Photograph of Charles and Mary Ann (Molly) Goodnight Ranch House — Photograph by Pi3.124, CC BY-SA 4.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Goodnight, Charles and Mary Ann (Molly), Ranch House

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

From the record

“The Charles and Mary Ann (Molly) Goodnight Ranch House, in Armstrong County, Texas, United States near Goodnight, Texas, was built in 1888. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.”
Wikipedia article Charles and Mary Ann (Molly) Goodnight Ranch House, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 2 National Register listings published here for Armstrong 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

Address. US287 and 5000 Blk. Cty Rd. 25, Goodnight, 79226
When was it listed? September 2007
Category. building
Census division. Claude South
Architectural style. Victorian architecture
National Register reference number. 07000988 - 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

34 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Goodnight, Charles and Mary Ann (Molly), Ranch House between 2006 and 2020, burning about 16,280 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 1 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 use	12
Natural	6
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	6
Railroad operations and maintenance	5
Debris and open burning	2
Smoking	1
Power generation/transmission/distribution	1
Arson/incendiarism	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
6 September 2020	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	FIRE
2 September 2014	Equipment and vehicle use	6.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	HWAY 287 & CR 23
8 August 2011	Natural	10 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	MUTUAL AID DONLEY CO. JA RANCH
30 August 2007	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	not named
29 August 2015	Equipment and vehicle use	5.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	AMSTRONG COUNTY - ASSIST CLAUDE FD
12 August 2012	Equipment and vehicle use	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	HWAY 287 & KILO RD.
31 July 2012	Equipment and vehicle use	12 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	HWAY 287 & CO. RD. 21
29 July 2014	Equipment and vehicle use	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	AMSTRONG COUNTY LINE - US 287

Every fire recorded in Armstrong 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 Goodnight, Charles and Mary Ann (Molly), Ranch House: 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
	Mc Geehee No. 2 Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer	Gravel

Every working recorded in Armstrong County

Storms near this property

60 of 101 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Goodnight, the town this property stands in, in 101 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 50 hail, 42 thunderstorm wind, 9 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 2010	Tornado (EF1)	Goodnight	$3,000	The tornado touched down three miles south of Goodnight in Armstrong County at 1620 CST and then lifted at 1643 CST eight miles northeast of Goodnight. The tornado was on the ground for approximately eleven miles with a maximum path width of one hundred yards. Two power poles were reported broken just southwest of Goodnight along with considerable damage to barbed wire fencing.
March 2026	Thunderstorm Wind	Goodnight	-	A 58mph wind gust was measured from a shower near the Goodnight mesonet site.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Goodnight	-	The mesonet station located 15 miles west southwest of Clarendon gusted to 65 mph at 1640CDT and continued to gust above 58 mph until 1646CDT. The peak gust of 83 mph occurred at 1642CDT.
June 2023	Hail	Goodnight	-	The sizes of hail reported were between 1.5 and 2.75 in diameter.
June 2023	Tornado (EFU)	Goodnight	-	This tornado was viewed by storm spotters and captured on video footage. However, it did not produce damage and was generally in an open field.
May 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Goodnight	-	Mesonet station located SE of Claude.
April 2022	Hail	Goodnight	-	Several reports from a storm chaser came in for hail between 1 and 1.75 in diameter along HWY 207 south of Claude.
May 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Goodnight	-	From the station located SE of Claude.
March 2021	Tornado (EFU)	Goodnight	-	The track of this tornado is not accessible by road, but was noted on radar and documented by storm chasers in the area.
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Goodnight	-	This gust was measured at the JA Ranch West Texas Mesonet station located 4 miles east of Palo Duro.
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Goodnight	-	The JA Ranch West Texas Mesonet station located 4 miles east of Palo Duro measured gusts in the 59 to 66 MPH range. The highest gust of 66 MPH occurred at 1555CST.
June 2019	Tornado (EF0)	Goodnight	-	Based on a National Weather Service damage survey, this tornado touched down around 1043 PM, 4 miles southeast of Goodnight and lifted at approximately 1049 PM CDT, 4 miles east of Goodnight, TX. The tornado was rated an EF-0 with an estimated peak wind speed of 70 mph, consistent with the minor damaged observed.
June 2019	Tornado (EF0)	Goodnight	-	Based on a National Weather Service damage survey, this tornado touched down around 1055 pm, 5 miles east of Goodnight and lifted at approximately 1104 pm CDT, 4 miles east-northeast of goodnight. The tornado was rated an EF-0 with an estimated peak wind speed of 85 mph consistent with damage observed.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Goodnight	-	Wind gust 62 mph was measured by a storm chaser. No damage was reported.
April 2019	Hail	Goodnight	-	Hail from dimes to quarters reported, accumulating up to an inch deep in spots.
April 2019	Hail	Goodnight	-	Hail from dimes to quarters reported, accumulating up to an inch deep in spots.
March 2019	Hail	Goodnight	-	Golf ball up to tennis ball size hail on Highway 287 east of Goodnight resulted in a cracked windshield.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Goodnight	-	Winds stayed above 58 MPH for 5 minutes from 1421 to 1426. The peak gust of 83 MPH occurred at 1422.
May 2017	Tornado (EF1)	Goodnight	-	Tornado started 4 ENE of Goodnight at the intersection of County Road J and County Road 30. It overturned a section of center pivot irrigation before doing more significant tree damage at a ranch 7 ENE of Goodnight. Two downed power poles along with uprooted and snapped trees were the most noticeable damage. Some tree debris was deposited 100-200 yards NE of the original location.
May 2016	Hail	Goodnight	-	Nickel size hail was reported 2 miles west of Goodnight.
May 2016	Hail	Goodnight	-	Quarter size hail fell 4 miles west-northwest of Goodnight.
November 2015	Tornado (EF0)	Goodnight	-	Storm chasers witnessed a brief tornado about 5 1/2 miles west of Goodnight. No damage was seen. The tornado was rated EF-0.
May 2014	Hail	Goodnight	-	A discrete thunderstorm developed over Armstrong County during the early evening hours of the 21st. This storm quick intensified as it moved to the northeast across the county. A storm chaser 5 miles west-northwest of the town of Goodnight reported this storm produced ping pong ball (1.50 inches) size hail. After producing this hail, the storm continued to move northeastward and began to diminish.
August 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Goodnight	-	A cluster of thunderstorms developed over Armstrong County during the early afternoon hours of the 24th. After developing, they quickly began to collapse, and produced an estimated 60 mph thunderstorm downburst. The Armstrong County Sherriff's Office reported the downburst turned over two semi tractor trailers in the town of Goodnight (Armstrong County). No injuries were reported with this damage.
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Goodnight	-	A cluster of discrete thunderstorms moving across the Texas Panhandle transitioned into a broken linear structure during the late evening hours of the 6th. As this broken line of storms where near the town of Goodnight (Armstrong County), the KVII Schoolnet site 15 miles south of Goodnight (Armstrong County) reported a 67 mph downburst gust. After producing this gust the line of thunderstorms continued moving eastward across the Panhandle.
June 2013	Hail	Goodnight	-	Discrete thunderstorms developed over the southern Texas Panhandle during the evening hours of the 16th. One of these thunderstorms developed over northern Carson County and moved to the south-southeast across the county. An Armstrong County Sheriff's Deputy near the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road and Farm-to-Market Road 294 (Armstrong County) reported baseball size hail (2.75 inches) as the thunderstorm moved overhead. The thunderstorm continued to move to the south-southeast across the county after producing this hail.
June 2013	Hail	Goodnight	-	Discrete thunderstorms developed over the southern Texas Panhandle during the evening hours of the 16th. One of these thunderstorms developed over northern Carson County and moved to the south-southeast into Armstrong County. A storm chaser in Goodnight (Armstrong County) reported ping pong ball size hail (1.50 inches) as the thunderstorm moved overhead. The thunderstorm continued to move to the south-southeast across the county after producing this hail.
May 2013	Hail	Goodnight	-	A thunderstorm with a history of producing pea to quarter size hail in Goodnight (Armstrong County) moved to the northeast. The Armstrong County Commissioner and Chief Deputy reported seeing hail shafts out of the base of this thunderstorm. As the storm passed over their location, 2 miles north of Goodnight, they observed nickel size hail. The Armstrong County Emergency Manager relayed this report to the National Weather Service Office in Amarillo (Potter County).
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Goodnight	-	A discrete thunderstorm developed across the southwestern Texas Panhandle during the early morning hours of the 4th. This storm moved to the east across the southern Texas Panhandle. As the storm reached Armstrong County, the thunderstorm encountered an outflow from a line of thunderstorms across the northeastern Texas Panhandle. This caused the thunderstorm to briefly strengthen and produced a 63 mph downburst which was measured by the KVII schoolnet site 15 miles south of Goodnight (Armstrong County). After producing this gust the thunderstorm weakened and moved to the south. This further southern position placed it south of the Texas Panhandle.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Goodnight	-	A line of thunderstorms developed over the southern Texas Panhandle during the late night hours of the 16th. This line quickly showed indications that damaging winds would be the primary hazard. As the line moved across Armstrong County, the KVII Schoolnet site at Palo Duro (Armstrong County) measured a 60 mph downdraft gust. The line continued to move to the southeast after producing this gust, but weakened to the point of not producing any further damaging wind gusts.
August 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Goodnight	-	A line of thunderstorms moved across Armstrong County during the evening hours of the 8th. As the southern portion of this line neared Goodnight (Armstrong County), the line took on a bowed appearance and a rear-inflow notch was evident on radar. A KVII Schoolnet site 15 miles south of Goodwell (Armstrong County) at JA Ranch reported a 62 mph thunderstorm gust as the bowed line moved overhead. The bowed line weakened after producing this gust and moved into the southeastern Texas Panhandle.
May 2013	Hail	Goodnight	-	A thunderstorm developed over Armstrong County during the early afternoon hours of the 29th. A trained storm spotter a half mile east of Goodnight (Armstrong County) observed this thunderstorm produce several pea size hail stones with a few quarter size hail stones as it moved to the northeast.
April 2010	Tornado (EF0)	Goodnight	-	The tornado touched down five miles northeast of Goodnight in Armstrong County at 1559 CST and lifted at 1602 CST approximately seven miles northeast of Goodnight. The tornado was on the ground for one to two miles with a maximum path width of fifty yards. No damage or injuries were reported.
June 2010	Hail	Goodnight	-	A trained spotter reported tennis ball size hail that fell three to four miles southwest of Groom.
August 2007	Hail	Goodnight	-	Reported on U.S. Highway 287 about one mile inside the Armstrong County line.
June 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Goodnight	-	Numerous cottonwood trees of substantial size were reported damaged on ranch property.
May 2002	Tornado (F0)	Goodnight	-	The tornado remained over open country and no damage or injuries were reported. The tornado path length and width were estimated.
August 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Goodnight	-	no account filed
August 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Goodnight	-	no account filed
September 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Goodnight	-	no account filed
September 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Goodnight	-	no account filed
February 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Goodnight	-	no account filed
February 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Goodnight	-	no account filed
September 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Goodnight	-	no account filed
September 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Goodnight	-	no account filed
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Goodnight	-	no account filed
August 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Goodnight	-	no account filed
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Goodnight	-	no account filed
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Goodnight	-	no account filed
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Goodnight	-	no account filed
May 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Goodnight	-	no account filed
August 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Goodnight	-	no account filed
September 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Goodnight	-	no account filed
August 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Goodnight	-	no account filed
September 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Goodnight	-	no account filed
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Goodnight	-	no account filed
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Goodnight	-	no account filed
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Goodnight	-	no account filed
May 2019	Hail	Goodnight	-	no account filed
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Goodnight	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Armstrong 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 07000988 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Armstrong County	All 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.
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.