Ziebach County Courthouse

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

From the record

“The Ziebach County Courthouse is located on Main Street in Dupree, the county seat of Ziebach County, South Dakota. It is a three-story structure, faced in brick, with modest Classical Revival styling.”
Wikipedia article Ziebach County Courthouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 1 National Register listings published here for Ziebach County · listed in 1993 · 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 as contributing to the listing.
Address. Main St. between Second and Third Sts., Dupree, 57623
When was it listed? February 1993
Category. building
Also known as. County Courthouses of South Dakota MPS
City. Dupree city
Architectural style. Neoclassical architecture
National Register reference number. 92001864 - 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

114 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 114 fires within 5 miles of Ziebach County Courthouse between 1997 and 2020, burning about 221 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 5 were 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 use	35
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	27
Fireworks	14
Debris and open burning	9
Natural	8
Power generation/transmission/distribution	6
Arson/incendiarism	5
Misuse of fire by a minor	4
Recreation and ceremony	3
Smoking	2
Other causes	1

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
9 September 2015	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Cheyenne River Agency	IMPALA
9 September 1998	Natural	3.0 acres	Cheyenne River Agency	VEIT
6 September 2002	Natural	8.5 acres	Cheyenne River Agency	WOODWARD3
30 September 2009	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	10 acres	South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression	not named
28 September 2020	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Cheyenne River Agency	MILLIT
26 September 2005	Equipment and vehicle use	15 acres	Cheyenne River Agency	EULBERG
26 September 2001	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	Cheyenne River Agency	SHAUER
23 September 2003	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Cheyenne River Agency	DUPREEDUMP

Every fire recorded in Ziebach County

Mines and quarries near this property

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Ziebach County Courthouse: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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
	Bill Scholl Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer

Every working recorded in Ziebach County

Storms near this property

60 of 125 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dupree, the town this property stands in, in 125 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 60 hail, 55 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 4 flash flood. 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.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
June 2010	Tornado (EF2)	Dupree	2 hurt, $750,000	Another tornado touched down just south of Dupree and moved along the west side of town. It tore the roof off the community center, damaged a house and garage, crumpled large grain bins, and tossed several mobile homes. One person was injured when a mobile home was blown into the car in which he had taken cover and another person received minor injuries.
August 2011	Hail	Dupree	$500,000	The combination of large hail and 50 mph wind gusts caused damage throughout town.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Dupree	$50,000	The combination of large hail and strong wind caused damage.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Dupree	$50,000	Large tree branches were blown down, windows were broken, and automobiles were damaged by the combination of large hail and strong wind gusts.
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Dupree	$30,000	A barn was torn apart and the timber and tin siding were blown about a mile away. Another barn had damage to its rafters, walls, and doors. The house had minor damage and several trees and power lines were blown down.
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Dupree	$20,000	The combination of large hail and strong winds broke windows and tore siding off the north side of a house.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Dupree	$15,000	Large wind-driven hail broke windows of homes and automobiles.
August 2013	Hail	Dupree	$10,000	no account filed
June 1996	Hail	Dupree	$10,000	no account filed
May 2013	Flash Flood	Dupree	$5,000	Over four inches of rain fell in two hours. Runoff washed gravel off several roads.
October 1997	Hail	Dupree	$1,000	Windows broken in vehicles.
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Dupree	-	Roof partially blown off of a barn at the Dupree Rodeo Arena. Tree branches and a few power poles were downed in the area.
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Dupree	-	Wind gusts were estimated at around 60 mph.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Dupree	-	The spotter estimated wind gusts around 60 mph.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Dupree	-	A power line was downed in town by the wind.
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Dupree	-	The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph.
August 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Dupree	-	Twelve power poles were blown down by the wind.
August 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Dupree	-	Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Dupree	-	The observer estimated wind gusts at 70 mph.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Dupree	-	Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Dupree	-	Wind gusts were estimated near 60 mph.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Dupree	-	The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Dupree	-	A barn was partially destroyed and large tree branches were downed by the strong winds.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Dupree	-	The strong winds blew a roof off a barn.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Dupree	-	Siding was torn off part of the house.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Dupree	-	Trees and power lines were downed by the wind, and a house roof was damaged.
October 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Dupree	-	Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
October 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Dupree	-	Strong winds damaged a barn roof, snapped an electrical pole, and blew over a cattle trailer.
June 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Dupree	-	Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Dupree	-	Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Dupree	-	Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Dupree	-	The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Dupree	-	Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
August 2014	Flash Flood	Dupree	-	Four to six inches of rain fell in less than 12 hours over central Ziebach County. Rainfall reports included 5.6 inches seven miles south of Dupree and 4.17 inches 15 miles south-southeast of Dupree. Small creeks and rural roads were south of Dupree were flooded.
August 2014	Heavy Rain	Dupree	-	A daily rainfall record of 5.12 inches was set at Dupree, breaking the previous record of 4.86 inches measured on June 17, 201. The period of record for this station is 1922 through 2014.
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Dupree	-	The cooperative observer estimated wind gusts at 60 mph.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Dupree	-	Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Dupree	-	Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Dupree	-	Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Dupree	-	A spotter reported wind gusts at 60 mph.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Dupree	-	Wind gusts reached 60 mph.
May 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Dupree	-	Estimated wind gusts of 60 mph were reported.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Dupree	-	A storm chaser measured an 82 mph wind gust.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Dupree	-	The Ziebach County Sheriff measured a wind gust of 83 mph from the east-northeast with his traffic radar.
June 2010	Tornado (EF0)	Dupree	-	Two small tornadoes touched down north of Dupree.
June 2010	Tornado (EF0)	Dupree	-	Three small tornadoes touched down northeast of Dupree at 1753 MST. At 1754 MST, another tornado formed and a fifth tornado occurred at 1756 MST. Two smaller tornadoes were also observed at 1758 MST.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Dupree	-	A storm chaser estimated wind gusts at 70 to 80 mph.
June 2010	Flash Flood	Dupree	-	Over four inches of rain caused flash flooding in south Eagle Butte and rural areas of the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation south of Dupree.
October 1997	Hail	Dupree	-	Golfball size hail covered the ground.
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Dupree	-	no account filed
May 2022	Hail	Dupree	-	no account filed
July 2021	Hail	Dupree	-	no account filed
August 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Dupree	-	no account filed
August 2020	Hail	Dupree	-	no account filed
August 2017	Hail	Dupree	-	no account filed
August 2017	Hail	Dupree	-	no account filed
October 2016	Hail	Dupree	-	no account filed
July 2013	Hail	Dupree	-	no account filed
July 2013	Hail	Dupree	-	no account filed
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Dupree	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Ziebach 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.

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 92001864 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Ziebach County	All 1 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.