Perry Courthouse Square Historic District

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

From the record

“The Perry Courthouse Square Historic District in Perry, Oklahoma, derives its name from the presence of the Noble County Courthouse, built in 1915. It contains the majority of the commercial development of the original Perry townsite.”
Wikipedia article Perry Courthouse Square Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 13 National Register listings published here for Noble County · listed in 2003 · category: District.

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

The listing

Address. Roughlyb bounded by Birch, Elm, Sixth and Seventh, Perry, 73077
When was it listed? September 2003
Category. district
Census division. Perry
National Register reference number. 03000881 - 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

3 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Perry Courthouse Square Historic District between 2000 and 2016, burning about 1,573 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	3

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 March 2016	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	272 acres	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	ORLANDO
27 February 2016	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	301 acres	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	PERRY LAKE
3 October 2000	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1,000 acres	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	PERRY

Every fire recorded in Noble County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 18 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Perry Courthouse Square Historic District: 15 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Copper, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Unknown Shale Pit	Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown Shale Pit	Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Perry North-1	Copper	Occurrence	1946
Perry-1	Copper	Occurrence	1946
Unknown Sandstone Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown Sandstone Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown Shale Pit	Clay	Past Producer
Unknown Shale Pit	Clay	Past Producer
Unknown Shale Pit	Clay	Past Producer
Unknown Shale Pit	Clay	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Noble County

Storms near this property

60 of 105 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Perry, the town this property stands in, in 105 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 51 hail, 40 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado, 3 flash flood. The reports record 11 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.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
May 1999	Tornado (F2)	Perry	10 hurt, $3,000,000	Tornado B20 (Noble County portion). On January 10, 2001 tornadoes B20 and B21 were combined and will be identified as B21. Tornado B21 no longer exists. Please see summary at end of May 3rd storm reports for more information.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Perry	1 hurt	A mobile home was blown onto its side, injuring one person inside .Fence panels and large limbs were blown down. Monetary damages were estimated.
May 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Perry	$500,000	no account filed
March 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Perry	$50,000	Three mobile homes were destroyed and five others were heavily damaged by severe thunderstorm winds at a mobile home park 8 miles east of Perry. On US 64, a camping trailer 6 miles east of Perry was completely destroyed. It was described by the owner as having been "put in a press and squashed". In Perry the Elks lodge roof was damaged and some bleachers from a ball field were blown into a road. Numerous tree, power lines, and signs were also downed in Perry.
April 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Perry	$50,000	no account filed
May 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Perry	$50,000	no account filed
December 1999	Tornado (F1)	Perry	$38,000	Refer to summary at end of Dec 2nd storm reports for more information.
October 1998	Tornado (F1)	Perry	$30,000	no account filed
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Perry	$25,000	Multiple confirmations/images of thunderstorm wind damage in and around the community of Perry. This included multiple trees uprooted and at least one outbuilding destroyed. Time is radar estimated.
June 2024	Hail	Perry	$25,000	Social media image. Additional image/confirmation of siding and window damage to at least one house due to wind-driven hailfall. Time is radar estimated.
March 2004	Flash Flood	Perry	$25,000	A report from the public indicated that flash flooding had occurred during the afternoon hours of March 4, and that some local roads had washed away and trees had been uprooted by floodwaters near Perry, OK.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Perry	$10,000	Damage relayed through media story. The roof of a barn was blown about 200 yard away along with damage to a few walls of the barn.
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Perry	$10,000	Cars were blown off Interstate 35 near mile marker 194 and Highway 412.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Perry	$6,000	Several power lines were downed, some of which caused small fires. Monetary damages were estimated.
March 2008	Tornado (EF0)	Perry	$5,000	The brief tornado damaged a hay barn and shed 6 miles north and 1 mile east of Perry. No other damage was reported. Monetary damages were estimated.
April 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Perry	$5,000	no account filed
June 1999	Lightning	Perry	$3,000	no account filed
June 1999	Lightning	Perry	$3,000	no account filed
November 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Perry	$2,500	Winds caused some damage to a deck and knocked over a couple of sheds.
June 2002	Lightning	Perry	$2,000	Lightning struck several power lines, causing power outages across the city.
May 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Perry	$2,000	no account filed
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Perry	$1,000	A door was blown off a hangar at Perry Airport.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Perry	$750	A tree was blown over onto a county road.
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Perry	$500	Large tree limbs and power lines were downed.
April 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Perry	$400	A trampoline was blown several feet into the trees. Monetary damages were estimated.
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Perry	$200	Trees were downed. Wind gust was measured at Perry Airport.
June 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Perry	$200	Severe thunderstorms winds downed numerous limbs throughout Perry and snapped two power poles.
June 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Perry	$10	Large tree limbs were downed.
August 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Perry	$10	Tree limbs up to six inches in diameter were blown from trees.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Perry	-	Trees and power lines were blown down in the community of Perry. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated from radar observations.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Perry	-	Personal weather station measurement.
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Perry	-	Personal weather station measurement.
June 2024	Hail	Perry	-	MPing report.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Perry	-	Trees downed, time estimated from radar.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Perry	-	Trees and power poles downed.
May 2019	Flood	Perry	-	Five to 7 inches of rainfall across Noble county. Parts of US-77, SH-15, US-64, and US-177 closed due to flooding.
May 2019	Flash Flood	Perry	-	Water was rushing over Highway 64.
April 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Perry	-	Estimated 65 mph gusts.
May 2018	Hail	Perry	-	Time of hail fall estimated. Found and measured at 248 pm.
May 2018	Hail	Perry	-	Time of hail fall estimated. Found measured at 245 pm.
April 2014	Hail	Perry	-	Report received from KFOR news.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Perry	-	Tree branches 6-7 inches in diameter were blown down. Monetary damages were estimated.
April 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Perry	-	Pea-size hail that covered the ground was also reported with the wind gust.
May 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Perry	-	No damage was reported with the wind gust.
May 2008	Hail	Perry	-	The report was relayed by the SHAVE project.
June 2004	Hail	Perry	-	Hail was observed at the Highway 64 exit of Interstate 35.
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Perry	-	Wind was observed at the Highway 64 exit of Interstate 35.
May 1997	Flash Flood	Perry	-	Water covered US Hwy 64 west of US Hwy 177.
April 1994	Hail	Perry	-	Severe thunderstorms in central Oklahoma during the afternoon hours on the 10th produced hail up to golf ball-size.
October 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Perry	-	A line of severe thunderstorms moving east at 50 mph across western and central Oklahoma produced winds up to 79 mph. In Ellis County, the announcers stand and stock pens at the county fairgrounds in Arnett were heavily damaged. Trees and power lines were blown down in Butler in Custer County. In Blaine County, a camper trailer was blown over onto a boat in Eagle City and a roof was blown off a barn 6 miles west of Watonga. Trees were downed and a trailer house was blown down in Watonga. Trees were also reported down in Calumet in Canadian County and a 10-inch tree limb was blown down in Okarche in Kingfisher County. In Oklahoma County, a roof was blown off a house 0.5 mile NW of the Britton and Rockwell Roads intersection in northwest Oklahoma City and a truck was blown off the road at the Edmond Road/Peidmont Road intersection 6 miles west of downtown Edmond. In downtown Edmond a roof was blown off a business. Windows were blown out of a building and power lines were downed in Noble County. A large tree was uprooted in Blanchard in McClain County.
May 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Perry	-	no account filed
May 2018	Hail	Perry	-	no account filed
May 2018	Hail	Perry	-	no account filed
April 2017	Hail	Perry	-	no account filed
August 2016	Hail	Perry	-	no account filed
June 2013	Hail	Perry	-	no account filed
June 2011	Hail	Perry	-	no account filed
June 2009	Hail	Perry	-	no account filed
May 2008	Hail	Perry	-	no account filed
June 2007	Heavy Rain	Perry	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Noble 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

5 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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Noble County Courthouse	under 500 feet	1984
Wolleson-Nicewander Building	under 500 feet	1979
First National Bank and Trust Company Building	under 500 feet	1979
Perry Armory	0.7 miles	1988
Perry Lake Park	2.7 miles	2007

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 03000881 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Noble County	All 13 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.