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Photograph of Waupun Post Office
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Waupun Post Office

Built in 1932 (Neoclassical architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

From the record

One of 51 National Register listings published here for Fond du Lac County · listed in 2000 · category: Building · built in 1932, Neoclassical architecture.

Sources: 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. 400 E. Franklin St., Waupun, 53963
  • When was it listed? October 2000
  • Category. building
  • Also known as. United States Post Office Construction in Wisconsin MPS
  • City. Waupun city
  • When was it built? 1932
  • Architectural style. Neoclassical architecture
  • National Register reference number. 00001262 - 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

35 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Waupun Post Office between 1994 and 2018, burning about 2,025 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Debris and open burning8
Arson/incendiarism7
Equipment and vehicle use3
Recreation and ceremony2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
18 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresHoricon National Wildlife RefugePEACHY NORTH WF
23 July 2012Equipment and vehicle use7.0 acresHoricon National Wildlife RefugeNEITZEL WF
22 July 2007Arson/incendiarism1.4 acresHoricon National Wildlife RefugePEACHY RD. WF
14 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources1807037
28 June 2017Arson/incendiarismunder an acreHoricon National Wildlife RefugeMOWER WF
8 May 2011Debris and open burning12 acresHoricon National Wildlife RefugeZELLMER WF
19 May 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined100 acresHoricon National Wildlife RefugeTENPASS WF
18 May 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesF180545

Every fire recorded in Fond du Lac County

Mines and quarries near this property

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Waupun Post Office: 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Howard QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Larson QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Linck Waupun QuarriesStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Waupun Ready Mix QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Wegenke QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Fond du Lac County

Storms near this property

18 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Waupun, the town this property stands in, in 18 storm reports between 1997 and 2019: 7 thunderstorm wind, 5 flood, 3 lightning, 2 hail. 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 2001LightningWaupun$20,000no account filed
May 2011LightningWaupun$15,000Lightning struck a building in the township of Chester, setting the 100-foot by 60-foot structure on fire. Damage was moderate, totaling $15,000, and contained to one bay in the shop area at the rear of the building.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindWaupun$10,000Straight-line wind damage on the north side of Waupun. Half the shingles blown off the roof of a home and branches and trees down.
May 2018Heavy RainWaupun$5,000A few roads closed throughout the county due to flooding, and several homes had sewer backups. The Fond du Lac River in the city of Fond du Lac was running high and approached the bottom of the bridge on Western Ave. Partially-treated wastewater was released into Lake Winnebago due to the treatment plant reaching over-capacity.
October 2019FloodWaupun$3,000The south branch of the Rock River at Waupun reached minor flood stage, cresting at 7.83 feet by late morning on October 2nd. Water reaches the support beams underneath the Fond du Lac St. bridge and it is closed. Gateway Dr. is flooded and closed. Water starts to over top the dam at Shaler Park. County Park Rd. is closed at the bridge as the river flows around the north end of bridge. Various parks and associated roads are closed along the river.
March 2019FloodWaupun$3,000The South Branch of the Rock River reached moderate flood stage, cresting at 8.66 feet during the early morning of March 15th in Waupun. Water reached the support beam underneath the Fond du Lac St. bridge and it was closed. County Park Rd. was closed at the bridge as the Rock River flowed around the north end of the bridge, reconnecting with the river. Water was flowing around the north end of the city of Waupun Dam, reconnecting with the river. Gateway Dr. near the river was flooded and closed. Various parks along the river were flooded.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindWaupun$2,000no account filed
May 2018FloodWaupun$1,000The South Branch of the Rock River reached minor flood stage, cresting at 7.23 feet in Waupun. County Park Rd. was closed at the bridge as the Rock River flowed around the north end of the bridge, reconnecting with the river. Water was flowing around the north end of the city of Waupun Dam, reconnecting with the river. Gateway Dr. near the river was flooded and closed. Various parks along the river were flooded.
August 2018FloodWaupun$1,000The South Branch of the Rock River reached minor flood stage, cresting at 7.43 feet during the early afternoon on August 29th in Waupun. Water reached the support beam underneath the Fond du Lac St. bridge and it was closed. County Park Rd. was closed at the bridge as the Rock River flowed around the north end of the bridge, reconnecting with the river. Water was flowing around the north end of the city of Waupun Dam, reconnecting with the river. Gateway Dr. near the river was flooded and closed. Various parks along the river were flooded.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindWaupun-Large tree branches were reported blown down from thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 61 mph (52 knots) at the intersection of County A and County AW just west of Waupun.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindWaupun-Powerful thunderstorm wind gusts toppled large trees.
May 2006HailWaupun-no account filed
September 2005Thunderstorm WindWaupun-no account filed
April 2002Thunderstorm WindWaupun-no account filed
April 2002LightningWaupun-no account filed
August 2001Thunderstorm WindWaupun-no account filed
March 2000HailWaupun-no account filed
June 2000FloodWaupun-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Fond du Lac 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

5 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
Waupun Commercial Historic Districtunder 500 feet2019
End of the Trail0.3 miles1980
Recording Angel, The0.4 miles1974
Zion Congregational Church5.1 miles2006
Brandon Village Hall and Library7.4 miles2008

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 00001262 in Record Group 79.
Fond du Lac CountyAll 51 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.