Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
“Paul Railroad Depot is a former Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad depot in Montevideo, Minnesota, United States.”
Wikipedia article Montevideo station, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 8 National Register listings published here for Chippewa County · listed in 1988 · 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 2 fires within 5 miles of Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Depot between 2005 and 2007, burning about 80 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 June 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Depot: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hallett Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mooney Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Montevideo, the town this property stands in, in 60 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 31 hail, 19 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 3 heavy rain. 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 1993 | Tornado (F1) | Montevideo | $5,000,000 | Several farmsteads were damaged by a tornado causing an estimated $1.5 million dollars damage. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montevideo | $250,000 | There was a concentrated area of wind damage from the southeast portion of Montevideo, then northeast for a few miles over rural western Chippewa County. Several trees, sheds and barns were damaged, including major damage to an apartment garage in the City of Montevideo. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montevideo | $50,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across a widespread area of Montevideo. |
| August 2001 | Hail | Montevideo | $15,000 | Hail chipped and dented buildings and vehicles. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montevideo | - | County dispatch reported a tree down just north of Montevideo. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montevideo | - | Several trees and power lines were blown down around Montevideo. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montevideo | - | Power lines and trees were blown down in town. |
| September 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Montevideo | - | This tornado began on the Chippewa County side of the Minnesota River, just east of the Montevideo golf course. It moved east-northeast across the south side of Montevideo. Most of the damage was to trees, but siding and shingles were taken off a few homes and the Montevideo Community Center. |
| September 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Montevideo | - | This tornado uprooted or snapped dozens of trees south of Montevideo and just east of the Minnesota River. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montevideo | - | Large construction barricades were blown over in Montevideo. |
| March 2011 | Flood | Montevideo | - | Several county roads and highways were closed due to Spring melting along the Minnesota River, and some of its tributaries from Milan, to Montevideo to around Granite Falls, Minnesota. One of the major routes that was closed partially was Highway 7. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montevideo | - | Trees and large branches were blown down near Montevideo. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Montevideo | - | Nickel size hail also occurred during this time frame. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Montevideo | - | Hail the size of quarters also reported. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montevideo | - | Tree down. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Montevideo | - | Leaves stripped. |
| July 2006 | Heavy Rain | Montevideo | - | Four and one half inches of rainfall reported at area farm southeast of Montevideo, with 4.85 inches recorded at a nursery in Montevideo. Manhole covers in Montevideo were pushed up due to the water pressure. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montevideo | - | Trees were downed. |
| June 2005 | Funnel Cloud | Montevideo | - | Several law enforcement officials reported a funnel cloud. |
| September 2005 | Hail | Montevideo | - | Ping pong sized hail fell along County Road 15. |
| September 2005 | Heavy Rain | Montevideo | - | Several inches of rain caused flooding at the Chippewa County jail. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montevideo | - | Numerous trees and power lines down, mainly in the northern half of town. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montevideo | - | Scattered large limbs down brought down power lines. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montevideo | - | Tree toppled and fell on roof. |
| April 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Montevideo | - | Tornado occasionally touching down over open ground. No damage reported. |
| April 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Montevideo | - | Tornado occasionally touching down over open ground. No damage incurred. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montevideo | - | Estimated winds. A few trees down. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montevideo | - | Few trees down. Estimated windspeed. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montevideo | - | Roof off grain bin. Few trees uprooted. Winds estimated. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montevideo | - | Power outages. Large branches down. Estimated windspeed. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montevideo | - | Power lines down. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Montevideo | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Hail | Montevideo | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Montevideo | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Montevideo | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Montevideo | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Montevideo | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Montevideo | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Montevideo | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Montevideo | - | no account filed |
| September 2010 | Hail | Montevideo | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Montevideo | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Montevideo | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Montevideo | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Montevideo | - | no account filed |
| October 2004 | Heavy Rain | Montevideo | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Montevideo | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Montevideo | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Montevideo | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Hail | Montevideo | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Montevideo | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Montevideo | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Montevideo | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Montevideo | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Montevideo | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montevideo | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montevideo | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Montevideo | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Hail | Montevideo | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Hail | Montevideo | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Montevideo Carnegie Library | 0.3 miles | 1982 |
 | Charles H. Budd House | 0.4 miles | 1977 |
 | Chippewa County Bank | 0.4 miles | 1977 |
| Henry Gippe Farmstead | 4.4 miles | 1985 | |
| Olof Swensson Farmstead | 7.8 miles | 1974 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 88002079 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Chippewa County | All 8 listed properties in this county. |
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