Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
“Paul & Pacific Combination Depot-Hornick, also known as the Hornick Depot, is a historic building located in Hornick, Iowa, United States. The town was patted by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St.”
Wikipedia article Hornick station, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 64 National Register listings published here for Woodbury County · listed in 1990 · 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 3 fires within 5 miles of Milwaukee Chicago St. Paul & Pacific Combination Depot-Hornick between 2008 and 2009, burning about 55 acres in total. None 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 | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 May 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 May 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Milwaukee Chicago St. Paul & Pacific Combination Depot-Hornick: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell-Steinhoff Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hornick, the town this property stands in, in 21 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 11 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hornick | $25,000 | Thunderstorm winds overturned several propane tanks. Property damage costs are a rough estimate. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hornick | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused tree and power line damage, with a resulting power outage. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hornick | $10,000 | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hornick | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down power poles. |
| June 1994 | Hail | Hornick | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hornick | - | Four-inch tree limbs were downed by thunderstorm wind gusts in Hornick. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Hornick | - | Heavy rain caused flash flooding of several roads, including the area near the intersection of Highway 141 and road K64. |
| May 2013 | Flood | Hornick | - | Heavy rain caused minor flooding of West Fork Ditch, which crested at 1.71 feet above flood stage near Hornick on May 28th. Levees prevented flooding in Hornick. |
| April 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Hornick | - | A brief tornado caused no reported damage. |
| May 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Hornick | - | A brief tornado caused no reported damage. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hornick | - | Thunderstorm winds caused widespread tree damage, including numerous trees down. At least one tree fell on and damaged a house. Power lines were also blown down, resulting in power outages. The winds blew out two windows on a moving minivan just outside of Hornick, but the occupants of the van were not injured. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Hornick | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Hornick | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Hornick | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Hornick | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Hornick | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Hornick | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Hornick | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Hornick | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Hornick | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Hornick | - | 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 90001309 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Woodbury County | All 64 listed properties in this county. |
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