Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
“The Renville County Courthouse in Mohall, North Dakota was built from 1936 to 1937 and dedicated in June 1937. The building was designed in the Moderne style by architect E.”
Wikipedia article Renville County Courthouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 2 National Register listings published here for Renville County · listed in 1985 · 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 Renville County Courthouse in 2019, 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 |
|---|---|
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 May 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | 2019-1907 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Renville County Courthouse: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elson Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Nelson Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mohall, the town this property stands in, in 29 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 14 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mohall | $500,000 | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Mohall | $100,000 | There was crop and building damage on 7 farms in northeast Renville County. The storm put out large hail and wind gusts to 60 mph. |
| June 2011 | Flash Flood | Mohall | $10,000 | Excessive runoff from heavy rain resulted in flash flooding near and south of Mohall with water running nearly two feet deep over roads. Gravel roads were in need of repair after the event. There was a report of one inch of rain in 20 minutes from storms moving through the area. |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mohall | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mohall | $1,000 | Some tree branches were down. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mohall | - | Heavy rain accompanied the strong winds. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Mohall | - | There was no report of damage. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mohall | - | Power outage for several hours reported. Heavy rain accompanied the storm. |
| August 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Mohall | - | Tornado touch down in open country and skipped across rural areas crossing into bottineau county. |
| July 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Mohall | - | tornado moved from 4 SW of Mohall to 5 SE of Mohall |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mohall | - | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Hail | Mohall | - | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Hail | Mohall | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Hail | Mohall | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mohall | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Mohall | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Funnel Cloud | Mohall | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Mohall | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Mohall | - | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Hail | Mohall | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Mohall | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Mohall | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Mohall | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Mohall | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Flash Flood | Mohall | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mohall | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mohall | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Mohall | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Hail | Mohall | - | 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 85002989 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Renville County | All 2 listed properties in this county. |
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