Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
“The Old Brazoria County Courthouse is a historic courthouse in Angleton, Texas. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.”
Wikipedia article Old Brazoria County Courthouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 12 National Register listings published here for Brazoria County · listed in 1979 · 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 30 fires within 5 miles of Old Brazoria County Courthouse between 2002 and 2013, burning about 538 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2012-000334 |
| 23 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2012-000330 |
| 13 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 35 S @ CR 881 |
| 29 August 2012 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2012-000293 |
| 22 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2012-000286 |
| 12 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2012-000259 |
| 11 June 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 288 & CR 523 |
| 8 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Old Brazoria County Courthouse: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoskins Mound | Sulfur | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Angleton, the town this property stands in, in 37 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 13 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 5 flash flood, 5 funnel cloud. The reports record 1 death. 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 | Lightning | Angleton | 1 killed | Lightning struck and killed 31 year old man on motorcycle. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Angleton | $110,000 | Three flooded homes with over a foot of water in them off of Henderson Road. Reports of 50 more flooded homes, or homes with water damage, in Angleton. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Angleton | $75,000 | Widespread flooding was reported with water in homes in Angleton. |
| August 2002 | Flash Flood | Angleton | $50,000 | Street flooding in Angleton and Lake Jackson. |
| March 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Angleton | $50,000 | Tornado between Angleton and Oyster Creek. Barn destroyed in storm. |
| May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Angleton | $50,000 | no account filed |
| October 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Angleton | $30,000 | The EF-0 tornado tracked through Angleton and damaged firehouse bay doors while producing significant tree damage to the southeast of the firehouse. There was also minor roof damage to some surrounding structures. |
| February 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Angleton | $30,000 | Downburst wind caused damage to roofs, automobiles, and windows at the county courthouse. |
| December 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Angleton | $25,000 | Trees and power lines down. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Angleton | $15,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and numerous tree limbs throughout the city. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Angleton | $15,000 | Egg to tennis ball sized hail was reported in Angleton. |
| October 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Angleton | $15,000 | Brief tornado touchdown just east of Angleton. Cattle ranch sustained structural damage and loss of livestock. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Angleton | $11,000 | Trees down. |
| March 2007 | Hail | Angleton | $5,000 | Penny size hail. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Angleton | $5,000 | Wind damage to a home at FM 523 and CR 804. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Angleton | $5,000 | Wind from outflow boundary snapped a tree tat crushed patio roof. |
| April 1993 | Hail | Angleton | $5,000 | The Brazoria County Sheriff's Office reported golf ball-size hail near Angleton. |
| April 1997 | Hail | Angleton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Angleton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| November 1997 | Hail | Angleton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| October 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Angleton | $3,000 | Winds knocked downed trees. |
| March 1998 | Flash Flood | Angleton | $3,000 | Street flooding. |
| February 1998 | Hail | Angleton | $3,000 | no account filed |
| March 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Angleton | - | The weather station at the Angleton Police Department had sustained winds of 53 mph with gusts to 75 mph. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Angleton | - | Multiple trees were downed across Angleton. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Angleton | - | Penny sized hail was observed. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Angleton | - | Wind gust was in the Angleton area. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Angleton | - | Severe thunderstorm winds downed a tree near Northside Elementary School. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Angleton | - | Quarter sized hail was observed in the Angleton area. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Angleton | - | There were multiple reports of quarter sized hail in and around the Angleton area. |
| July 2014 | Funnel Cloud | Angleton | - | A funnel cloud was sighted just to the north of Angleton. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Angleton | - | Flooding across Highway 288 near the intersections of FM 523 and County Roads 340 and 341. Flooding also reported on Highway 35 between Angleton and West Columbia. |
| September 2000 | Funnel Cloud | Angleton | - | Numerous funnel clouds sighted. |
| September 2000 | Funnel Cloud | Angleton | - | Numerous funnel clouds sighted. |
| July 2007 | Funnel Cloud | Angleton | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Funnel Cloud | Angleton | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Angleton | - | no account filed |
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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79002922 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Brazoria County | All 12 listed properties in this county. |
Block