East End Historic District

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

From the record

“The East End Historic District is a residential historic district in Middleton, Wisconsin consisting of 37 modest homes built from the 1920s to 1950s in various styles. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.”
Wikipedia article East End Historic District (Middleton, Wisconsin), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 238 National Register listings published here for Dane County · listed in 2003 · category: District.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

Address. 7002-7016 Hubbard Ave., 1812-1916 Park St. (even only) 7002-7227,7233,7235,7237 Elmwood Ave., Middleton, 53562
When was it listed? July 2003
Category. district
City. Middleton city
National Register reference number. 03000699 - 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

20 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of East End Historic District between 2008 and 2020, burning about 8 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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	13
Smoking	3
Debris and open burning	2
Natural	1
Arson/incendiarism	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
14 August 2020	Smoking	under an acre	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	2018928
6 July 2020	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	342
2 June 2020	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	2012493
15 June 2020	Smoking	1.0 acres	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	305
14 June 2020	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	304
5 May 2018	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	190
27 May 2008	Arson/incendiarism	1.2 acres	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	not named
25 May 2018	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	215

Every fire recorded in Dane County

Mines and quarries near this property

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of East End Historic District: 6 producers, 2 past producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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.

Site	Commodity	Status
Middleton-Watson Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Northwestern Stone	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Zeigler Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Blooming Grove Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Essers Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Westport Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Yahara Materials Company Kipley Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Ziegler Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Dane County

Storms near this property

57 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Middleton, the town this property stands in, in 57 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 31 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 4 heavy rain, 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
June 2004	Tornado (F1)	Middleton	$1,490,000	A weak F1 tornado (100-110 mph) spun up just west of the southwest Beltline at a point 2.5 miles SW of Middleton (half-mile north of intersection of CTH S and Pleasant View Rd.). It moved east-southeast across the West Town Mall, through the UW-Madison Research Park, ultimately ending about 1/3 mile east of STH 151/Park St (2.3 miles south of Capitol Square). In the Research Park many windows were blown out of business offices, and damage was inflicted to UW-MSN agricultural buildings. At least 194 residential homes had minor damage (roof/siding), and 11 had major damage (windows/roofs - total of $410K). At least 8 businesses had minor damage, and 1 had major damage (roof partially torn off and 1 wall damaged). Total business damage was about $246K. The UW-Madison Research Park had about $729K in damage. Many vehicles sustained some degree of damage ($100K), and one semi was blown over. At least 1000 large trees were damaged. Estimated total tornado damage is $1.485M. An additional cleanup cost of about $347K was reported. At least 2000 customers lost their electrical power. Average path width was about 150 yards.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Middleton	$200,000	no account filed
May 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Middleton	$75,000	Madison TV 27 reported numerous trees and power lines blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 65 mph (56 knots) in Middleton. Some cars were damaged by the downed trees, as well as a tree piercing the roof of a condominium. A shed was also destroyed by the damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Middleton	$50,000	A swath of straight line wind damage occurred. Exterior walls of several floors of the WI Trade Center sustained damage. Trees down in the surrounding area. A 3 to 4 block area between Sawmill Road and Tramore Trail suffered numerous uprooted or snapped trees. The upper portion of the side of a home was torn off, along with some shingles removed from homes. A large tree landed on and crushed a mini-van.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Middleton	$50,000	Trees and power lines were damaged. Stucco at the Wisconsin Trade Center was also damaged.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Middleton	$30,000	no account filed
July 2023	Flash Flood	Middleton	$25,000	Flash flooding of streets in Madison especially on the west and northwest sides. Vehicles stranded in high water.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Middleton	$25,000	A swath of numerous trees and wires down from Middleton to the west side of Madison.
June 2006	Flash Flood	Middleton	$20,000	Heavy rains of 3 to 5 inches (radar estimated) from thunderstorms caused water to flood over many roads just north of Middleton. Some gravel shoulder washouts were noted, as well as some basement flooding.
June 2006	Heavy Rain	Middleton	$20,000	The heavy rains that fell in the Middleton area resulted in a partial collapse of a roof of a warehouse due to accumulation of rain water on the roof.
July 2003	Lightning	Middleton	$10,000	no account filed
March 2006	Hail	Middleton	$5,000	Several vehicles were dented by the hail.
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Middleton	$4,000	Numerous reports of tree limbs down in Middleton.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Middleton	$2,000	Several trees down.
August 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Middleton	$2,000	Sheriff deputies reported large trees blown down from damaging thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 65 knots (75 mph). A large tree fell on a house in the 7000 block of Sagebrush Trail, resulting in minor damage.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Middleton	$2,000	no account filed
August 2018	Hail	Middleton	$1,000	Estimated wind gusts of 50 mph with 3/4 inch hail in Middleton.
April 2026	Hail	Middleton	-	Trained spotter reports 2 inch diameter hail near Middleton. Time confirmed via radar data.
April 2026	Hail	Middleton	-	Public report of 1.75 inch diameter hail near Middleton.
April 2026	Hail	Middleton	-	Public report of 1.5 inch diameter hail near Middleton. Time confirmed via radar data.
April 2026	Hail	Middleton	-	Public report of 2 inch diameter hail near Middleton.
April 2026	Hail	Middleton	-	Trained spotter reports 2.5 inch diameter hail in Middleton. Time confirmed via radar data.
April 2026	Hail	Middleton	-	Trained spotter reports 1.5 inch diameter hail in Middleton.
March 2017	Hail	Middleton	-	Penny to nickel size hail in downtown Middleton. Relayed via social media..
September 2016	Hail	Middleton	-	One inch hail at Middleton Police Department.
September 2016	Hail	Middleton	-	Hail ranged from 1.5 to 2 inches in diameter. Hail damage to car, roof of home, siding, and window screens. Hail damage to trees and plants. Power outage around 1 hour.
June 2010	Funnel Cloud	Middleton	-	Two individuals reported a funnel cloud 1 mile west of Middleton.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Middleton	-	Seveal large trees blown down by thunderstorm winds.
June 2008	Flash Flood	Middleton	-	Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding as water reached depths of 3 feet or more and several cars stalled. This was the 3rd of 6 flash floods in Dane County on 3 different days. The first one occurred on June 7th, the next two on June 8th, and the last three on June 12th. In all six cases, damage to homes, businesses, and crops was noted. It was nearly impossible to break down the damages by flash flood event. Therefore, the collective breakdown is provided in the last June 12th flash flood StormData entry for Dane County. On June 7th, 2.23 inches of rain broke the old record rainfall for the date which was 2.01 inches (June 7, 1993). On June 8th, 4.11 inches of rain broke the old record rainfall for the date which was 1.40 inches (June 8, 1874).
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Middleton	-	Trees down.
April 2024	Hail	Middleton	-	no account filed
June 2020	Hail	Middleton	-	no account filed
June 2019	Hail	Middleton	-	no account filed
May 2018	Hail	Middleton	-	no account filed
September 2016	Hail	Middleton	-	no account filed
April 2014	Hail	Middleton	-	no account filed
April 2014	Hail	Middleton	-	no account filed
May 2012	Hail	Middleton	-	no account filed
April 2011	Hail	Middleton	-	no account filed
April 2011	Hail	Middleton	-	no account filed
April 2011	Hail	Middleton	-	no account filed
April 2011	Hail	Middleton	-	no account filed
May 2011	Hail	Middleton	-	no account filed
January 2008	Hail	Middleton	-	no account filed
April 2007	Heavy Rain	Middleton	-	no account filed
March 2006	Hail	Middleton	-	no account filed
April 2006	Heavy Rain	Middleton	-	no account filed
August 2006	Hail	Middleton	-	no account filed
August 2006	Hail	Middleton	-	no account filed
March 2005	Hail	Middleton	-	no account filed
June 2004	Hail	Middleton	-	no account filed
July 2004	Heavy Rain	Middleton	-	no account filed
April 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Middleton	-	no account filed
June 2001	Funnel Cloud	Middleton	-	no account filed
June 1999	Hail	Middleton	-	no account filed
June 1997	Flood	Middleton	-	no account filed
June 1996	Funnel Cloud	Middleton	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Dane 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

6 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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Dr. Newman C. Rowley House	0.3 miles	1999
Middleton Depot, Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad	0.4 miles	1999
Thorstrand	1.1 miles	1980
Philip H. and Margaret Gray House	1.4 miles	2021
John R. Commons House	1.6 miles	1985
Herbert Jacobs Second House	2.2 miles	1974

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 03000699 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Dane County	All 238 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.