Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
“The Towner County Courthouse in Cando, North Dakota is a historic Queen Anne-style building that was built in 1898. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.”
Wikipedia article Towner County Courthouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 2 National Register listings published here for Towner 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 10 fires within 5 miles of Towner County Courthouse between 1999 and 2019, burning about 235 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | North Dakota State Forest Service | 201810 |
| 23 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | GUN CLUB GRASS FIRE |
| 29 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 41 acres | Devil's Lake Wetland Management District | GRINDE |
| 2 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | North Dakota State Forest Service | 2019-04 |
| 13 May 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 103 acres | Devil's Lake Wetland Management District | JOHNSON |
| 12 May 2018 | Natural | 75 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | REIDER FARM |
| 10 May 1999 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Devil's Lake Wetland Management District | GRINDE |
| 9 April 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | HEXAGON FARM |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Towner County Courthouse: 1 producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Gravel & Ready Mix | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cando, the town this property stands in, in 51 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 25 hail, 19 thunderstorm wind, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1996 | Hail | Cando | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cando | $5,000 | A 140x18.5 foot wall on the city newspaper building was blown down. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cando | $1,000 | Trees were blown down in Cando. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cando | $500 | Large tree branches were blown down. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Cando | - | Public reports quarter sized hail mixed in with smaller stones in Cando. Brief duration. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cando | - | The wind gust was measured by a NDAWN sensor. |
| August 2016 | Hail | Cando | - | Quarter sized hail fell along with very heavy rain. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cando | - | A few three to five inch diameter tree branches were blown down along the southern edge of Cando. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cando | - | A few three to five inch diameter tree branches were blown down in a farm shelterbelt along with some pea to penny sized hail and brief heavy rain. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cando | - | A large tree fell on a house. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Cando | - | Nickel to quarter sized hail fell, but melted quickly in the heavy rain. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cando | - | A small tree was uprooted. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Cando | - | Wind driven hail caused considerable damage to fields near the Cando and Bethel township line. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cando | - | 5 trees were blown down in a shelterbelt. Shingle damage was reported on a house and several outbuildings. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cando | - | The strong winds occurred along the Towner/Benson county line. Crops were flattened in the area. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cando | - | The wind gust was measured by a Davis wind sensor on the Cando elevator. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cando | - | A swine feeder facility was hit hard by the strong winds. Two barns were destroyed, two more were severely damaged, and another lost part of its roof. 8,500 swine had to be shipped out. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cando | - | The gust was measured by a Davis wind sensor. A large tree fell on a house. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cando | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| July 2005 | Flash Flood | Cando | - | Several fields were flooded. Water surrounded two farms and caused basement flooding. |
| June 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Cando | - | The tornado flipped over a semi truck and uprooted numerous trees. An 8-stall garage was blown off its foundation and destroyed. Some debris from the garage was thrown through the 8-plex apartment walls. A fence around the 8-plex was also destroyed. Some brick facade collapsed onto the roof of the Towner county courthouse, partially caving in a section of roof. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cando | - | The steel roof was peeled off a large hog barn. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cando | - | An airplane was flipped over at the Cando airport. |
| July 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Cando | - | The tornado made intermittent contact with the ground for several minutes. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cando | - | Six inch diameter tree branches were blown down. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cando | - | Trees were blown down. |
| July 2000 | Flash Flood | Cando | - | 6.25 inches of rain fell in the Cando area, which caused problems for a section of road construction. Large ponds formed along a 12 mile stretch of highway 281. Rushing coulee water washed out a bypass road around a bridge being fixed. Several gravel roads had washouts and grain fields were flattened. In Cando, streets, several fairways at the town golf course, and some basements filled with water. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Cando | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Hail | Cando | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Cando | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Cando | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Cando | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Cando | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Cando | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Cando | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Cando | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Cando | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Cando | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Cando | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Cando | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Cando | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Cando | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Funnel Cloud | Cando | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Cando | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Cando | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Hail | Cando | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Cando | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Cando | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Cando | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Cando | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cando | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Towner County Fairgrounds Pavilion | 0.4 miles | 2024 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85002996 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Towner County | All 2 listed properties in this county. |
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