Crockett County Courthouse

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

From the record

“The Crockett County Courthouse is a historic courthouse built in 1902 at 907 Ave D, Ozona, Texas, United States. The Second Empire style building was designed by Oscar Ruffini of San Angelo.”
Wikipedia article Crockett County Courthouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 3 National Register listings published here for Crockett County · listed in 1974 · 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. 907 Ave. D, Ozona, 76943
When was it listed? December 1974
Category. building
Census division. East Crockett
Architectural style. Second Empire architecture in the United States and Canada
Architect. Oscar Ruffini
National Register reference number. 74002066 - 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

26 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Crockett County Courthouse between 2006 and 2020, burning about 1,655 acres in total. 3 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	11
Debris and open burning	7
Natural	3
Equipment and vehicle use	2
Arson/incendiarism	1
Smoking	1
Power generation/transmission/distribution	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
24 September 2009	Equipment and vehicle use	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	1/4 MILE S OF IH10 PANDALE ROAD
17 September 2009	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	IH 10 MM 370
13 August 2008	Arson/incendiarism	2.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	DCP GAS PLANT
12 August 2019	Power generation/transmission/distribution	56 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	TODD
6 July 2010	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	TX137 N 3/4 MILE
4 June 2018	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	300 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	OZONA MUTUAL AID
28 June 2011	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	IH 10 MM 346
24 June 2010	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	WAR ADMIRAL STREET

Every fire recorded in Crockett County

Storms near this property

60 of 137 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ozona, the town this property stands in, in 137 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 76 hail, 31 thunderstorm wind, 19 flash flood, 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
June 2007	Tornado (EF1)	Ozona	$70,000	A tornado uprooted trees and damaged outbuildings and some mobile homes south of Ozona.
June 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Ozona	$25,000	Damages were to trees, power lines, awnings and sheds.
April 2002	Hail	Ozona	$25,000	Hail up to the size of baseballs battered eastern Crockett County. At least one house suffered extensive damage, with many windows broken out and the roof destroyed. Several automobiles were also hard hit, losing their windshields and having extensive dent damage.
May 2007	Flash Flood	Ozona	$10,000	Flooding of numerous streets in Ozona due to flooding from the draw that runs through town. Highway 163 south of Ozona and highway 290 east of Ozona were closed due to flooding. The intersection of highways 163 and 137 located 3 miles to the north of Ozona was also flooded.
May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Ozona	$10,000	A retail store lost part of its roof when high winds blew through the county.
May 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Ozona	$10,000	,,,,,,,,Hail (1.75)
May 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Ozona	$9,000	A thunderstorm downburst overturned a small trailer and blew over a sign.
March 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Ozona	$9,000	Roofs were damaged and power lines were snapped during high winds from a thunderstorm.
October 1998	Tornado (F0)	Ozona	$7,500	A brief tornado downed 15 power poles across western Crockett County.
April 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Ozona	$5,000	High winds pulled a metal roof off of a mobile home in Ozona. Several signs around town were also damaged or destroyed.
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Ozona	$3,000	Power poles were blown down
May 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Ozona	$2,000	Some power poles were knocked down due to the strong thunderstorm winds.
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Ozona	$2,000	A hangar roof was blown off at the airport
March 2005	Hail	Ozona	$1,000	Golfball size hail fell in Ozona.
October 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Ozona	$500	High winds broke large tree limbs off trees
June 1999	Flash Flood	Ozona	$500	no account filed
May 2025	Hail	Ozona	-	Public reported baseball size hail.
August 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Ozona	-	A utility company reported 13 electrical power poles blown down.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Ozona	-	A mesonet observation station measured a 69 mph wind gust.
May 2024	Tornado (EF2)	Ozona	-	The tornado damaged several structures on Acton Ranch about\|26 miles south-southwest of Ozona, Texas. The tornado uplifted\|and destroyed the roof structure of a barn with concrete walls. \|The tornado also lifted a heavy metal bulk feeder at least 5 \|feet in the air and moved it at least 150 feet from its original \|location. The tornado also snapped the trunk of a 150 year old \|cottonwood tree. The estimated peak wind speed of the \|tornado was 115 mph.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Ozona	-	ASOS reported a 64 mph wind gust.
June 2023	Hail	Ozona	-	The Park Service reported quarter size hail at Fort Lancaster State Historical Site.
June 2023	Hail	Ozona	-	A trained spotter reported baseball size hail 25 miles south of Ozona.
May 2023	Hail	Ozona	-	A storm chaser reported hen egg size hail 24 miles southwest of Ozona.
May 2023	Hail	Ozona	-	The Park Service reported golf ball size hail at the Escondido Draw Recreation Area, 24 miles west-southwest of Ozona.
May 2023	Flash Flood	Ozona	-	The public reported road flooding and vehicles stranded.
October 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Ozona	-	A Mesonet observation site reported a 61 mph wind gust.
May 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Ozona	-	The public reported numerous broken tree limbs. There was roof damage to a warehouse building. Also, there was widespread power outages in Ozona.
April 2020	Tornado (EF1)	Ozona	-	An EF-1 Tornado snapped large tree trunks and uprooted numerous trees across ranch country located south of Ozona. The tornado broke a cross member of a large utility pole and knocked down electrical lines. The tornado destroyed a deer blind and some fencing. The tornado damaged the awning of a mobile home and flipped the outdoor A/C unit. Special thanks to the all of the ranchers and Crockett County Fire Department for their assistance with this survey.
April 2019	Hail	Ozona	-	A trucker reported golf ball size hail along Interstate 10.
April 2019	Hail	Ozona	-	The Ozona Fire Department reported a lot of hail along with broken windshields in the fire station parking lot.
April 2019	Hail	Ozona	-	A photo was sent to the NWS office showing large hail.
April 2019	Hail	Ozona	-	A Facebook post was received indicating large hail.
May 2019	Hail	Ozona	-	The Fire Department reported quarter size hail 17 miles south of Ozona.
May 2019	Hail	Ozona	-	A NWS employee reported quarter size hail 19 miles south of Ozona.
May 2018	Hail	Ozona	-	The Ozona Stockman newspaper forwarded a video on Facebook of hail stones breaking through three skylights at a residence.
May 2018	Tornado (EF0)	Ozona	-	A tornado crossed from Val Verde County and tracked north to the Crockett/Val Verde County Line where it dissipated. The tornado damaged power lines.
September 2018	Flood	Ozona	-	A tweet from the Texas Department of Public Safety reported State Highway 163, south of Ozona, was closed due to high water.
September 2018	Flash Flood	Ozona	-	A photo from the Ozona Stockman Newspaper Facebook Page showed a flooded low water crossing with deep water in Ozona.
June 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Ozona	-	There were 20 power poles blown over and numerous large trees uprooted in Ozona. Also, some homes received minor roof damage. The time of damage was based on radar.
April 2017	Hail	Ozona	-	The public reported that hail fell until 10 PM, busting windows on two vehicles and a residence. In addition, the large hail killed 12 lambs.
July 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Ozona	-	Crockett County Sheriff's Office relayed an estimated 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust reported from the Ozona Volunteer Fire Department about 17 miles west of Ozona along Interstate 10.
June 2016	Flood	Ozona	-	Flooding was reported along the main draw which flows through Ozona. The roads passing through the draw were flooded. In addition, the Ozona Automated Weather Observing Station recorded 6.57 inches of rainfall between 6 PM on June 26 through\|835 AM on June 27.
May 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Ozona	-	An exit sign was blown down by strong thunderstorm winds at Exit 350 on Interstate 10.
May 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Ozona	-	Ozona Fire Department estimated winds gusting to around 60 mph along Interstate 10 near Mile Marker 357.
May 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Ozona	-	The Ozona Volunteer Fire Department estimated a 60 mph wind in Ozona.
August 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Ozona	-	The West Texas Mesonet Station at Fort Lancaster measured a 53 knot thunderstorm wind gust.
May 2015	Flash Flood	Ozona	-	A car was washed off the road at 12th and Jones in Ozona. Local law enforcement discourage travel across Crockett County.
May 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Ozona	-	The public estimated a thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph, 6 miles east of Ozona.
May 2014	Hail	Ozona	-	A National Weather Service Cooperative Observer reported several hail dents on vehicles and one window was shattered by golf ball size hail.
May 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Ozona	-	A National Weather Service Cooperative Observer estimated a 60 mph wind gust.
April 2012	Hail	Ozona	-	Ping pong size hail was reported 8 miles south of Four Corner Windmill.
April 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Ozona	-	A trained spotter estimated winds gusting from 60 to 70 mph.
April 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Ozona	-	The broadcast media reported vehicles were pushed into another lane and tree limbs were blown across the road.
April 2012	Hail	Ozona	-	Half dollar to ping pong size hail was reported along Interstate Highway 10.
April 2011	Hail	Ozona	-	Nickel size hail was reported on Highway 163.
April 2011	Hail	Ozona	-	Nickel size hail was reported 6 miles south of Ozona on Highway 163.
July 2010	Flash Flood	Ozona	-	Law Enforcement Officials reported water covering State Highway 163 with portions of the road washed out.
April 2009	Hail	Ozona	-	The large hail was reported near mile marker 343 on Interstate 10.
April 2009	Hail	Ozona	-	Golfball size hail was reported on State Highway 163.

Every storm recorded in Crockett 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.

Listed places nearby

1 within 8 miles

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
	Ira and Wilma Carson House	under 500 feet	2002

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 74002066 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Crockett County	All 3 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.