Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2022.
“The Hopkins Commercial Historic District covers 2.5 blocks of Main Street in downtown Hopkins, Minnesota. The district was significant regional destination for agricultural, industrial, and commercial activity.”
Wikipedia article Hopkins Commercial Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 192 National Register listings published here for Hennepin County · listed in 2022 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Hopkins Commercial Historic District in 2000, burning about 12 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 April 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Hopkins Commercial Historic District: 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bury and Carlson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Glenn Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Highway 18 Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hopkins Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hopkins, the town this property stands in, in 23 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 11 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 1 lightning, 1 flash flood. The reports record 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopkins | 2 hurt | Large branches blown down, newspaper boxes and construction signs blown over in Uptown near 26th and Hennepin. Numerous trees down in the Lake Calhoun, Lake of the Isles, and Lake Harriet areas, with a few roads blocked. Several small sailboats were tipped over on Lake Calhoun. A large tree fell onto the roof of a home in the 2300 block of Humboldt Ave. South. Twenty inch diameter branches were felled at Highway 169 and Excelsior Blvd in Hopkins. Two people were injured at Cedar Lake when a tree fell on them. About 30,000 electric customers lost power in the western metro according to Xcel Energy. Some information provided by Star Tribune newspaper. |
| June 1996 | Lightning | Hopkins | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopkins | $500 | Several large tree branches were blown down around Hopkins. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopkins | - | Photo of large tree down measuring 22 inches in diameter. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopkins | - | Time estimated from radar. Delayed report of multiple trees over 12 inches in diameter that were uprooted, as well as several tree branches down. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Hopkins | - | Water was covering Westbrooke Way near Nine Mile Creek, west of Highway 169 in Hopkins. |
| September 2007 | Hail | Hopkins | - | Occurred near Highway 169 and Excelsior Blvd. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopkins | - | Trees up to 18 inches in diameter down near Highway 169 and Excelsior Blvd. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Hopkins | - | Reported at Highway 169 and Excelsior Blvd. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopkins | - | Large trees up to 10 inches in diameter were downed. Minor damage was reported to fences and facades. The damage was most significant in the Bellgrove neighborhood. |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopkins | - | A 60 MPH wind gust was reported by a spotter. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopkins | - | Ten inch diameter branch blown off healthy maple tree. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopkins | - | 10 inch diameter tree branches knocked down. Estimated windspeed. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopkins | - | Trees were damaged. Hopkins,15,1310CST,,,0,0,0,0,Funnel Clouds Minneapolis,15,1345CST,,,0,0,0,0,Funnel Clouds |
| September 2025 | Hail | Hopkins | - | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Hail | Hopkins | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopkins | - | no account filed |
| April 2022 | Hail | Hopkins | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Hopkins | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Hopkins | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Hopkins | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Hopkins | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Hopkins | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnetonka Town Hall (Additional Documentation) | 2.0 miles | 2021 | |
 | Charles H. Burwell House | 2.1 miles | 1974 |
| Milwaukee Chicago St. Paul and Pacific Depot | 2.8 miles | 1969 | |
 | Minnehaha Grange Hall | 3.1 miles | 1970 |
 | Cahill School | 3.1 miles | 1970 |
| Oskam, Hendrik and Marrigje (Marri), House | 3.4 miles | 2025 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100007369 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Hennepin County | All 192 listed properties in this county. |
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