BlockFrom the record
One of 76 National Register listings published here for Rice County · listed in 1982 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
St. Mary's Hall
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 3 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
- Address. 4th St., NE and 4th Ave. NE, Faribault, 55021
- When was it listed? April 1982
- Category. building
- Also known as. Rice County MRA
- City. Faribault city
- National Register reference number. 82003019 - 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.
The ground it stands on
24,569 wordsThe chapter on Faribault City in History of Rice County, published 1882 names Faribault. This is what it says, exactly as the scans read.
The Faribault elevator was burned on the 10th of June, at a loss of !?65,000. It was built in the winter of 1865, was 52x162 feet, and had a storage capacity of 100,000 bushels. The losers were A. W. Pratt, Pratt and Eobinson. Hartford Brothers ife Tennaut, .T. D. Greene * Co., .lames Murphy, with numbers of farmers who lost from one to two hundred dollars worth each.
Passage source: History of Rice County, published 1882.
Faribault was at first a town embracing perhaps a half of Cannon City, defined by an irregular line running diagonally across the original government township in a southeast and northwest direction. But, as elsewhere mentioned, it was finally, for the most part, restored to Cannon Cit-y, and three miles square was determined as the form and size of the city. In this way the government went on in an uneventful manner until the growing town began to realize that a city government was recjuired.
Passage source: History of Rice County, published 1882.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Faribault City - 24,569 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.
Fires near this property
2 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of St. Mary's Hall between 2004 and 2007, burning about 80 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 April 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 April 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 acres | Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge | WOLF |
Mines and quarries near this property
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of St. Mary's Hall: 7 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B H Heselton Ls Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Bauer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| De Groat Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kielmeyer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Maas Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Solberg Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Swedberg Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this property
60 of 71 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Faribault, the town this property stands in, in 71 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 31 hail, 31 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 3 funnel cloud. 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 2012 | Flash Flood | Faribault | $100,000 | Heavy rainfall fell during the evening of May 2nd. Flooding was observed in the town of Faribault, especially in the southeast part of town where flood waters rose up to 5 feet in some residential areas. A local campground had flood waters close both their entrance and exit roads during the height of the storm. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faribault | $25,000 | The local emergency manager surveyed an area from mile east of Faribault, on Minnesota Highway 60, southeast to approximately near 260th St E and Irwin Ave. The NWS also surveyed this area. Several areas in this 7 mile stretch had trees blown down or snapped off. Some of the trees were 80 feet tall, and snapped off 5 feet above the ground. There were also numerous power lines blown down in this location. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faribault | $10,000 | Power lines were blown down in the city of Faribault, Minnesota. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faribault | - | Large tree branch snapped on the southern side of the Faribault Golf Course. |
| August 2025 | Funnel Cloud | Faribault | - | There was a report of a funnel cloud southwest of Faribault relayed via HAM radio. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Faribault | - | Street flooding in the 1500 block of 2nd Ave NW reported by county dispatch. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faribault | - | A large tree was down and blocking a road. An 18 inch diameter branch fell onto a vehicle. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faribault | - | Multiple large trees down with some landing on power lines and resulting in power outages across north Faribault. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faribault | - | An eight inch diameter tree was blown down in Faribault. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faribault | - | There were numerous blown down large tree limbs on the southwest corner of County Road 45, and 250th street south of Faribault. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faribault | - | A few trees and power lines were blown down near Faribault. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Faribault | - | There was also a report of several small tree limbs blown down in Faribault. |
| September 2018 | Tornado (EF1) | Faribault | - | A NWS storm survey, plus areal footage of drone and satellite data, concluded that an EF1 tornado tracked 9.1 miles from northeast of Medford, near the Rice, Steele County line, then northeast to just north of Highway 60 before lifting in a corn field. ||This tornado tracked mainly through corn and soy bean fields, but several homes, silos and grain bins were damaged, or destroyed along the tornado's path. The damage was consistent with EF1 damage with maximum wind speeds of 105 mph and a width of 500 yards. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faribault | - | A large tree was blown down in Faribault. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faribault | - | A large tree blew down in Faribault near 6th Street and 2nd Avenue. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faribault | - | A large two foot diameter tree was blown down in Faribault. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Faribault | - | There were several reports of large hail throughout the city of Faribault as it lasted for around 15 minutes. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faribault | - | A one foot diameter tree branch blew down in the Faribault downtown courtyard. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faribault | - | A two foot diameter tree was blown down across 4th Street and 2nd Avenue. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faribault | - | A two foot diameter tree was blown down in Faribault, Minnesota. |
| August 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Faribault | - | A trained spotter reported a funnel cloud south of Faribault at the intersection of 230th and Albers Avenue. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Faribault | - | Significant street flooding was reported in Faribault, Minnesota. Water was up to two foot in some locations, and covering major intersections. |
| August 2010 | Flash Flood | Faribault | - | Several inches of rain fell across a large portion of Rice County between 2 and 5 AM CST. Some areas in the town of Faribault, Minnesota had significant street flooding during the height of the storm. Some areas of Rice County measured between three and 4.50 inches of rainfall overnight. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faribault | - | Numerous large trees downed, some taking power line with them. Chimney blown over, then went through roof of building causing structural damage. Rubber roofing blown off roof. Few trees, (some about 2 feet in diameter), blown over onto homes, or vehicles. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faribault | - | Downed trees and powerlines. Xcel Energy reported sixteen hundred customers lost power from about 9:30 AM to 10:28 AM. Information about the power outage supplied by Faribault Daily newspaper. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faribault | - | Roof blown off mobile home in Faribault; ten inch tree down beside Highway 60 east of Faribault. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faribault | - | At least two trees and power lines were downed. One felled tree blocked Second Street Northeast and the top of the tree landed on a vehicle. A flag pole was also knocked down. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Faribault | - | Small branches were downed by nickel to quarter sized hail. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Faribault | - | Tree branches and leaves were downed by penny sized hail. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faribault | - | Tree branches were downed onto power lines north of town. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faribault | - | Hangars were damaged at the city airport. About 100 trees, some greater than 1 foot in diameter, were downed onto houses, power lines, yards, and cars across town. A gazebo on First Street NE was also destroyed. Many nature paths at River Bend Nature Center were blocked by downed trees. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faribault | - | Two boats on area lakes were flipped and lost. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faribault | - | Three inch diameter tree limbs were downed. |
| September 2005 | Flash Flood | Faribault | - | Up to three feet of water flowed across roads in town. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Faribault | - | Penny to half dollar sized hail fell. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faribault | - | A 4-foot diameter tree was downed onto a cabin. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Faribault | - | Dime to quarter sized hail fell in Faribault and at the fairgrounds just north of town. Gusty winds also damaged small tents at the fairgrounds. The time was estimated. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faribault | - | Scattered trees toppled. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faribault | - | Scattered trees snapped. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faribault | - | Several trees toppled. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faribault | - | Several semi trucks rolled over on Interstate 35. Roofs torn off, Barn and shed flattened. Silos, trees and power lines down. Tree fell through one house. Downburst was 3 miles long and 1/2 mile wide. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Faribault | - | Windshields broken. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faribault | - | Trees down across county per sheriffs department. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faribault | - | Trees and small bldg blown down near Roberds Lake. Estimated windspeed. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faribault | - | Trees blown down. Estimated windspeed. |
| August 1994 | Hail | Faribault | - | Golfball size hail was reported just 2 miles west of Faribault. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Faribault | - | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Hail | Faribault | - | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Hail | Faribault | - | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Hail | Faribault | - | no account filed |
| August 2025 | Hail | Faribault | - | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Hail | Faribault | - | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Hail | Faribault | - | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Hail | Faribault | - | no account filed |
| April 2022 | Hail | Faribault | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Hail | Faribault | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Faribault | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Funnel Cloud | Faribault | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Faribault | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Faribault | - | no account filed |
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 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Noyes Hall, State School for the Deaf | 0.1 miles | 1975 |
 | Rock Island Depot | 0.1 miles | 1982 |
 | Theopold Mercantile Co. Wholesale Grocery Building | 0.2 miles | 1982 |
| Faribault Furniture Company | 0.2 miles | 2019 | |
 | Adam Weyer Wagon Shop | 0.3 miles | 1990 |
| Faribault Historic Commercial District | 0.3 miles | 2021 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82003019 in Record Group 79. |
| Rice County | All 76 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.