Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
“The United States Customs House and Post Office-Pembina was built in 1932. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under James A.”
Wikipedia article United States Customs House and Post Office - Pembina, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 12 National Register listings published here for Pembina County · listed in 1989 · 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 2 fires within 5 miles of US Customs House and Post Office-Pembina 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 June 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | MARGARET RYAN LAND |
| 13 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | North Dakota State Forest Service | WILWANT CONTROL BURN |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pembina, the town this property stands in, in 46 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 23 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2023 | Flood | Pembina | $174,000 | Pembina - Crest of 46.68 ft occurred on 5/4 (Noted in May 2023 storm data). Flooding extended into May.||NOTE: Damages dollar amount is for the entire county. Not separated by specific river basin or damage type. |
| July 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Pembina | $100,000 | This tornado tracked eastward for about two miles and appears to have lifted just before reaching the Red River. The tornado was likely wrapped in downburst winds and rain as it tracked across the north side of Pembina. Though wind and hail occurred over a broad area of Pembina and Pembina East townships, there was more extreme tree branch damage and evidence of a tornado track across the north side of town. Peak winds were estimated at 85 mph. |
| April 2019 | Flood | Pembina | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Pembina | $20,000 | The hail broke many windows. |
| July 2001 | Hail | Pembina | $10,000 | The hail knocked out a yard light and damaged several vehicles. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Pembina | $5,000 | Western Pembina Township received five to six inches of rain in a three hour period. Farm fields and access roads were flooded along highway 55. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pembina | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pembina | $200 | Several trees were blown down. |
| May 2023 | Flood | Pembina | - | Pembina - Crest of 46.68 ft occurred on 5/4. Flooding began in April. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pembina | - | Numerous 3 to 5 inch branches were found broken around town, as well as a few 8 to 10 inch tree branches. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pembina | - | Several 3 to 5-inch tree branches were reported snapped. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pembina | - | Winds were gusting 55 to 60 mph through about 1320 CDT at the Pembina Border Crossing Station. |
| June 2021 | Hail | Pembina | - | A trained spotter reported pea to dime-sized hail. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pembina | - | Large trees were blown down and the grandstand roof was blown off the ball field. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pembina | - | Strong winds blew down trees and branches, which knocked out power for most of Pembina. A semi south of town was also tipped over in the northbound lane of Interstate 29. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Pembina | - | There were some gusts of wind. |
| September 2014 | Hail | Pembina | - | Significant tree and property damage were reported. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pembina | - | Tree branches up to 4 inches in diameter were blown down. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pembina | - | Strong winds occurred near the Red River bridge. |
| September 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pembina | - | Several large tree branches fell onto powerlines, causing power outages and a small tree fire. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pembina | - | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. Several small buildings were moved off their foundations. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pembina | - | A 77 mph wind gust was measured at the Pembina port of entry. |
| May 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Pembina | - | A brief touchdown was reported. |
| August 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Pembina | - | A tornado with multiple funnels was reported north of Pembina. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pembina | - | Tree branches were blown down. |
| July 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Pembina | - | A tornado travelled from just west of Pembina in Pembina county, to the Red River about 2 miles south southeast of Pembina, then continued on for about one-half of a mile in Kittson county southeast of St. Vincent. |
| July 2001 | Hail | Pembina | - | The ground was white with hail. |
| July 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Pembina | - | A brief tornado touchdown was reported. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Pembina | - | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Hail | Pembina | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Pembina | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Pembina | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Pembina | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Pembina | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Pembina | - | no account filed |
| September 2008 | Hail | Pembina | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Pembina | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Pembina | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Pembina | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Pembina | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Pembina | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Pembina | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pembina | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Pembina | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Hail | Pembina | - | no account filed |
| August 1994 | Hail | Pembina | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Episcopal Church | under 500 feet | 1994 | |
 | Icelandic Evangelical Lutheran Church | 0.3 miles | 2019 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 89001755 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Pembina County | All 12 listed properties in this county. |
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