Hamm Brewing Company Beer Depot

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

From the record

“The Hamm Brewing Company Beer Depot in East Grand Forks, Minnesota, United States, is a warehouse listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Hamm's Brewery built their first cold-storage warehouse in East Grand Forks in 1890.”
Wikipedia article Hamm Brewing Company Beer Depot, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 6 National Register listings published here for Polk County · listed in 1984 · 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 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. 401 DeMers Ave., East Grand Forks, 56721
When was it listed? September 1984
Category. building
City. East Grand Forks city
National Register reference number. 84001651 - 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.

Fires near this property

4 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Hamm Brewing Company Beer Depot between 2015 and 2020, burning about 4 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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
Debris and open burning	2
Railroad operations and maintenance	1
Fireworks	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
1 July 2016	Fireworks	1.0 acres	North Dakota State Forest Service	6000 DEMERS AVE
18 June 2015	Railroad operations and maintenance	1.0 acres	North Dakota State Forest Service	5500 32ND AVE
19 May 2020	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	North Dakota State Forest Service	FOX FARM FIRE
13 October 2016	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	North Dakota State Forest Service	4796 42ND BRUSH FIRE

Every fire recorded in Polk County

Storms near this property

60 of 85 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names East Grand Forks, the town this property stands in, in 85 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 38 hail, 25 thunderstorm wind, 13 flash flood, 3 tornado. 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
August 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	East Grand Forks	$500,000	The strong wind hit East Grand Forks, knocking over trees, powerlines, signs, and traffic lights. An estimated 400 trees were flattened by the storm, falling on roofs, vehicles, and homes. Power was knocked out for about half of the city. Windows in the new city hall building were broken and the roof on an apartment building was torn off. A semi trailer was also blown over as were the outer boards on an outdoor skating rink.
June 1999	Flood	East Grand Forks	$20,000	A thunderstorm complex converged over the greater Grand Forks area, producing 1 to 3 inches of rain in about an hour. Several roads and intersections were flooded.
July 2001	Flash Flood	East Grand Forks	$15,000	Basements were flooded in the point area of East Grand Forks.
July 2014	Flash Flood	East Grand Forks	$10,000	Two to four inches of rain fell in a little over an hour, flooding city streets and low lying areas.
June 2018	Lightning	East Grand Forks	$500	Lightning struck a tree, knocking down several branches.
August 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	East Grand Forks	$500	Tree damage was reported.
August 2025	Tornado (EF0)	East Grand Forks	-	A tornado produced intermittent EF-0 and EF-1 damage in Grand Forks, ND and East Grand Forks, MN. It initially touched down near the intersection of 38th St. and 32nd Ave in Grand Forks, ND where it bent a light pole from the top of the intersection stop lights. It tracked to the northeast just south of Altru Hospital along 17th Ave S., past Lewis and Clark elementary School, and then crossed the Red River of the North at Lincoln Drive Park into Minnesota. It lifted over the southern part of East Grand Forks, MN in western Polk County around the Red Lake River near Folsom Park. Most of the damage was to trees. The maximum rating for the tornado was EF-1 in Grand Forks County ND. The rating in Polk County is EF-0 based on a max wind estimated at 80 mph winds from hardwood tree damage before it dissipated in East Grand Forks, MN.
April 2023	Flood	East Grand Forks	-	East Grand Forks - Crest of 40.83 ft occurred on 4/24.
July 2023	Hail	East Grand Forks	-	Public reports quarter sized hail in East Grand Forks.
July 2023	Hail	East Grand Forks	-	Public reports quarter sized hail in East Grand Forks.
June 2022	Hail	East Grand Forks	-	Report and photo of hail reported via social media.
April 2022	Flash Flood	East Grand Forks	-	Street flooding was curb to curb and running a foot deep or more at several intersections.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	East Grand Forks	-	A cottonwood tree was snapped near the Red River. Report and photo was posted via social media.
August 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	East Grand Forks	-	Peak wind was measured at a personal weather station.
August 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	East Grand Forks	-	Steel panels were torn off a pole shed. Large tree branches were down around the area. Photo and report were posted via social media, with time estimated based on radar and nearby wind sensor reports.
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	East Grand Forks	-	Many large branches were blown down around town. A large old tree was snapped.
September 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	East Grand Forks	-	Large tree branches were blown down in Stauss Park.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	East Grand Forks	-	A tree was snapped along a trail in East Grand Forks.
May 2019	Hail	East Grand Forks	-	Large hail and strong winds swept across southern Grand Forks Township.
May 2019	Funnel Cloud	East Grand Forks	-	A persistent funnel cloud was viewed and photographed to the north and east of East Grand Forks.
July 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	East Grand Forks	-	Six inch diameter trees and branches were blown down.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	East Grand Forks	-	The wind gust was measured at Krueger Farms.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	East Grand Forks	-	The wind gust was measured by a personal weather station.
June 2018	Hail	East Grand Forks	-	Nickel to quarter sized hail fell.
September 2017	Hail	East Grand Forks	-	Dime to quarter sized hail was reported.
May 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	East Grand Forks	-	Widespread downburst winds impacted areas of Grand Forks and Huntsville townships. Isolated large tree branches and limbs were broken down across a broad area indicating widespread wind gusts of from 60 to 80 mph. More extreme damage was noted in east central portions of town where six empty grain cars were blown over and several large trees were snapped or uprooted, suggesting peak winds of up to 105 mph.
August 2016	Flash Flood	East Grand Forks	-	Fields and farm access roads were flooded near county road 17 and highway 2.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	East Grand Forks	-	The wind gust was measured by a personal weather station.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	East Grand Forks	-	Large branches were blown down at the state park in East Grand Forks.
July 2016	Hail	East Grand Forks	-	The hail was mostly dime to nickel sized.
July 2016	Funnel Cloud	East Grand Forks	-	Multiple vortices extended down from a wall cloud.
September 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	East Grand Forks	-	Nine trees were uprooted.
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	East Grand Forks	-	Several large three to five inch diameter tree branches were broken off in a shelterbelt. One tree was also split by lightning.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	East Grand Forks	-	A corridor of downburst winds developed from central East Grand Forks and extended to the east-southeast for several miles. Numerous trees were snapped off and one street light was blown down. Numerous roofs received shingle and trim damage and one metal roof was peeled off of a local print shop. Peak winds were estimated at 85 to 95 mph.
April 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	East Grand Forks	-	The strong winds were measured by MNDOT RWIS system.
April 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	East Grand Forks	-	A stationary travel trailer was blown over by a wind gust.
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	East Grand Forks	-	Several 4 to 6 inch diameter branches were broken off trees.
August 2006	Flash Flood	East Grand Forks	-	Water rose over street curbs after 2 to 2.5 inches of rain fell in less than an hour.
June 2005	Hail	East Grand Forks	-	The hail fell on the northeast side of town.
June 2005	Funnel Cloud	East Grand Forks	-	A wall cloud with a funnel was reported.
May 2005	Tornado (F0)	East Grand Forks	-	The tornado tracked eastward across an open field.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	East Grand Forks	-	Two trees were uprooted and many large branches were blown down.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	East Grand Forks	-	Four inch diameter tree branches were blown down.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	East Grand Forks	-	The gust was measured by a MNDOT RWIS site.
July 2005	Flash Flood	East Grand Forks	-	Extensive street flooding occurred in the downtown area.
August 2005	Flash Flood	East Grand Forks	-	Streets were flooded in the downtown area of East Grand Forks.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	East Grand Forks	-	Large tree branches were blown down.
July 2002	Flash Flood	East Grand Forks	-	Street flooding was reported.
July 2001	Flash Flood	East Grand Forks	-	Street flooding was reported.
August 2001	Flash Flood	East Grand Forks	-	Street and basement flooding was reported.
June 1997	Tornado (F0)	East Grand Forks	-	Brief touchdown in a field.
June 2018	Hail	East Grand Forks	-	no account filed
June 2018	Hail	East Grand Forks	-	no account filed
August 2016	Hail	East Grand Forks	-	no account filed
July 2016	Hail	East Grand Forks	-	no account filed
June 2015	Hail	East Grand Forks	-	no account filed
June 2015	Hail	East Grand Forks	-	no account filed
June 2015	Hail	East Grand Forks	-	no account filed
August 2012	Hail	East Grand Forks	-	no account filed
June 2010	Hail	East Grand Forks	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Polk 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.

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 84001651 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Polk County	All 6 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.
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.