Moritz Bergstein Shoddy Mill and Warehouse

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

From the record

“The Moritz Bergstein Shoddy Mill and Warehouse are two historic industrial buildings in Stillwater, Minnesota, United States, in which Jewish German immigrant Moritz Bergstein conducted a recycling business circa 1890 to 1910 providing materials for mattresses. They were originally built in Oak Park Heights, Minnesota, around 1890 and were moved to neighboring Stillwater in 2012 to make way for construction of the St.”
Wikipedia article Moritz Bergstein Shoddy Mill and Warehouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 42 National Register listings published here for Washington County · listed in 2008 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
Listed as. Bergstein, Moritz, Shoddy Mill and Warehouse - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
Address. 805 South Main St., Stillwater, 55082
When was it listed? March 2008
Category. building
City. Oak Park Heights city
National Register reference number. 08000133 - 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

6 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Moritz Bergstein Shoddy Mill and Warehouse between 2000 and 2020, burning about 28 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
Equipment and vehicle use	1
Debris and open burning	1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1
Recreation and ceremony	1
Arson/incendiarism	1
Misuse of fire by a minor	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
18 September 2000	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Saint Croix National Scenic River	HECKOFADAY
8 May 2017	Recreation and ceremony	6.5 acres	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources	not named
4 May 2018	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	46
19 April 2020	Equipment and vehicle use	17 acres	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources	not named
9 October 2020	Misuse of fire by a minor	1.0 acres	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	20337
13 October 2000	Debris and open burning	3.0 acres	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources	not named

Every fire recorded in Washington County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 22 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Moritz Bergstein Shoddy Mill and Warehouse: 10 occurrences, 7 producers, 5 past producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
Bryan Smith Quarry and Mill	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Moelter Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Moelter Quarry and Mill	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Houlton Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Houlton Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Lakeland Pit and Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
North Hudson Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
North Hudson Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Pete Miller Pit No 2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Pete Miller Pit and Mill No 1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer

Every working recorded in Washington County

Storms near this property

35 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stillwater, the town this property stands in, in 35 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 16 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 3 lightning, 2 heavy rain. The reports record 1 death and 2 injuries. 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 2009	Lightning	Stillwater	1 killed	A 14 year old girl was struck by lightning as she played under a tree during a thunderstorm. She later died at a hospital from her injuries.
April 1994	Tornado (F2)	Stillwater	1 hurt, $5,000,000	Strong thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and damaged a home in Maplewood. Several trees were blown down in the Lake Elmo area. A tornado touched down west of Stillwater and caused an estimated $3 million damage to 17 homes. Ten of the homes were severely damaged and a 3-year-boy was injured by flying debris.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Stillwater	1 hurt	Many trees, a light pole, and 6 power lines were downed. A woman riding her bike at Lowell Park along the St. Croix River just south of the historic Stillwater Lift Bridge sustained a serious arm injury when a tree crashed down and pinned her to the ground. Several outdoor event tents nearby were blown into the St. Croix River.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Stillwater	$1,000,000	Marina damaged. Pier broke lose from shore with 25 boats, some still occupied. Two other piers heavily damaged. Wind damage also reported in Oak Park Heights, Lake Elmo and Oakdale. Large tree limbs and power lines down.
July 2005	Lightning	Stillwater	$250,000	A home on Penfield Avenue North in Stillwater Township was struck by lightning and caught fire. The blaze caused $250,000 damage to the structure. Another home on Ozark Avenue North in May Township was damaged by a lightning strike. The time was estimated.
August 1999	Lightning	Stillwater	$20,000	Lightning strike fried radio, phone, and computer systems at City Hall.
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Stillwater	$5,000	Several trees and power lines were blown down in the area.
June 2016	Heavy Rain	Stillwater	-	A rainfall report of 2.89 inches occurred southeast of Stillwater in less than 6 hours.
June 2016	Heavy Rain	Stillwater	-	A rainfall report of 3.44 inches occurred east of Stillwater in less than 6 hours.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Stillwater	-	A few trees and power lines were blown down in Stillwater.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Stillwater	-	Several six inch diameter trees were blown down north of Stillwater, Minnesota.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Stillwater	-	Trees and power lines downed.
August 2007	Hail	Stillwater	-	Estimated wind speeds of 50 mph at 845pm LST. No damage reported.
October 2006	Hail	Stillwater	-	Hail occurred near Big Carnelian Lake.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Stillwater	-	At least 12 trees up to 50 feet tall and 20 inches in diameter were downed in the Norcrest Avenue area.
September 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Stillwater	-	Numerous trees were downed.
September 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Stillwater	-	A power line was downed along Highway 96 at Norrel Ave.
August 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Stillwater	-	Trees and power lines toppled.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Stillwater	-	Trees down. Estimated windspeed.
June 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Stillwater	-	Power lines and large branches down. Estimated windspeed.
July 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Stillwater	-	Large tree limbs down.
May 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Stillwater	-	A large tree was blown down by strong thunderstorm winds. Hennepin County Brooklyn Park,30,1610CST,,,0,0,?,0,Thunderstorm Winds Several satellite dishes were reported to be blown over.
April 2025	Hail	Stillwater	-	no account filed
May 2022	Hail	Stillwater	-	no account filed
June 2012	Hail	Stillwater	-	no account filed
June 2012	Hail	Stillwater	-	no account filed
October 2006	Hail	Stillwater	-	no account filed
June 2001	Hail	Stillwater	-	no account filed
July 1999	Hail	Stillwater	-	no account filed
June 1999	Funnel Cloud	Stillwater	-	no account filed
March 1998	Hail	Stillwater	-	no account filed
May 1996	Hail	Stillwater	-	no account filed
May 1996	Hail	Stillwater	-	no account filed
August 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Stillwater	-	no account filed
July 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Stillwater	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Washington County

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 miles

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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Stillwater Overlook	0.3 miles	2007
Log Cabin	0.4 miles	2007
State Prison Historic District	0.8 miles	1986
Albert Lammers House	0.9 miles	1982
Nelson School	0.9 miles	1979
Washington County Courthouse	1.1 miles	1971

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 08000133 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Washington County	All 42 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.