Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
“The Sargent County Courthouse in Forman, North Dakota was built in 1910. The courthouse of Sargent County, it was designed by architects Buechner & Orth in Beaux Arts style.”
Wikipedia article Sargent County Courthouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 1 National Register listings published here for Sargent 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 9 fires within 5 miles of Sargent County Courthouse between 2012 and 2016, burning about 247 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 | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | HUFFMAN FIRE |
| 14 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | North Dakota State Forest Service | FRITZEN |
| 21 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | North Dakota State Forest Service | RINGDAHL |
| 10 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | MILLER |
| 14 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | 332016 |
| 21 November 2012 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | PEARSON |
| 20 November 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | RINDAHL |
| 26 October 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | North Dakota State Forest Service | PEARSON |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Forman, the town this property stands in, in 30 storm reports between 1997 and 2019: 18 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forman | $250,000 | Several houses lost shingles or had siding or roofing damages. Numerous large trees and tree limbs were broken down around town. Widespread wind damage was evident throughout Bowen and Forman townships. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forman | $15,000 | Strong winds blew down a pole barn. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forman | $2,000 | Many trees were blown down just northeast of Forman. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forman | $1,000 | Strong wind knocked down trees in Forman. |
| September 2019 | Hail | Forman | - | Dime to quarter sized hail fell. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Forman | - | Dime to quarter sized hail fell over portions of central Forman Township. |
| August 2014 | Funnel Cloud | Forman | - | The funnel was near the school on the west end of town. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Forman | - | A wall cloud was also observed to the south. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Forman | - | The report of dime to quarter size hail came from a North Dakota Atmospheric Resources Board observer. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forman | - | Large willow trees were uprooted and a small building was leveled by the strong wind. |
| June 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Forman | - | The tornado tracked through open country. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forman | - | Large branches were blown down. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forman | - | Large trees and power lines were blown down. One tree blocked a road and another fell on and damaged a garage. A radio tower was also knocked over. |
| July 2002 | Flash Flood | Forman | - | Street flooding was reported in Forman along with water backing up around the school. |
| April 2001 | Flash Flood | Forman | - | 1.50 to 2 inches of rain fell across Sargent county, flooding some rural roads. Most of the rain ended up as runoff, as the ground was still saturated from the spring snowmelt. |
| May 2015 | Funnel Cloud | Forman | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Forman | - | no account filed |
| September 2013 | Hail | Forman | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Forman | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Forman | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Forman | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Forman | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Forman | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Forman | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Forman | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Forman | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Forman | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Forman | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Forman | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Forman | - | 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 80002927 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Sargent County | All 1 listed properties in this county. |
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