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One of 1 National Register listings published here for Stephens County · listed in 1997 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Stephens County Courthouse
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building, 1 site as contributing to the listing.
- Address. 200 W. Walker St., Breckenridge, 76424
- When was it listed? July 1997
- Category. building
- Census division. Breckenridge North
- Architectural style. Neoclassical architecture
- National Register reference number. 97000781 - 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
215 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 215 fires within 5 miles of Stephens County Courthouse between 2006 and 2020, burning about 4,297 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 89 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 43 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 4044 PR 22311 |
| 8 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2020 W. WALKER FIRE |
| 7 September 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 4 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | AG FIRE |
| 25 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1173 HIGHWAY 183S |
| 21 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LAWN MOWER FIRE |
| 20 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 241 |
| 18 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BASA FIRE |
Storms near this property
60 of 131 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Breckenridge, the town this property stands in, in 131 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 66 hail, 43 thunderstorm wind, 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1994 | Hail | Breckenridge | $500,000 | Baseball-size hail occurred in the western part of Breckenridge, damaging roofs and cars. |
| April 2025 | Lightning | Breckenridge | $400,000 | Fire and rescue reported that a storage building and guest house were struck by lightning and destroyed in a fire shortly after 6am. Two adjacent homes received heat damage. |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Breckenridge | $250,000 | Two tractor trailer rigs were blown over in the Wal-Mart parking lot, Wal-Mart roof blown several hundred yards, at least 8 utility poles blown down, and car windows were blown in. The Certified Auto Glass building was destroyed, there was widespread roof and sign damage, storage building and garage doors were damaged, windows were blown out, and numerous reports of fences, trees, and utility poles blown down. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Breckenridge | $200,000 | Several reports and pictures on social media indicated golf ball sized hail in Breckenridge. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Breckenridge | $100,000 | Report from MPing. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Breckenridge | $100,000 | Golf ball sized hail was reported in Breckenridge. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Breckenridge | $100,000 | Amateur radio reported baseball sized hail about 3 miles east of Breckenridge along Highway 180. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Breckenridge | $100,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a radio tower, numerous trees, and powerlines. Cars were damaged by falling trees. In addition, signs and metal buildings were damaged. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Breckenridge | $100,000 | no account filed |
| April 2024 | Hail | Breckenridge | $100,000 | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Breckenridge | $100,000 | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Flash Flood | Breckenridge | $50,000 | A public report indicated flash flooding near Highway 180 in the city of Breckenridge, TX. An emergency manager also reported Gunsolus Creek was out of its banks. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Breckenridge | $50,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down across town, with numerous reports of roof damage to homes and businesses. |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Breckenridge | $50,000 | Winds of 70 mph damaged roofs, blew out windows, and blew down trees. |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Breckenridge | $50,000 | A building in downtown Breckenridge was unroofed by high winds. Telephone and power lines were blown down by high winds. Highway 180 in Breckenridge was closed due to debris on the road. |
| October 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Breckenridge | $50,000 | Power lines were blown down along with large tree limbs. |
| September 1993 | Tornado (F0) | Breckenridge | $50,000 | A brief tornado destroyed a mobile home, damaged a house roof, and unroofed several barns and outbuildings. |
| September 1993 | Tornado (F0) | Breckenridge | $50,000 | A tornado touched down at the intersection of highway 67 and highway 180, and moved northeast along highway 67 for two miles. Barns and storage buildings were damaged, and a large storage shed was upended and set on top of a mobile home. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Breckenridge | $30,000 | A picture of a hail stone that was slightly smaller than a baseball was sent in 4 miles southeast of Breckenridge. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Breckenridge | $30,000 | Broadcast media reported three homes flooded in Breckenridge, TX. |
| March 2007 | Flash Flood | Breckenridge | $30,000 | Homes and businesses flooded with several feet of water. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Breckenridge | $30,000 | A portion of a residential roof was blown off and a large tree was uprooted. Large limbs were broken off trees, small signs and fences were damaged, and power lines were forced down by fallen branches. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Breckenridge | $30,000 | A shed was blown down and a travel trailer was destroyed by high thunderstorm winds. Several trees were blown down and two barns were destroyed. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Breckenridge | $20,000 | Numerous roads were closed due to high water. Significant flooding occurred with high water rescues required. |
| February 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Breckenridge | $20,000 | The roof a church was blown off. Trees were blown down and windows were broken. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Breckenridge | $10,000 | A trained spotter reported golf ball sized hail about a mile west of Breckenridge, TX. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Breckenridge | $10,000 | Several roofs of homes were damaged between Breckenridge and Crystal Falls. Trees were also blown down. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Breckenridge | $9,000 | Amateur radio operator relayed report of tennis ball sized hail in Breckenridge. |
| November 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Breckenridge | $5,000 | Emergency management reported that a dead tree was blown onto a parked car in the city of Breckenridge, TX. |
| December 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Breckenridge | $5,000 | Emergency management reported a large metal barn flipped on the northern side of the city of Breckenridge, TX. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Breckenridge | $5,000 | A telephone pole was snapped in half and shingles were torn off the roof of a home. Also, a horse trailer was moved 30 feet, and the roof was ripped off of a wellhouse. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Breckenridge | $5,000 | Golfball-size hail was reported on FM 2231. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Breckenridge | $5,000 | Breckenridge PD reported several trees down in town. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Breckenridge | $5,000 | Roof damage to a house on Hubbard Creek Reservoir. Breckenridge PD estimates 60 MPH winds. |
| August 2005 | Flash Flood | Breckenridge | $5,000 | Water flooded homes and businesses along Walker Street. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Breckenridge | $5,000 | An airport terminal was destroyed by high thunderstorm winds. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Breckenridge | $5,000 | Windows were broken out of several buildings by high winds. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Breckenridge | $5,000 | A tree was blown down onto a house and car. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Breckenridge | $5,000 | Strong winds blew trees down. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Breckenridge | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Breckenridge | $3,000 | A trained spotter estimated 60 mph winds in Breckenridge that knocked out power. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Breckenridge | $3,000 | One inch hail reported in Breckenridge. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Breckenridge | $2,000 | Law enforcement reports power lines down in Breckenridge. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Breckenridge | $2,000 | Power lines were blown down by high winds. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Breckenridge | $2,000 | no account filed |
| December 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Breckenridge | $1,000 | Emergency management reported 2 power lines down and 1 broken telephone pole in the northwest portion of the city of Breckenridge, TX. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Breckenridge | $1,000 | A 60 mph wind gust was estimated in Breckenridge. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Breckenridge | $1,000 | Law enforcement reported that a foreman construction trailer was destroyed at the new Walmart construction site. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Breckenridge | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Breckenridge | $500 | A 60 mph wind gust was estimated a mile south of Breckenridge. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Breckenridge | $500 | Halfway between Breckenridge and Caddo, a garage door was damaged and an out building was moved. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Breckenridge | - | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
| April 2026 | Hail | Breckenridge | - | A public mPing report indicated half-dollar sized hail in Breckenridge. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Breckenridge | - | A public report indicated quarter to half-dollar sized hail on South Miller Street near downtown Breckenridge. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Breckenridge | - | Report from MPing. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Breckenridge | - | A trained spotter reported nickel size hail approximately 1 mile west of the city of Breckenridge, TX. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Breckenridge | - | Nickel to quarter sized hail was reported 12 miles east of Breckenridge. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Breckenridge | - | Emergency management reported golf ball sized hail in the city of Breckenridge, TX. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Breckenridge | - | Amateur radio reported quarter-sized hail in the city of Breckenridge, TX. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Breckenridge | - | The Stephens County Sheriff's Department reported that Highway 180 east of the city of Breckenridge, TX was partially closed due to water over the road. |
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 97000781 in Record Group 79. |
| Stephens County | All 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.