Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
“The Divide County Courthouse in Crosby, North Dakota was built in 1917. It was designed by architects Buechner & Orth in Beaux Arts style.”
Wikipedia article Divide County Courthouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 5 National Register listings published here for Divide County · listed in 1980 · 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 1 fire within 5 miles of Divide County Courthouse in 2016, burning about 2 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | SUNDBERG |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Crosby, the town this property stands in, in 41 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 23 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crosby | $250,000 | Emergency management reported that the strong winds combined with large hail of 1.5 inches in diameter to cause damage from about three miles west of Crosby to three miles east of Crosby. Vinyl siding was peeled off the west side of homes, windows were broken, and vehicles were damaged. |
| June 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Crosby | $75,000 | Tornado tore the roof off of an outbuilding on a farm about 21 miles southwest of Crosby and tore down part of a corral fence. It then crossed open rangeland and did no other damage. Estimated wind speed based on the EF scale was 100 mph. A second tornado was occurring closer to Crosy, Divide County, at around the same time. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crosby | $65,000 | Tree limbs 10 to 12 inches in diameter were snapped. Part of a pool hall roof was blown off. Several buildings doors were torn off. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crosby | $20,000 | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts resulted in broken tree branches, tipped over grain bins, and some broken windows. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crosby | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated by a trained spotter. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crosby | - | Winds combined with copious amounts of small hail, along with some hail the size of quarters, to cause crop damage in the area. |
| June 2013 | Funnel Cloud | Crosby | - | A funnel cloud was reported one mile west of Crosby. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crosby | - | Pea size hail accompanied the strong winds. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crosby | - | Estimated winds of 60 mph were reported along with small hail and very heavy rain. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Crosby | - | The hail was reported to have lasted 20 minutes. |
| June 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Crosby | - | Tornado remained west and northwest of Crosby. The tornado hit no structures and no damage was reported to the National Weather Service. A second tornado was occurring in Divide County around the same time 21 miles southwest of Crosby. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crosby | - | Roof blown off a shed. One foot diameter limbs snapped off trees. |
| August 2004 | Hail | Crosby | - | A one mile swath of large hail damaged or destroyed 10,000 acres of crops. Estimated damage of 75 to 100 percent loss. |
| July 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Crosby | - | Tornado touched down just northwest of Crosby ripping a 40 foot wide streak through a forest area where no trees were left standing. Trees on either side were still standing. The tornado skipped through Crosby tearing portions of roofs off a couple of buildings. Large trees were either damaged or toppled. A 1,800 pound bail of hay was lifted over a 4 foot fence and dropped on the other side. Additional minor damage was reported in and around the city before the tornado lifted just southeast of town. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crosby | - | Tree's uprooted and suspension bridge destroyed. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crosby | - | Suspension bridge destroyed and several trees uprooted. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Crosby | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Hail | Crosby | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crosby | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Crosby | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crosby | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Crosby | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Crosby | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Crosby | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Crosby | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Crosby | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Crosby | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Crosby | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Crosby | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Crosby | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crosby | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Crosby | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Crosby | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Crosby | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crosby | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Crosby | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Crosby | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Crosby | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Crosby | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Hail | Crosby | - | no account filed |
| August 1994 | Hail | Crosby | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80002910 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Divide County | All 5 listed properties in this county. |
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