BlockFrom the record
One of 13 National Register listings published here for Noble County · listed in 1984 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Renfrow House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Address. Graves St. and Broadway, Billings, 74630
- When was it listed? September 1984
- Category. building
- Also known as. Renfrow, T.F., Historic Properties TR
- Census division. Billings
- Architectural style. Romanesque Revival architecture
- National Register reference number. 84003373 - 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.
Mines and quarries near this property
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Renfrow House: 6 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Clay Pit | Clay | 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 | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this property
60 of 64 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Billings, the town this property stands in, in 64 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 32 hail, 24 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 4 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1999 | Tornado (F1) | Billings | 1 hurt, $30,000 | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Billings | $10,000 | A tractor trailer was blown over. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Billings | $10,000 | Wind damage was reported on the south side of town. Several four to five inch diameter tree limbs and two power poles were downed. Several homes also received shingle damage. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Billings | $3,000 | Numerous trees were downed, and damage was sustained to a house roof. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Billings | $10 | Large tree limbs were downed. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Billings | - | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Billings | - | MPing report. Based on radar evidence, hailfall likely occurred prior (2015-2025 LST) to report time. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Billings | - | Estimated by spotter. |
| October 2017 | Flash Flood | Billings | - | Highway 15 experienced water over the roadway. |
| October 2016 | Flash Flood | Billings | - | State highway 15 was closed 1 mile west of I-35 due to flooding. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Billings | - | Time estimated from radar. No damage reported. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Billings | - | Highway 15 west of I-35 closed due to high water. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Billings | - | The hail dented the siding and broke the windows of several cars. Monetary damage estimates were not available. |
| May 2009 | Tornado (EF1) | Billings | - | Radar data and damage reports indicate the tornado traveled from one and one-half miles southwest of Billings to four miles east-southeast of Billings. Trees and power lines were damaged along its path as it moved east-southeast. Monetary damage estimates were not available. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Billings | - | No damage was reported with the wind gust. |
| April 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Billings | - | After exiting Garfield County, this tornado moved approximately one mile before dissipating. No damage was observed or reported in Noble County. |
| April 1999 | Hail | Billings | - | Hail was reported on Interstate 35 on the Kay/Noble County line. |
| October 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Billings | - | A tornado was observed by spotters. No damage was reported. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Billings | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Billings | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Billings | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Billings | - | no account filed |
| October 2011 | Hail | Billings | - | no account filed |
| October 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Billings | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Billings | - | no account filed |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Billings | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Billings | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Billings | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Billings | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Billings | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Billings | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Billings | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Billings | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Hail | Billings | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Billings | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Billings | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Billings | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Billings | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Billings | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Billings | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Billings | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Billings | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Billings | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Hail | Billings | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Billings | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Billings | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Billings | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Flash Flood | Billings | - | no account filed |
| February 1999 | Hail | Billings | - | no account filed |
| September 1999 | Hail | Billings | - | no account filed |
| September 1999 | Hail | Billings | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Billings | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Billings | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Billings | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Billings | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Billings | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Billings | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Billings | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Billings | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Billings | - | no account filed |
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 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renfrow Building | under 500 feet | 1984 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84003373 in Record Group 79. |
| 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.
- 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.