Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.
“Houston County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse in Crockett, Texas, United States. Built in 1939, it is Houston County's fifth courthouse.”
Wikipedia article Houston County Courthouse (Texas), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 5 National Register listings published here for Houston County · listed in 2010 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 270 fires within 5 miles of Houston County Courthouse between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,348 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 161 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 55 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2010253 |
| 5 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2009302 |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2011298 |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2011301 |
| 30 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 959 |
| 30 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2011355 |
| 30 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 2009 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2009295 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Houston County Courthouse: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Bentonite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Bayou | Bentonite | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Crockett, the town this property stands in, in 80 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 42 thunderstorm wind, 26 hail, 6 flash flood, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crockett | $75,000 | Numerous trees and power lines down in Crockett. Mobile home destroyed 4 miles east of Crockett. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Crockett | $50,000 | Tornado destroyed unoccupied mobile home and damaged several others along County Road 3015. Path continued across Route 21 with several large trees uprooted or snapped on a hillside east of Route 21. |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crockett | $40,000 | Sheriff reported trees down, a barn roof blown off, and a trailer roof blown off. |
| December 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crockett | $35,000 | Barn roof blown off. Three power lines down with 18-inch diameter trees snapped off. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Crockett | $30,000 | Baseball-size hail in the town of Crockett. |
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | Crockett | $30,000 | Street flooding with stalled cars in high water in town of Crockett. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crockett | $25,000 | Numerous trees and power lines down. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crockett | $15,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in the Crockett area. One tree fell on and damaged a home on 5th street in Crockett. |
| April 2000 | Hail | Crockett | $15,000 | Hail reported at Houston County Lake. |
| March 1999 | Hail | Crockett | $15,000 | Golfball hail in Belot |
| January 1998 | Lightning | Crockett | $15,000 | Lightning induced fire at Spring Creek Country Club damaged 11 golf carts and other golf equipment. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crockett | $14,000 | Tree down on trailor home. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crockett | $13,000 | Trees were downed over roadways in and around the Crockett area. |
| July 2020 | Lightning | Crockett | $11,000 | A lightning strike took down a large, tall tree and caused some property damage in and around a residential home. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crockett | $10,000 | There was some structural damage to a brick facade and a metal roof along 4th Street in Crockett. There were also some downed trees in a residential area. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crockett | $10,000 | Severe thunderstorms downed power lines in Crockett and also downed trees throughout the county. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crockett | $10,000 | Two mobile homes were damaged by strong winds. One of the two homes received severe damage. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crockett | $10,000 | Trees and powerlines down along Highway 19 and FM 2022 from Crockett to Latexo to Grapeland. |
| November 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crockett | $10,000 | Wind damage reported to a senior citizens home. |
| April 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Crockett | $10,000 | no account filed |
| November 1997 | Hail | Crockett | $10,000 | no account filed |
| November 1997 | Hail | Crockett | $10,000 | no account filed |
| November 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crockett | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crockett | $9,000 | Trees and power poles down from the western half of the county eastward to Crockett. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crockett | $9,000 | Trees and power poles down from the western half of the county eastward to Crockett. |
| April 2019 | Lightning | Crockett | $8,000 | A home was damaged by a direct lightning strike. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crockett | $5,000 | A severe thunderstorm produced strong winds that downed some trees. |
| March 2002 | Hail | Crockett | $5,000 | Sheriff reported 3/4" hail and trees down. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crockett | $5,000 | Trees blown down. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crockett | $5,000 | Trees down along Highway 21 West. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crockett | $5,000 | Sheriff's office reported trees and power lines down. |
| October 1998 | Flash Flood | Crockett | $5,000 | Street flooding in Crockett. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crockett | $5,000 | Large limbs blown down across southern parts of the county |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crockett | $5,000 | Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crockett | $5,000 | Strong winds downed trees. |
| May 1997 | Hail | Crockett | $5,000 | no account filed |
| January 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crockett | $5,000 | no account filed |
| November 1997 | Hail | Crockett | $5,000 | no account filed |
| November 1997 | Hail | Crockett | $5,000 | no account filed |
| November 1997 | Hail | Crockett | $5,000 | no account filed |
| November 1997 | Hail | Crockett | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Crockett | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crockett | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crockett | $5,000 | no account filed |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crockett | $4,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed some trees east of Crockett. |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crockett | $4,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed power lines in and around Crockett. |
| October 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crockett | $3,000 | Power line down. |
| March 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crockett | $3,000 | Trees down |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crockett | $3,000 | Trees blown down. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Crockett | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Crockett | $3,000 | no account filed |
| February 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crockett | $2,500 | Thunderstorms generated strong winds that caused minor structural damage at a lumber yard. Also, tree limbs were downed across Crockett. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crockett | $2,000 | Trees were felled by high winds. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crockett | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a tree. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Crockett | $2,000 | Penny-size hail just northwest of Crockett. |
| May 2002 | Flash Flood | Crockett | $2,000 | Street flooding. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crockett | $2,000 | Local sheriff reported trees downed along 6th street in Crockett. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crockett | $2,000 | Local sheriffs reported trees downed along 6th street in Crockett. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Crockett | $2,000 | no account filed |
| April 2019 | Hail | Crockett | $1,000 | Quarter sized hail occurred at the Sheriff's office. |
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.
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 | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Downes-Aldrich House | 0.2 miles | 1978 |
 | First United Methodist Church | 0.2 miles | 2011 |
 | Monroe-Crook House | 0.2 miles | 1971 |
 | Mary Allen Seminary for Colored Girls, Administration Building | 0.5 miles | 1983 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 10000248 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Houston County | All 5 listed properties in this county. |
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