Built in 1892. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.
“The Northern Casket Company Building is an historic building located at 16 N. Brooke Street in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.”
Wikipedia article Northern Casket Company Building, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 51 National Register listings published here for Fond du Lac County · listed in 2019 · category: Building · built in 1892.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
The chapter on Fond Du Lac City in The History of Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin, published 1880 names Fond du Lac. This is what it says, exactly as the scans read.
FRED W. DE QITINE was bom in Calumet Village,\his county, Oct. 30, 1853; in September, 1854, his father, Louis De Quine, died, and he came with his mother to Fond du Lao in 1855; she resides at No. 27 Doty street ; Mr. D. attended school until April 4, 1870, when he served three years' apprentice.ship as a machinist, and has worked ever since at that trade in Fond du Lac; he is foreman of the TTnion Iron Works ; is a Turner, and a member of the I, 0. 0. F. Lodge.
Passage source: The History of Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin, published 1880.
JOHN W. DIIiLiON, photographer; was born in London, England, Oct. 27. 1847, and came to America when 12 years of age, living in New York City until July 27, 18G4, when he enlisted in Battery B, 5th U. S. A., for three years, as a musician or bugler ; at the expiration of his term of service in 1807, he went to Chicago, thence to Bloomington and Lincoln, finally, coming to Fond du Lac the same year, and engaging in his present business, that of a photographer. He was married in Fond du Lac Feb. 25, 1873, to Ella M., a native of Ma'nitowoc Co., daughter of Evander Soper, one of the earliest settlers of Wisconsin ; they have two children - -Frank Earle and Harry Walton. Mr. D. belongs to the Masonic, Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias Lodges of Fond du Lac, and has been Alderman from the Eighth Ward since the spring of 187i*.
Passage source: The History of Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin, published 1880.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Fond Du Lac City - 29,042 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Northern Casket Company Building between 1993 and 2020, burning about 516 acres in total. None 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 | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 63 |
| 7 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2018086 |
| 6 July 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 184343 |
| 30 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 74 |
| 4 May 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 23 |
| 10 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 183034 |
| 5 April 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 37 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Northern Casket Company Building: 3 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own Crews | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Rodeinger Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Fond Du Lac Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Fuhrmann Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fond du Lac, the town this property stands in, in 71 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 24 thunderstorm wind, 20 hail, 13 lightning, 6 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 1999 | Lightning | Fond Du Lac | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Flash Flood | Fond Du Lac | $300,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fond Du Lac | $155,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Tornado (F0) | North Fond Du Lac | $100,000 | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Lightning | Fond Du Lac | $75,000 | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Fond Du Lac | $50,000 | A flash flood occurred across the city of Fond du Lac that resulted in widespread basement flooding, and minor road damage consisting of gravel and shoulder washouts. Water depths on some streets reached 2 to 4 feet. A coop observer in the city measured 3.9 inches of rain while the storms were rolling through the city. |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fond Du Lac | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Lightning | Fond Du Lac | $40,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Flash Flood | Fond Du Lac | $25,000 | Some water damage to homes and businesses. Gravel washouts and some roads closed due to water depths of 1 foot. |
| June 2001 | Lightning | Fond Du Lac | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Flash Flood | North Fond Du Lac | $20,000 | Some flash flooding of streets in Fond du Lac and rural roads with some road closures. |I-41 lanes closed due to flooding between Military Rd. and Highway 151. A few cars stranded in floodwaters in a low spot in the city of Fond du Lac. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fond Du Lac | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fond Du Lac | $18,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts measured at 58 mph (50 knots) blew a tree down on a garage on the east side of Fond Du Lac, and also brought down a few power lines. |
| August 2000 | Lightning | Fond Du Lac | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fond Du Lac | $12,000 | Numerous branches and trees down in the city of Fond du Lac. 62 mph wind gust measured at the Fond du Lac airport. |
| July 2018 | Lightning | Fond Du Lac | $10,000 | A lightning strike caused a fire in the attic of a home that was quickly extinguished by firefighters. There was severe damage to the home's electrical system. |
| March 2007 | Lightning | Fond Du Lac | $10,000 | Lightning struck a city of Fond du Lac home. There was no fire, but the home's electrical wiring was damaged, and a hole was punched in the roof of a porch. |
| July 2002 | Flash Flood | Fond Du Lac | $10,000 | Flash flooding closed some roads and washed out some gravel shoulders on the south side of the city of Fond du Lac. Rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches were noted, based on WSR-88D estimates and spotter reports. Water depths on US Hwy 41 between 151 and 175 reached 4 to 5 feet. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Fond Du Lac | $10,000 | no account filed |
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fond Du Lac | $7,000 | Numerous trees and branches down in Fond du Lac. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | North Fond Du Lac | $5,000 | Flash flooding of streets in sections of Fond du Lac after 2 to 3 inches of rain. Some roads with a depth of 3 feet of water. Intersections of National Ave. and Division St. and National Ave. and Scott St. were closed due to the flood waters. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fond Du Lac | $5,000 | The ASOS at Fond Du Lac County Airport recorded a wind gust of 62 mph (54 knots). |
| October 2006 | Hail | Fond Du Lac | $5,000 | Several vehicles were dented by the large hail. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fond du Lac | $5,000 | Isolated severe thunderstorms produced damaging winds affecting trees and power lines and dropped hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter over southwest and east-central Wisconsin. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fond Du Lac | $5,000 | no account filed |
| February 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fond Du Lac | $4,000 | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Lightning | Fond Du Lac | $4,000 | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Lightning | Fond Du Lac | $3,000 | Lightning struck a house and started the roof on fire. |
| June 2000 | Flood | Fond Du Lac | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fond Du Lac | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fond Du Lac | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fond Du Lac | $3,000 | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Lightning | Fond Du Lac | $3,000 | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Lightning | Fond Du Lac | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fond Du Lac | $2,000 | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Lightning | Fond Du Lac | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Flood | Fond Du Lac | $1,000 | Street flooding in Fond du Lac. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Fond Du Lac | $1,000 | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Lightning | Fond Du Lac | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fond Du Lac | - | A trained spotter reported trees blown down by severe thunderstorm wind gusst estimated at 65 mph (56 knots). |
| July 2012 | Hail | Fond Du Lac | - | The Fond Du Lac Emergency Manager reported large hail, estimated to be 1.50 inches in diameter, fell 2 miles southeast of the city of Fond Du Lac. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fond Du Lac | - | Fond Du Lac County sheriff deputies reported large tree limbs and power lines blown down by damaging thunderstorm winds estimated at 50 knots (58 mph). |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fond Du Lac | - | Severe thunderstorms with strong wind gusts produced damage across central Fond Du Lac County. The damaging winds downed power lines and trees, knocking out power to businesses and homes on the west side of the city of Fond Du Lac. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fond Du Lac | - | Trees down near Highway 41 in Fond du Lac. |
| October 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fond Du Lac | - | Powerful thunderstorm winds knocked down large trees. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Fond Du Lac | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Fond Du Lac | - | no account filed |
| September 2021 | Hail | Fond Du Lac | - | no account filed |
| September 2021 | Hail | Fond Du Lac | - | no account filed |
| September 2021 | Hail | Fond Du Lac | - | no account filed |
| September 2021 | Hail | North Fond Du Lac | - | no account filed |
| September 2021 | Hail | Fond Du Lac | - | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Hail | Fond Du Lac | - | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Hail | Fond Du Lac | - | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Hail | Fond Du Lac | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Fond Du Lac | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Funnel Cloud | Fond Du Lac | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Fond Du Lac | - | no account filed |
| October 2006 | Hail | Fond Du Lac | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Fond Du Lac | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winnebago Cheese Company | under 500 feet | 2022 | |
 | Wallace-Jagdfeld Octagon House | under 500 feet | 2002 |
 | Hotel Calumet | 0.2 miles | 1992 |
 | El Dorado Apartments | 0.2 miles | 1992 |
 | St. Mary School | 0.2 miles | 2017 |
 | Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Depot | 0.3 miles | 1990 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100003303 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Fond du Lac County | All 51 listed properties in this county. |
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