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Slade Hotel

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

From the record

“The Slade Hotel, built in 1891 in Adrian, Minnesota, United States, is an example of Late Victorian architecture. Its historic qualities were recognized by listing of the structure on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.”

Wikipedia article Slade Hotel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 13 National Register listings published here for Nobles County · listed in 1975 · 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.
  • Address. 2nd and Main Sts., Adrian, 56110
  • When was it listed? June 1975
  • Category. building
  • Also known as. Nobles County MRA (AD); Nobles County MRA
  • City. Adrian city
  • National Register reference number. 75000999 - 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

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Slade Hotel: 1 producer. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Scheidt Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Nobles County

Storms near this property

47 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Adrian, the town this property stands in, in 47 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 24 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2004Thunderstorm WindAdrian$1,000,000Thunderstorm winds destroyed a grain elevator and several grain bins. The winds also damaged roofs and siding on several homes and businesses. There was widespread tree damage including several trees blown down. Homes, businesses, and vehicles sustained additional damage from falling or flying tree debris, and debris blocked several roads. Power lines were blown down, resulting in power outages. The winds caused severe crop damage in the area, but the amount of crop damage could not be determined.
April 2004Tornado (F1)Adrian$500,000A tornado destroyed a barn and blew the walls of a garage off its foundation. The garage was attached to a house which received no apparent damage.
June 1996HailAdrian$500,000no account filed
April 2002Thunderstorm WindAdrian$200,000Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including at least one large tree blown down onto part of a house. The winds also blew down an Interstate sign.
July 2000Tornado (F2)Adrian$150,000A tornado damaged buildings, vehicles, and trees on a farm. The tornado destroyed the west side of the house, blew three grain bins away and wrapped them around trees. The tornado also blew the top of a barn off, killing at least 4 calves inside.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindAdrian$50,000Thunderstorm winds caused widespread tree damage. Trees as large as a foot and a half in diameter were blown down, along with numerous limbs and branches. Several roads were blocked by tree debris. The winds also caused damage to power lines.
June 1996Thunderstorm WindAdrian$50,000no account filed
August 2021Thunderstorm WindAdrian$5,000Large trees were leveled by thunderstorm wind gusts across southern portions of Adrian. Property damage costs are a rough estimate.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindAdrian$5,000Thunderstorm winds destroyed a storage shed and caused tree damage, including several large trees and numerous branches blown down. The winds were accompanied by small hail.
April 2001Thunderstorm WindAdrian$5,000no account filed
July 2004Tornado (F1)Adrian$2,000A tornado damaged trees and destroyed outbuildings.
June 2024Flash FloodAdrian-Intense rainfall renewed flooding across Interstate 90, especially in areas just east of Magnolia. As a result, sections of Interstate 90 were closed. For a more comprehensive description of flood damage, please see other entries for areal and river flooding for Nobles County.
July 2023HailAdrian-Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindAdrian-A narrow path of crop damage, possibly related to a miso vortex within a broader wind field, was identified using Sentinel satellite imagery.
July 2020Heavy RainAdrian-Rainfall report of 3.54 inches received through social media.
May 2012Flash FloodAdrian-Heavy rain caused flash flooding of a small creek which flooded a campground. Some roads were also flooded.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindAdrian-Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including branches blown down. The winds were accompanied by heavy rain.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindAdrian-Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including 4 inch diameter branches blown down.
July 2004Flash FloodAdrian-Very heavy rain caused flooding of several roads, fields, and other low areas. Several dirt roads were washed out.
August 2004HailAdrian-Large hail was widespread over part of Nobles County. The hail contributed to crop damage also caused by strong winds. The amount of crop damage could not be determined.
June 2001LightningAdrian-Lightning struck a large tree, splitting the tree, and scattering debris up to a half black away.
July 2000Tornado (F0)Adrian-A brief tornado caused no reported damage.
July 2000Tornado (F0)Adrian-A brief tornado caused no reported damage.
April 2026HailAdrian-no account filed
August 2017HailAdrian-no account filed
May 2012HailAdrian-no account filed
May 2012HailAdrian-no account filed
June 2008HailAdrian-no account filed
October 2007HailAdrian-no account filed
June 2005Thunderstorm WindAdrian-no account filed
June 2005Thunderstorm WindAdrian-no account filed
May 2005HailAdrian-no account filed
April 2004HailAdrian-no account filed
May 2004HailAdrian-no account filed
May 2004HailAdrian-no account filed
July 2004HailAdrian-no account filed
July 2004HailAdrian-no account filed
July 2004HailAdrian-no account filed
July 2004HailAdrian-no account filed
July 2004HailAdrian-no account filed
July 2004HailAdrian-no account filed
August 2002Thunderstorm WindAdrian-no account filed
April 2000HailAdrian-no account filed
June 1998HailAdrian-no account filed
October 1998HailAdrian-no account filed
June 1996HailAdrian-no account filed
June 1994HailAdrian-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Nobles 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

3 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.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Adrian State Bankunder 500 feet1980
Church of St. Adrian-Catholic0.3 miles1980
Siemer Silo and Barn5.7 miles1980

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 75000999 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Nobles CountyAll 13 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.