Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
“The Hyart Theater was built in Lovell, Wyoming, by Hyrum "Hy" Bischoff in 1950. It is a rare Wyoming example of a cinema from the early 1950s.”
Wikipedia article Hyart Theater, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 16 National Register listings published here for Big Horn County · listed in 2009 · 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 102 fires within 5 miles of Hyart Theater, The between 2003 and 2020, burning about 1,931 acres in total. 6 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/undetermined | 50 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Bighorn County | 89 |
| 25 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 12 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 10 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Bighorn County | 79 |
| 5 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Bighorn County | 70 |
| 4 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Bighorn County | 79 |
| 30 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Bighorn County | 94 |
| 11 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Cody Field Office | EMMA LOU |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Hyart Theater, The: 6 producers, 5 unknowns, 4 occurrences, 3 past producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Clay, Bentonite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowley | Titanium-Heavy Minerals, Thorium, Zirconium, Iron | Occurrence | 1955 | |
| Little Sheep Mountain | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Unknown | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Magnesite | Occurrence | ||
| Yellowtail Mine | Uranium | Producer | ||
| American Colloid Co Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Lovell Deposit #2 | Bentonite | Producer | ||
| Sage Creek Mill | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Bentonite | Unknown | ||
| Gypsum Quarry No. 7 | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lovell, the town this property stands in, in 11 storm reports between 1998 and 2018: 8 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lovell | $35,000 | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Lovell | $12,000 | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Lovell | $12,000 | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Lovell | - | Nickel sized hail covered the ground at the High Country Lodge. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Lovell | - | Nickel sized hail was observed on the north side of Lovell. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Lovell | - | Hail the size of quarters was reported in Lovell. |
| June 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Lovell | - | At 1238 MST, a tornado formed 8 miles southwest of Lovell and moved east to 4 miles south/southwest of Lovell before lifting off the ground. This tornado formed over open country resulting in no damage, therefore it was rated F0. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Lovell | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Lovell | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Lovell | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Flash Flood | Lovell | - | 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | EJZ Bridge over Shoshone River | 2.3 miles | 1985 |
 | Big Horn Academy Historic District | 5.0 miles | 1992 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 08001304 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Big Horn County | All 16 listed properties in this county. |
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