Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
“The Douglas County Courthouse is a courthouse located in Waterville, Washington, the county seat of Douglas County, Washington.”
Wikipedia article Douglas County Courthouse (Washington), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 12 National Register listings published here for Douglas County · listed in 1975 · 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 6 fires within 5 miles of Douglas County Courthouse between 1992 and 2020, burning about 44 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 | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 28 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Douglas County Fire Districts | MP 151 |
| 14 July 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | COUGAR FLATS |
| 14 July 2009 | Fireworks | 15 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | Q ROAD |
| 9 October 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | DEER CREEK |
| 5 October 2019 | Debris and open burning | 8.7 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BLACK PINE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Douglas County Courthouse: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dept of Highways | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hollingshead Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Nelson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| State Pit Qs-Do-140 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Waterville, the town this property stands in, in 10 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 4 debris flow, 3 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Waterville | $40,000 | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Debris Flow | Waterville | $5,000 | Highway 2 at Pine Canyon was closed due to mud and debris covering the roadway for a period of time. The road was covered in six to eight inches of debris. The water dug three to four foot trenches within the drainage. The Douglas RAWS reported six tenths of rainfall in an one hour period. |
| August 2019 | Flash Flood | Waterville | $2,000 | Water was reported over State Route 2 and flooding into an adjacent house east of Waterville due to thunderstorm heavy rain. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Waterville | - | Several reports of crop damage from hail and flooding between Waterville and Coulee City. Hail ranged from penny to quarter size in this corridor. |
| February 2021 | Debris Flow | Waterville | - | The Washington Department of Highways reported a large rock slide on US-2 in Pine Canyon. The debris covered approximately 300 yards, which included many large rocks. The highway was closed from MP140 near Orondo to MP148 near Waterville. There was no known time of reopening the road at time of report. |
| August 2021 | Debris Flow | Waterville | - | There was a rock slide, partially blocking a road near a golf course in Orondo, due to brief, heavy rain. |
| May 2020 | Debris Flow | Waterville | - | A rock slide was reported by Washington State Patrol on Highway US-2 in Pine Canyon between Orondo and Waterville. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Waterville | - | Law enforcement reported debris and rocks over highway 2 in Pine Canyon near milepost 145 and 146. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waterville | - | Pea-sized hail piled up to a depth of one inch on US Hwy 2 just east of Waterville. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waterville | - | spotter reported 58 mph gust |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Smith Hospital and Douglas County Press Building | 0.2 miles | 1989 |
 | Nifty Theatre | 0.2 miles | 1999 |
 | Waterville Hotel | 0.3 miles | 1984 |
| Downtown Waterville Historic District | 0.5 miles | 1988 | |
 | William J. Canton House | 0.6 miles | 1988 |
 | Christian Schmidt House | 3.3 miles | 1994 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 75001849 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Douglas County | All 12 listed properties in this county. |
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