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Photograph of Woodward Federal Courthouse and Post Office
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Woodward Federal Courthouse and Post Office

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

From the record

“The Woodward Federal Courthouse and Post Office in Woodward, Oklahoma is a Renaissance Revival-style building that was built in 1921. Also known as Woodward Public Schools Administration Building it historically served as a post office and as a courthouse of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.”

Wikipedia article Woodward Federal Courthouse and Post Office, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 5 National Register listings published here for Woodward County · listed in 2007 · category: Building.

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 1 building, 1 object as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 1023 10th St., Woodward, 73801
  • When was it listed? September 2007
  • Category. building
  • Census division. Woodward
  • Architectural style. Renaissance Revival architecture
  • Architect. James A. Wetmore
  • National Register reference number. 07000915 - 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

2 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Woodward Federal Courthouse and Post Office between 2015 and 2019, burning about 23,591 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 burning1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

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
18 March 2019Debris and open burning103 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry41 FIRE
16 March 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined23,488 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryBOILING SPRINGS FIRE

Every fire recorded in Woodward County

Mines and quarries near this property

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Woodward Federal Courthouse and Post Office: 4 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Dolomite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnknownLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
UnknownDolomiteProspect
Kline Dredge and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Woodward County

Storms near this property

60 of 245 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Woodward, the town this property stands in, in 245 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 124 hail, 106 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado, 5 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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
April 2012HailWoodward1 hurtThe hail broke multiple windows and dented several cars.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindWoodward$80,000A barn was damaged.
August 1997Thunderstorm WindWoodward$75,000A roof was blown off of an apartment building.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindWoodward$60,000Several power lines were downed on the north side of town. The wind and half dollar size hail also combined for several windows to be broken in town. Several limbs were blown onto parked automobiles. Several trees sustained damage around Woodward.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindWoodward$50,000Relayed images showing roof damage to a house and metal machine shed. A camper trailer was also blown over. Report relayed through broadcast media. Location is approximate and time is radar estimated.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindWoodward$33,000Six power poles were downed near 48th Street. A portion of the roof was blown off at Woodward Elks Lodge. A 50-foot section of an aluminum roof was also blown off at Diamond Services Company on Oklahoma Avenue.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindWoodward$25,500A tractor-trailer was blown over, and power lines were downed.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindWoodward$25,000The Mesonet site 2 miles southwest of Woodward measured a 75 mph wind gust. Law enforcement in Woodward reported roof damage to the local Dairy Queen as well as toppled power poles. This wind was generated by a heat burst away from the parent thunderstorm. Monetary damages were estimated.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindWoodward$21,000A tractor-trailer was blown over, and power lines were downed.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindWoodward$20,000Also EM reported numerous power lines, utility poles, and trees down as well as awnings and outbuildings damaged.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindWoodward$20,000Mobile home flipped over by winds.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindWoodward$15,000Multiple power poles snapped along Oklahoma Highway 34 north of the community of Woodward. Report relayed through broadcast media. Location is approximate and time is radar estimated.
September 1999Thunderstorm WindWoodward$15,000no account filed
July 2023Thunderstorm WindWoodward$10,000Numerous power poles and lines blown down in the vicinity. Time is radar estimated.
May 2016Tornado (EF0)Woodward$10,000A tornado was observed north-northwest of Woodward by multiple spotters and storm chasers. Two outbuildings were damaged, but otherwise meandered over open ranchland. Although the tornado was observed to have become rather wide, both the damage produced and preliminary data from the University of Massachusetts X-Pol mobile Doppler radar operated by Purdue University researchers indicate that the tornado likely only produced EF0 wind speeds. Based on the circulation track derived from the UMass X-Pol radar, the total path length was approximately 2.7 miles along a meandering path.
March 2012LightningWoodward$10,000A home near Boiling Springs State Park was struck by lightning. A significant portion of its roof was lost due to fire.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindWoodward$10,000Several power lines were downed on the north side of town. Monetary damages were estimated.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindWoodward$10,000Damage was sustained to two roofs.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindWoodward$10,000Two trees were blown onto a house.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindWoodward$5,000Several utility poles were snapped on Highway 412. Time was estimated.
September 1993Thunderstorm WindWoodward$5,000no account filed
June 2013Thunderstorm WindWoodward$3,000Trees of 10-12 inch diameter were blown down.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindWoodward$3,000A large tree was blown down near 9th Street and Santa Fe Avenue. Minor damage was also reported to a carport near this location. Monetary damages were estimated.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindWoodward$2,000Image relayed showing electrical pole leaning. Time estimated based on radar imagery and nearby wind gust at Woodward (WOOD) Mesonet site.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindWoodward$2,000Power lines downed.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindWoodward$2,000Two power poles were snapped along Highway 34. Monetary damages were estimated.
October 2000Thunderstorm WindWoodward$1,000A car was damaged at a car dealership.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindWoodward$1,000Trees were downed.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindWoodward$500Sign damage was reported.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindWoodward$500no account filed
June 2000Thunderstorm WindWoodward$10Large tree limbs were downed.
June 1996Thunderstorm WindWoodward$10no account filed
May 2025HailWoodward-The report was relayed through mPING.
May 2025HailWoodward-Hailfall occurred near the intersection of Oklahoma Highway 34C and County Road 3800. The event time is estimated from radar observations.
May 2025HailWoodward-The report was relayed through mPING.
May 2025HailWoodward-The location is approximate.
May 2025HailWoodward-An image showing a ruler measurement was shared. The location is approximate.
May 2025HailWoodward-The report was relayed through mPING.
May 2025HailWoodward-An image was shared. The location is approximate.
May 2024HailWoodward-MPing report.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindWoodward-Woodward (WOOD) Mesonet observation.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindWoodward-Woodward (WOOD) Mesonet observation.
May 2024HailWoodward-MPing report.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindWoodward-Personal weather station measurement. Outflow winds associated with convection near the Oklahoma and Kansas border.
May 2024HailWoodward-Social media images. Time is radar estimated.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindWoodward-Woodward (WOOD) Mesonet observation. Heat burst event.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindWoodward-Woodward (WOOD) Mesonet observation.
July 2023HailWoodward-MPing report.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindWoodward-Woodward (WOOD) Mesonet observation.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindWoodward-Woodward (WOOD) Mesonet observation.
July 2023Tornado (EF1)Woodward-Numerous power poles and lines blown down in the vicinity. Time is radar estimated.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindWoodward-Woodward (WOOD) Mesonet observation.
July 2023HailWoodward-MPing report.
July 2022Flash FloodWoodward-Many streets with one to two feet of water. Some areas impassable with up to 3 to 5 inches of rain measured across Woodward.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindWoodward-Estimated severe wind gusts.
May 2019Flash FloodWoodward-Water one and a half feet deep on many roadways and parking lots. Most roads are inaccessible.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindWoodward-No damage reported.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindWoodward-Eighty-five foot tree reported down.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindWoodward-No damage reported.
May 2017HailWoodward-Time estimated by radar.

Every storm recorded in Woodward 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

3 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
L. L. Stein Houseunder 500 feet1983
Woodward Theater, The0.2 miles2008
Woodward Crystal Beach Park1.2 miles1988

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 07000915 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Woodward CountyAll 5 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.