Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
“Hill Drug Store in Regent, North Dakota, United States, was built in 1910. It is one of eight buildings that make up the Hettinger County Historical Society Museum.”
Wikipedia article Dr. S.W. Hill Drug Store, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 6 National Register listings published here for Hettinger 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 3 fires within 5 miles of Dr. S. W. Hill Drug Store between 2017 and 2019, burning about 303 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | ROBERT CARLSON |
| 20 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | JERALD RAFFERTY'S CRP |
| 11 July 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 300 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | BRIAN KOUBA |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Regent, the town this property stands in, in 75 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 48 hail, 19 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 3 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 | Hail | Regent | $100,000 | Initial hail report was for ping pong ball sized hail, but hail increased to tennis ball sized hail in subsequent report. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Regent | $100,000 | Power lines were reported down and three grain bins were destroyed. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Regent | $75,000 | City officials in Regent reported minor hail damage. |
| August 2021 | Hail | Regent | $35,000 | Vehicles were severely damaged, which included broken windshields. |
| June 2016 | Flash Flood | Regent | $30,000 | Water was running three feet deep through some streets in the city of Regent. Ditches were also overflowing along the Enchanted Highway to the north of Regent with water running over the road. Reports were also received by the National Weather Service of three inches of rain falling in a short period of time. |
| July 1997 | Lightning | Regent | $25,000 | lightning struck a barn causing it to catch fire. A nearby farm caught fire as well. Both barns were destroyed. |
| June 1994 | Hail | Regent | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Regent | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated by the public. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Regent | - | A trained spotter estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of 70 mph. |
| June 2014 | Funnel Cloud | Regent | - | This funnel cloud did not touch the surface. This report was relayed through North Dakota State Radio with pictures of this funnel cloud received via social media. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Regent | - | The strong winds combined with large hail resulted in damage to area crops. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Regent | - | The hail combined with strong winds resulted in damage to area crops. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Regent | - | Large hail accompanied the strong winds. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Regent | - | Pea size hail accompanied the strong winds. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Regent | - | Estimated winds of 80 mph were reported. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Regent | - | Large hail accompanied the strong thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Regent | - | Hail up to the size of half dollar coins lasted ten minutes. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Regent | - | 1 inch of rain in 15 minutes. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Regent | - | Total crop damage observed along Highway 22 by a NWS cooperative observer. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Regent | - | An old storage shed destroyed . Hailstones nearly dime size piled a few feet deep in ditches. Neary 2 inches of rain fell with the storm. Many crops leveled by wind driven hail and very heavy rain. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Regent | - | An abandoned church was badly damaged by the wind. |
| July 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Regent | - | Briefly touched down in open country. |
| July 2001 | Flash Flood | Regent | - | Unknown amount of rain caused flooding of back roads. Unconfirmed reports of some back roads washing out. |
| July 2001 | Flash Flood | Regent | - | Up to 4 inches of rain fell during a 12 hour period causing flooding of ditches and some back roads. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Regent | - | Tree's toppled by the winds. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Regent | - | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Regent | - | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Hail | Regent | - | no account filed |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Regent | - | no account filed |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Regent | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Regent | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Hail | Regent | - | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Hail | Regent | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Regent | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Regent | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Regent | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Regent | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Regent | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Regent | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Regent | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Regent | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Regent | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Regent | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Funnel Cloud | Regent | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Regent | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Regent | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Regent | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Regent | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Funnel Cloud | Regent | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Regent | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Regent | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Regent | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Regent | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Regent | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Regent | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Regent | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Regent | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Regent | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Regent | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Regent | - | 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 80002916 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Hettinger County | All 6 listed properties in this county. |
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