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One of 36 National Register listings published here for Fillmore County · listed in 2006 · category: Structure.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Milwaukee Elevator
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
- Address. Fillmore Street and Root River State Trail, Preston, 55965
- When was it listed? May 2006
- Category. structure
- Also known as. Grain Elevator Design in Minnesota MPS
- City. Preston city
- National Register reference number. 06000454 - 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
16 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Milwaukee Elevator between 1994 and 2017, burning about 46 acres in total. None 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 | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 2001 | Smoking | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 May 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 April 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 April 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 April 2010 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 April 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Milwaukee Elevator: 5 producers, 1 occurrence. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fillmore County Sand Deposit | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Hungerholt Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Larson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Rissman Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ruen Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Wendt Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this property
29 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Preston, the town this property stands in, in 29 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 12 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 heavy rain, 2 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 | Tornado (EF0) | Preston | $275,000 | This was the second tornado of the night in Fillmore County. This narrow EF0 tornado moved across the eastern and northern parts of Preston. Houses, sheds, cars and trees were damaged along the path. The roofs of the fire department and city hall were both damaged. |
| December 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Preston | $230,000 | This was the third tornado of the night in Fillmore County. This EF1 tornado developed northeast of Preston and moved northeast for about 2 miles before dissipating. Farm outbuildings and trees were damaged along the path. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Preston | $20,000 | Dozens of trees were blown down in Preston and a few buildings sustained minor damage. A large building under construction on the north side of town collapsed. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Preston | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Preston | $18,000 | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Preston | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Preston | $10,000 | Trees were blown down in Preston that also took down power lines. |
| May 2006 | Flash Flood | Preston | $1,500 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Preston | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Preston | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Preston | $750 | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Preston | $250 | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Hail | Preston | - | Local media reported ping pong ball sized hail in Preston, Minnesota. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Preston | - | The public reported half dollar sized hail in Preston, Minnesota. The report was relayed by local media. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Preston | - | Nickel sized hail fell in Preston. The power was also knocked out, but the cause was not known. |
| May 2013 | Flood | Preston | - | Runoff from heavy rains pushed the South Branch of the Root River out of its banks in Preston. The river crested just over a foot above the flood stage at 938.07 feet. |
| June 2013 | Flood | Preston | - | Runoff from heavy rain pushed the South Branch of the Root River out of its banks in Preston. The river crested around a half foot over flood stage at 937.61 feet. |
| April 2013 | Heavy Rain | Preston | - | The COOP observer near Preston reported 2.3 inches of rain. |
| October 2013 | Heavy Rain | Preston | - | In almost a six hour period, 5.85 inches of rain fell in Preston. |
| September 2010 | Heavy Rain | Preston | - | The storm total rainfall was 4.56 inches. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Preston | - | Several large trees were blown down by strong thunderstorm wind. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Preston | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Preston | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | Preston | - | no account filed |
| April 2013 | Hail | Preston | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Preston | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Preston | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Preston | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Preston | - | no account filed |
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.
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Fillmore County Jail and Carriage House | 0.3 miles | 1982 |
 | Preston Brewery | 0.3 miles | 1982 |
 | Preston Overlook | 0.4 miles | 2003 |
 | Allis Barn | 3.7 miles | 1982 |
| William Strong House | 4.0 miles | 1982 | |
| Inspiration Point Wayside Rest | 4.4 miles | 2015 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 06000454 in Record Group 79. |
| Fillmore County | All 36 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.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- 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.