United States Post Office, Fairmont

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

From the record

One of 8 National Register listings published here for Martin County · listed in 2008 · category: Building.

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

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. 51-55 Downtown Plaza, Fairmont, 56031
When was it listed? May 2008
Category. building
City. Fairmont city
Architectural style. Colonial Revival architecture
National Register reference number. 08000403 - 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.

Mines and quarries near this property

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of United States Post Office, Fairmont: 4 producers. All of them still produce. 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.

Site	Commodity	Status
Celander Pit No 2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Hilpiper Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Hunt Pit & Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Tow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer

Every working recorded in Martin County

Storms near this property

60 of 67 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fairmont, the town this property stands in, in 67 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 32 thunderstorm wind, 26 hail, 4 heavy rain, 3 flash 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
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairmont	$1,000,000	Grain bin blown over. Estimated windspeed. Vehicle damage due to hail.
June 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairmont	$50,000	A tree was blown down and landed on a house in Fairmont.
July 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairmont	$10,000	There were pictures of damage in the city of Fairmont. This included a large tree that fell down on a truck, and a few trees uprooted.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairmont	$10,000	Several trees were blown down in the City of Fairmont due to severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairmont	-	A few large trees were down in Fairmont.
May 2024	Tornado (EF0)	Fairmont	-	A tornado touched down on Hall Lake and moved northeast. Numerous photos with locations enabled this to be a virtual survey. The photos are not able to be shared on this site. The beginning of the path was estimated based on photos of the tornado over Hall Lake. Two pontoons were flipped along the shore of Hall Lake. Several dozen trees were broken and a fence was blown down. Near the end of its path, a small metal shed had part of one side blown outward. The estimated maximum wind speed was 75 mph.
August 2023	Hail	Fairmont	-	Hail the size of quarters fell at the fairgrounds along with gusty winds that nearly blew away tents during an event.
July 2020	Hail	Fairmont	-	There was a picture of quarter size hail on social media.
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairmont	-	A wind sensor on a local radio tower measured a 59 knot wind gust.
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairmont	-	Several trees were blown down in Fairmont.
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairmont	-	An 18-wheeler truck was over turned on I-90 near Fairmont.
May 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairmont	-	Several large tree branches were blown down in Fairmont.
June 2014	Heavy Rain	Fairmont	-	A measured 12 hour rainfall total of 2.95 inches near Fairmont.
June 2014	Flash Flood	Fairmont	-	Significant street flooding in the city of Fairmont with several areas impassable for a period of time.
July 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairmont	-	A large 3 to 4 foot diameter tree was blown down, with a report of almost a 100 acres of corn and beans destroyed south of Fairmont.
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairmont	-	Power lines were blown down with power out in the south part of Fairmont.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairmont	-	Numerous trees were blown down on the west side of Fairmont.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairmont	-	A 1 foot diameter tree branch split from a tree near Fairmont.
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairmont	-	A large tree blew down over South State Street in Fairmont.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairmont	-	A large tree was uprooted near South Park and Forest in Fairmont, Minnesota.
July 2010	Heavy Rain	Fairmont	-	An observer measured 3.25 inches of rainfall in three hours.
July 2010	Heavy Rain	Fairmont	-	An observer measured 2.95 inches of rainfall in six hours.
August 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairmont	-	Lots of trees and power lines were blown down, especially west of Fairmont, Minnesota. In addition, a warehouse roof and large garage was damaged at an industrial park. Some damage also occurred at the Martin County fairgrounds.
April 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairmont	-	Six to eight metal panels blown off industrial building. Panels approximately 8 to 10 feet long and 3 feet wide.
April 2006	Flash Flood	Fairmont	-	Strong thunderstorms deposited between two and two and one half inches of rainfall over the eastern half of Martin county in approximately two hours. Scattered roads and basements flooded in and around Fairmont, including one to two feet of water on Canyon Drive in Fairmont. Fairmont High School closed for the day due to flooded classrooms. A home at 1001 Martin Street, was completely surrounded by water.
August 2006	Flash Flood	Fairmont	-	Five to seven inches of rain led to widespread street flooding.
September 2006	Heavy Rain	Fairmont	-	Several vehicles stranded at intersection of South State Street and Adams Avenue due to ponding of water. As reported by Sentinel newspaper.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairmont	-	Tree toppled. KSUM on western portion of town measured 54 mph. Ponding of water also reported in some intersections.
October 2006	Hail	Fairmont	-	Several hailstones between tennis ball and baseball size reported at this location.
June 2005	Hail	Fairmont	-	Nickel to quarter sized hail fell.
October 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairmont	-	Reported by KSUM radio. A 50 knot gust was also measured at the AWOS at the Fairmont airport.
April 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairmont	-	Trees were downed, shingles were torn off a home, and siding was blown off a barn.
April 2004	Hail	Fairmont	-	Nickel to quarter sized hail fell.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairmont	-	Several trees toppled.
June 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairmont	-	Roof off part of garage in northeast section of Fairmont. Several trees down, including one on a house.
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairmont	-	Rose Lake Golf club east of Fairmont reported 25 trees down, and 53 large trees were downed 4 miles east of Fairmont.
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairmont	-	Measured at radio station on western outskirts of Fairmont.
July 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairmont	-	Trees and power lines down. Estimated windspeed.
July 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairmont	-	Garage roof partially torn off. Trees down. Estimated windspeed.
August 2023	Hail	Fairmont	-	no account filed
May 2017	Hail	Fairmont	-	no account filed
May 2017	Hail	Fairmont	-	no account filed
May 2016	Hail	Fairmont	-	no account filed
May 2016	Hail	Fairmont	-	no account filed
April 2015	Hail	Fairmont	-	no account filed
June 2014	Hail	Fairmont	-	no account filed
July 2011	Hail	Fairmont	-	no account filed
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairmont	-	no account filed
October 2006	Hail	Fairmont	-	no account filed
October 2006	Hail	Fairmont	-	no account filed
October 2006	Hail	Fairmont	-	no account filed
May 2004	Hail	Fairmont	-	no account filed
August 2004	Hail	Fairmont	-	no account filed
June 2003	Hail	Fairmont	-	no account filed
June 2003	Hail	Fairmont	-	no account filed
July 2002	Hail	Fairmont	-	no account filed
July 2002	Hail	Fairmont	-	no account filed
June 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairmont	-	no account filed
June 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairmont	-	no account filed
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairmont	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Martin 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

5 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
Fairmont Opera House	under 500 feet	1980
First Church of Christ Scientist	0.1 miles	1988
Martin County Courthouse	0.2 miles	1977
Orville P. and Sarah Chubb House	0.2 miles	1995
George Wohlheter House	0.6 miles	1975

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 08000403 in Record Group 79.
Martin County	All 8 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.
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.