Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.
“Wayzata station is a historic train depot in Wayzata, Minnesota, United States. Constructed and operated by the Great Northern Railway, the station was in service from 1906 until 1971.”
Wikipedia article Wayzata station, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 192 National Register listings published here for Hennepin County · listed in 1981 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Great Northern Railroad Depot between 1999 and 2004, burning about 44 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were 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 | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 April 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 April 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 April 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 November 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Great Northern Railroad Depot: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopkins Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wayzata, the town this property stands in, in 5 storm reports between 1997 and 2014: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Wayzata | - | County officials reported several flooded roads around the cities of Orono and Plymouth. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayzata | - | Sixty foot tree toppled across power lines. Power outage occurred in the area for several hours. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayzata | - | One foot diameter tree branches down. One quarter inch hail also reported. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayzata | - | Hundreds of trees blown down. Damage to homes and garages. Estimated windspeed. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayzata | - | Large tree branches down. Estimated windspeed. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayzata Section House | 0.4 miles | 2021 | |
| Minnetonka Beach Water Tower | 3.8 miles | 2019 | |
 | Noerenberg Estate Barn | 3.9 miles | 2015 |
 | Charles H. Burwell House | 3.9 miles | 1974 |
| Minnetonka Town Hall (Additional Documentation) | 4.0 miles | 2021 | |
 | Thompson Summer House | 4.5 miles | 1998 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 81000322 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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