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Hutchinson County Courthouse

Built in 1928 (Beaux-Arts). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

From the record

One of 1 National Register listings published here for Hutchinson County · listed in 2012 · category: Building · built in 1928, Beaux-Arts, by William C. Townes.

Sources: 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. 500 S. Main St., Stinnett, 79083
  • When was it listed? August 2012
  • Category. building
  • Census division. Stinnett
  • When was it built? 1928
  • Architectural style. Beaux-Arts
  • Architect. William C. Townes
  • National Register reference number. 12000587 - 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

125 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 125 fires within 5 miles of Hutchinson County Courthouse between 2002 and 2020, burning about 9,136 acres in total. 9 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined63
Equipment and vehicle use23
Power generation/transmission/distribution20
Natural9
Debris and open burning7
Other causes1
Smoking1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
6 September 2010Equipment and vehicle use20 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceBLAKE
5 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHEIFER REKINDLE
3 September 2017Power generation/transmission/distribution5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceTRESTLE FIRE
29 September 2010Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCONWAY
12 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresLake Meredith National Recreation Area687 MM61
5 August 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined500 acresLake Meredith National Recreation AreaHEFER
4 August 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceFARLEY
27 August 2017Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceBOAT FIRE

Every fire recorded in Hutchinson County

Storms near this property

60 of 192 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stinnett, the town this property stands in, in 192 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 123 hail, 51 thunderstorm wind, 9 flash flood, 6 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2001Thunderstorm WindStinnett$70,000An eighteen wheeler was blown over on State Highway 152.
May 1995HailStinnett$50,000no account filed
June 2004Thunderstorm WindStinnett$35,000Power lines and power poles blown down. Also...high winds caused damage to roofs.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindStinnett$35,000Numerous trees and powerlines were reported down. Also...irrigation equipment reported damaged by the high winds.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindStinnett$20,000Photos were submitted to the weather service of downed electric lines resulting in additional damage to paneling on a house. Small trees were also blown over.
April 2001Thunderstorm WindStinnett$20,000Scotts Acres in Stinnett was hit hard as the high winds turned over a mobile home and a roof was damaged.
May 1995HailStinnett$20,000no account filed
July 2002Thunderstorm WindStinnett$15,000Powerlines were reported down.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindStinnett$15,000A shed and trees were reported blown down.
April 2001Thunderstorm WindStinnett$9,000One mile of power lines were reported blown down.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindStinnett$7,000A trained spotter reported that thunderstorm wind gusts had blown off the roofs of a couple of outbuildings on the southwest side of Stinnett. Also...the thunderstorm wind gusts also blew down a few power lines.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindStinnett$6,000no account filed
July 1994Thunderstorm WindStinnett$5,000Stinnett Police Department reported winds of 70 mph with the roof blown off a mobile home.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindStinnett$5,000no account filed
May 2007Thunderstorm WindStinnett$4,000An antenna at a restaurant was blown down by the high winds.
April 2003HailStinnett$2,000Hail broke windows out of Texas Department of Transportation vehicle.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindStinnett-The mesonet located two miles north of Stinnett measured a 59mph wind gust.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindStinnett-The mesonet located two miles north of Stinnett was hit by an outflow from a thunderstorm that was located well to the north to northeast.
June 2025HailStinnett-A thunderstorm moved over and just to the southwest of Stinnett and produced severe hail. Golfball hail fell over Stinnett. The ICECHIP research team measured several hailstones to the southwest of Stinnett, between one and four miles. These ranged from 24 to 33mm, which when converted to inches is 1.0-1.25 inches.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindStinnett-A 60mph wind gust occurred from a decaying shower or dry microburst.
April 2022HailStinnett-Two reports came in for hail for 1.25 and 2 in diameter.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindStinnett-Trained spotter reported tree limbs being snapped off, and ending up 2 to 3 blocks before landing on the ground. Also, power lines are arcing.
February 2020Thunderstorm WindStinnett-This gust was measured at the West Texas Mesonet station 1 mile north-northwest of Stinnett.
April 2020HailStinnett-One-inch hail was reported in Stinnett.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindStinnett-This gust was measured at the West Texas Mesonet station 1 mile north-northwest of Stinnett.
June 2020HailStinnett-Quarter size hail fell at Stinnett.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindStinnett-Damage to a roof of a house occurred and 6 inch tree limbs were broken off from thunderstorm winds.
May 2019HailStinnett-Late report of quarter size hail north of Stinnett, TX.
May 2019Tornado (EF0)Stinnett-NWS damage survey information found that a cone tornado touched down for approximately 3 minutes in the Canadian River valley. The tornado received was given an EF-0 rating, with time and track based on trained spotter information.
September 2019Thunderstorm WindStinnett-A spotter reported trees bending at least halfway over with rain falling sideways.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindStinnett-Power lines blown down which energized a cable line, resulting in 3 separate house fires. The extent of fire damage to each house is unknown at this time.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindStinnett-Chaser reported 60 mph inflow from a thunderstorm.
August 2018Flash FloodStinnett-Major street flooding in Stinnett. One foot of fast flowing water over some roads in town with water well up into residents yards. Rainfall of 1.53 in 40 minutes at nearby West Texas Mesonet site. Emergency manager reported water flowing into home with garage and utility rooms completely flooded.
August 2018Flash FloodStinnett-Road was impassible and closed due to 2 feet of rapidly running water across 1526 at a creek crossing.
May 2017HailStinnett-Tennis ball size hail reported with accumulating hail of at least golf ball size.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindStinnett-Five power poles snapped on FM 1060 about 9-12 miles south of Capps switch.
April 2017HailStinnett-Public called and reported slightly larger than ping pong ball sized hail in Stinett.
May 2016HailStinnett-Pea to nickel size hail with a few golf ball size hailstones was reported one mile west-northwest of Stinnett.
May 2016HailStinnett-Hailstones ranged in size from half inch in diameter to the size of golf balls on Highway 207, 4 miles north of Stinnett.
April 2016HailStinnett-Golf ball size hail was reported in Stinnett.
April 2016HailStinnett-Golf ball size hail was reported 4 miles north of Stinnett.
June 2015Flash FloodStinnett-Street flooding was reported in Fritch. The most significant flooding occurred along portions of South Railroad Avenue near Highway 136 where as much as 18 inches of water covered the road. Additional flooding occurred along Highway 136 from an eighth of a mile south of Stinnett to approximately one mile south of Stinnett. As much as 8 inches of water was reported over the highway.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindStinnett-A cluster of thunderstorms moved out of the Oklahoma Panhandle and into the Texas Panhandle during the evening hours of the 30th. As this cluster of thunderstorms moved near the town of Stinnett (Hutchinson County), the KVII schoolnet site 1 mile west-northwest of Stinnett (Hutchinson County) reported a 66 mph thunderstorm downburst. After producing this downburst the cluster of thunderstorms continued to move to the southeast.
June 2013Heavy RainStinnett-Training thunderstorms brought heavy rain to Hutchinson County during the morning hours of the 19th. The KVII Schoolnet site 1 mile west northwest of Stinnett (Hutchinson County) reported 2.48 inches of storm total rain.
August 2013Heavy RainStinnett-A line of thunderstorms moved across Hutchinson County during the late evening hours of the 8th. The line produced heavy rain over the city of Stinnett (Hutchinson County) which caused minor flooding of city streets. The Hutchinson County Emergency manager reported that the Stinnett Fire Department was conducting traffic control for the affected streets. The minor flooding receded quickly once the line moved away from the city. No swift water rescues or stranded motorist were reported in association to this flooding.
August 2013HailStinnett-A supercell thunderstorm moved southward across the Texas Panhandle during the evening hours of the 14th. A local broadcast station reported golf ball size hail (1.75 inches) 3 miles west of Stinnett (Hutchinson County). The supercell thunderstorm continued moving southward after producing this hail.
August 2013HailStinnett-A supercell thunderstorm moved southward across the Texas Panhandle during the evening hours of the 14th. The Hutchinson County Sheriff's Office reported quarter size hail (1.00 inches) 7 miles west of Stinnett (Hutchinson County). The supercell thunderstorm continued moving southward after producing this hail.
May 2008HailStinnett-The hail was reported to be marble size to nickel size.
May 2008HailStinnett-The hail was reported to be golf ball size to hen egg size.
March 2007HailStinnett-Large hail reported at State Highway 152 and Farm to Market Road 687.
May 2007Tornado (EF0)Stinnett-This tornado developed over open country at 1915 CST and remained on the ground for less than one minute. The tornado had a path length of less than one mile and a path width of less than fifty yards. The tornado was confirmed using video provided by a storm chaser. No damage or injuries were reported.
May 2007Tornado (EF0)Stinnett-This tornado developed over open country at 1917 CST about fourteen miles northeast of Stinnett and remained on the ground for less than one minute. No damage or injuries were reported. The tornado was confirmed using video provided by a storm chaser.
June 2004Flash FloodStinnett-All roads south and west of Stinnett were reported to be underwater.
June 2004Flash FloodStinnett-Flooding of streets and roads reported in Stinnett.
June 2004Flash FloodStinnett-Several streets in Stinnett were reported underwater.
June 2004Flash FloodStinnett-Six to eight inches of water was reported flowing over the roads.
May 2003Tornado (F0)Stinnett-The tornado remained over open country. No damage or injuries were reported.
July 2002Flash FloodStinnett-Fifteen inches of water was reported over the roadway at the intersection of Highways 207 and 281. No cars were stranded and no injuries were reported.
July 2001Flash FloodStinnett-Ten to twelve inches of water over three to four streets was reported in town with the flash flooding lasting about two hours.
September 1993HailStinnett-A very active severe weather day across the area. Panhandle Sheriff's Office combined with the SkyWarn spotter network to provide numerous reports of hail mainly in the 1.00- to 2.00-inch size. Reports of broken windows and windshields along with some roof damage came in from several sources.

Every storm recorded in Hutchinson 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 recordThe nomination case file for reference 12000587 in Record Group 79.
Hutchinson CountyAll 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.
  • 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.