entire county. Not separated by specific river basin or damage type. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walhalla | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Hail | Walhalla | - | Size estimated from picture. |
| June 2024 | Funnel Cloud | Walhalla | - | Pembina County Dispatch relayed a report of a funnel cloud 4 miles east of Walhalla. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walhalla | - | Received a public report of large, 3 to 5 inch tree branches broken around town. |
| September 2019 | Hail | Walhalla | - | This was a second round of large hail. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Walhalla | - | The hail fell at the highway 32 diner in Walhalla. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Walhalla | - | Quarter to half dollar sized hail fell. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Walhalla | - | One inch of rain fell in 20 minutes. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walhalla | - | A 77 mph wind gust was measured by an NDAWN wind sensor. |
| June 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Walhalla | - | The tornado originated in Cavalier county 7 miles east of Vang. Numerous trees were damaged and several houses had shingles torn off in Walhalla. The peak winds were estimated to be about 90 mph. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walhalla | - | A dealership sign was blown down and a pole barn sustained roof and door damage. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walhalla | - | Numerous trees were blown down, some falling on homes and cars. Several fences were also blown down. |
| August 2002 | Hail | Walhalla | - | The ground was white with hail. |
| August 2002 | Flash Flood | Walhalla | - | Water was flowing over county roads and cropland was flooded. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Walhalla | - | The hail fell for 30 minutes. |
| August 2021 | Hail | Walhalla | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Hail | Walhalla | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | Walhalla | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Walhalla | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Walhalla | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Walhalla | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Walhalla | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Walhalla | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Walhalla | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Walhalla | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Walhalla | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Walhalla | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Walhalla | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Walhalla | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Walhalla | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Walhalla | - | no account filed |
| October 1997 | Hail | Walhalla | - | no account filed |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walhalla | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Gingras House and Trading Post | 1.4 miles | 1975 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 10000266 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Pembina County | All 12 listed properties in this county. |
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