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Photograph of Former Wheeler County Courthouse
Photograph by Ammodramus, Public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Wheeler County Courthouse, Former

Built in 1918 (Mission Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

From the record

“The Former Wheeler County Courthouse in Bartlett, Nebraska was built in 1918. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.”

Wikipedia article Former Wheeler County Courthouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 2 National Register listings published here for Wheeler County · listed in 1990 · category: District · built in 1918, Mission Revival architecture.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. Maine St. between 2nd and 3rd Sts., Bartlett, 68622
  • When was it listed? January 1990
  • Category. district
  • Also known as. County Courthouses of Nebraska MPS
  • Precinct. Bartlett precinct
  • When was it built? 1918
  • Architectural style. Mission Revival architecture
  • National Register reference number. 89002215 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

9 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Wheeler County Courthouse, Former between 2008 and 2020, burning about 128 acres in total. 1 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 use4
Debris and open burning3
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
26 September 2018Equipment and vehicle use6.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
5 June 2009Power generation/transmission/distribution5.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
17 May 2019Natural5.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
7 March 2012Debris and open burning30 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
25 March 2008Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
22 March 2008Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
20 March 2019Debris and open burning3.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
11 March 2011Debris and open burning68 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named

Every fire recorded in Wheeler County

Storms near this property

60 of 149 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bartlett, the town this property stands in, in 149 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 104 hail, 30 thunderstorm wind, 11 tornado, 2 heavy rain. The reports record 2 injuries. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2004Tornado (F1)Bartlett2 hurt, $170,000The tornado touched down in a cornfield and overturned a center pivot irrigation system as it moved west southwestwards. Nearby, large tree limbs were broken off and a roof was taken off an open detached garage at a farmstead. Then the tornado encountered a second farmstead where it lifted an unanchored manufactured home and smashed it on top of a camper trailer and a detached garage, destroying them. It also lifted a semi-trailer and dropped it onto a John Deere tractor and a pickup sitting next to it. Debris from the house and garage was carried into the cornfield to the west. The tornado continued moving west southwestwards breaking tree limbs before lifting. A husband, wife, and their daughter were inside the home when it was destroyed. The woman was hospitalized with a broken neck and the girl required numerous stitches from lacerations on her leg. The man only received minor cuts and bruises.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindBartlett$250,000Extensive wind damage in and around Bartlett. A canopy was torn off a gas station, several trees branches and power lines were down, and several grain bins were damaged or destroyed. In addition, 20 R.E.A poles were snapped off and several center pivot irrigation systems were overturned south of Bartlett.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindBartlett$140,000Five center pivot irrigation systems were overturned from thunderstorm wind gusts south and southeast of Bartlett. In addition, a grain bin was pushed in and wind mills were destroyed.
July 2004Tornado (F2)Bartlett$130,000The tornado touched down in an grove of trees, uprooting and breaking off numerous large trees. As the tornado moved southeastwards, it encountered a farmstead where it ripped off the roof of the home, destroyed a machine shed and garage, and broke power poles. Before lifting, the tornado moved through a field and overturned the end of a center pivot irrigation system.
April 2012Tornado (EF0)Bartlett$54,000A tornado briefly touched down and caused damage to a farmstead five miles northeast of Ericson. Damage occurred to two buildings where a pole barn sustained major damage and the canvas roof of a second larger outbuilding was destroyed.
June 2007Flash FloodBartlett$50,000Heavy rainfall of 4 to 6 inches from thunderstorms caused rapid runoff. Water flowed across several secondary roads in southeast Wheeler County.
June 2008HailBartlett$50,000no account filed
July 1996Thunderstorm WindBartlett$30,000no account filed
October 1998Tornado (F0)Bartlett$25,000A tornado was on the ground for approximately 1 mile doing minor damage to two center pivot irrigation systems.
August 2007HailBartlett$25,000no account filed
August 1996Thunderstorm WindBartlett$25,000no account filed
August 2007HailBartlett$20,000no account filed
August 2013HailBartlett$15,000Hail broke windows out at a farm house.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindBartlett$15,000A thunderstorm microburst destroyed a double car garage along with a calving shed.
August 2004HailBartlett$15,000Strong winds accompanied the large hail to break windows in homes and vehicles, damage roofs and bodies of vehicles, and destroy corn crops.
July 2007HailBartlett$15,000no account filed
June 2009HailBartlett$10,000no account filed
July 2000HailBartlett$10,000no account filed
May 2002HailBartlett$8,000no account filed
August 2013Thunderstorm WindBartlett$5,000Tree fell onto building.
July 2009HailBartlett$5,000The wind driven hail severely damaged crops.
August 1998Thunderstorm WindBartlett$5,000Several large tree limbs blow n down.
June 1998HailBartlett$5,000Large tree limbs blown down.
June 2009HailBartlett$5,000no account filed
September 2005HailBartlett$5,000no account filed
April 2001HailBartlett$5,000no account filed
August 2005HailBartlett$2,000no account filed
August 2002HailBartlett$2,000no account filed
May 1998HailBartlett$2,000no account filed
May 2001Thunderstorm WindBartlett$1,000Wind damage to out buildings.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindBartlett$1,000Shingles were blown from a roof.
September 1997HailBartlett$1,000Large hail broke out several windows in homes.
April 2005HailBartlett$1,000no account filed
September 2005HailBartlett$1,000no account filed
July 2003HailBartlett$1,000no account filed
August 2005Thunderstorm WindBartlett$200Thunderstorm outflow winds broke off a large tree on a farmstead 7 miles north of Bartlett.
May 2023Tornado (EF2)Bartlett-This tornado touched down in far northern Wheeler County, quickly strengthening and caused extensive damage to shelter belts. Debarking was observed in trees along the county line. This tornado continued northwestward into Holt County, damaging additional trees, farm outbuildings, and pivot systems.
May 2023Tornado (EF1)Bartlett-This tornado touched down and mainly impacted open areas. However, a few stands of trees were damaged, with trunks snapped and large limbs lost.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindBartlett-A personal weather station recorded a 58 mph wind gust near Bartlett.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindBartlett-Public estimated wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph, along with two trees downed measuring 30 inches in diameter.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindBartlett-Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 80 MPH, snapped several large trees at this location.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindBartlett-Wind gust measured from automated weather station.
May 2018Tornado (EF0)Bartlett-A land spout tornado verified by photos.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindBartlett-Public report.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindBartlett-Law enforcement in Bartlett reported roof damage from thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 70 mph.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindBartlett-General public reported tree damage from thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 70 mph located 13 miles east of Bartlett.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindBartlett-Half inch size hail was also reported.
May 2013Tornado (EF0)Bartlett-At 1708CST, a tornado briefly touched down 3 miles southwest of Bartlett with no damage produced. Average path width was 35 yards.
April 2012Tornado (EF0)Bartlett-A tornado briefly touched down and lifted with no damage reported.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindBartlett-Public reported wind gusts estimated at 60 mph along with hail as large as golf balls.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindBartlett-Public estimated wind gusts of 60 mph.
June 2011Funnel CloudBartlett-Emergency manager relayed a public report of a funnel cloud located 5 miles south of Bartlett.
June 2011HailBartlett-Public reported hail from nickel up to golf ball sized.
June 2011HailBartlett-Public reported hail from dime up to quarter sized. The hail lasted for 5 minutes.
August 2011HailBartlett-In addition to quarter size hail, 2.25 inches of rain was recorded.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindBartlett-The strong thunderstorm winds were accompanied by large hail at times.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindBartlett-Trained storm spotters estimated winds of 70 to 80 mph.
June 2008HailBartlett-Hail completed covered the ground.
August 2007Tornado (EF0)Bartlett-A tornado briefly touched down with no damage or injuries reported.
May 2003HailBartlett-Pea size hail covered the ground with this same storm as it passed 15 miles northwest of Bartlett.

Every storm recorded in Wheeler County

Map coverage status

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.

Listed places nearby

1 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
A. T. Ranch Headquarters5.2 miles1990

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 89002215 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Wheeler CountyAll 2 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.