Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
“The Main Street Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.”
Wikipedia article Main Street Historic District (Thiensville, Wisconsin), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 38 National Register listings published here for Ozaukee County · listed in 2004 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Main Street Historic District between 2018 and 2020, burning about 2 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 | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1772607 |
| 9 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2002743 |
| 1 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1802679 |
| 23 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2002437 |
| 21 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2002392 |
| 3 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1473559 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Main Street Historic District: 1 unknown, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H.F. Prahl Corp. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Own Crews | Stone | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Thiensville, the town this property stands in, in 17 storm reports between 2002 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 5 flood, 2 hail, 1 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 | Hail | Thiensville | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thiensville | $10,000 | Numerous trees and power lines down. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thiensville | $8,000 | Sporadic downed power lines and old/dead trees downed across southern and eastern portions of Ozaukee County. |
| July 2011 | Lightning | Thiensville | $5,000 | A home on North Springdale Court in Mequon was struck by lightning and caught fire. The home suffered water and smoke damage. |
| August 2025 | Flood | Thiensville | $4,000 | The Milwaukee River and Cedar Creek continued to flood from the heavy rainfall of prior days in Ozaukee County. For the flooded Milwaukee River, floodwaters affected Island Dr. and Shoreland Parkway in the Mequon area. Water is over Elm St, Green Bay Rd., and North Cedarburg Rd. in Thiensville. The following roads and intersections are flooded and closed due to the flooding of the Milwaukee River: Portions of Blueberry Rd. and Hawthorne Dr. in the Town of Saukville, Highway W between Highway 33 and Highway 57 in the Village of Saukville. Some parks and park roads are flooded and closed in the county due to the flooded Milwaukee River and Cedar Creek. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thiensville | $4,000 | Several trees and power lines down across Thiensville. |
| May 2020 | Flood | Thiensville | $2,000 | The Milwaukee River near Cedarburg reached minor flood stage, cresting at 11.8 feet during the early afternoon on May 19th. Water approaches some homes along Klug Lane just south of Highway C in Thiensville. Water is near some homes along Island Drive and Shoreland Parkway in the Mequon area. |
| October 2019 | Flood | Thiensville | $2,000 | The Milwaukee River at Cedarburg reached moderate flood stage, cresting at 13 feet during the late morning on October 3rd. Floodwaters affect Island Drive and Shoreland Parkway in the Mequon area. Water is over Elm St., Green Bay Rd., North Cedarburg Rd., and portions of the village park in Thiensville. |
| September 2018 | Flood | Thiensville | $1,000 | The Milwaukee River crested at minor flood stage at 12.2 feet during the early afternoon of August 29th, but continued flooding into the evening of September 3rd. Floodwaters spread into the backyards of homes in the Thiensville area. Water is over Elm St., Green Bay Rd., and N. Cedarburg Rd., and into Thiensville Village Park. Water is near some homes along Island Drive and Shoreland Parkway in the Mequon area. There is general lowland flooding in the Cedarburg and Thiensville areas. |
| August 2018 | Flood | Thiensville | $1,000 | The Milwaukee River crested at minor flood stage at 12.2 feet during the early afternoon of August 29th, but continued flooding into the evening of September 3rd. Floodwaters spread into the backyards of homes in the Thiensville area. Water is over Elm St., Green Bay Rd., and N. Cedarburg Rd., and into Thiensville Village Park. Water is near some homes along Island Drive and Shoreland Parkway in the Mequon area. There is general lowland flooding in the Cedarburg and Thiensville areas. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thiensville | - | Straight-line winds measured at Homestead High School. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thiensville | - | Tree branches down. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Thiensville | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thiensville | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Funnel Cloud | Thiensville | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thiensville | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thiensville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Green Bay Road Historic District | 0.2 miles | 2004 |
 | Isham Day House | 0.5 miles | 2000 |
 | Moquon Town Hall and Fire Station Complex | 0.5 miles | 2000 |
 | William F. Jahn Farmstead | 1.0 miles | 2000 |
 | Jacob Voigt House | 1.2 miles | 2000 |
 | O'Brien-Peuschel Farmstead | 1.4 miles | 2000 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 04001279 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Ozaukee County | All 38 listed properties in this county. |
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