South Main Street Residential Historic District

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020.

From the record

One of 52 National Register listings published here for Jefferson County · listed in 2020 · category: District.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

Address. 226-275 South Main St., 307-354 South Main St., Lake Mills, 53551
When was it listed? April 2020
Category. district
City. Lake Mills city
National Register reference number. 100004026 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

7 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of South Main Street Residential Historic District between 2011 and 2020, burning about 266 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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
Debris and open burning	3
Arson/incendiarism	2
Equipment and vehicle use	1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	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
9 May 2020	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	137
17 May 2011	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	not named
29 April 2018	Debris and open burning	5.0 acres	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	2018044
24 April 2018	Debris and open burning	3.0 acres	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	101
29 March 2018	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	1800030
23 March 2017	Arson/incendiarism	2.0 acres	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	HOPE LAKE ROAD FIRE
10 November 2012	Arson/incendiarism	255 acres	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	HOPE LAKE FIRE

Every fire recorded in Jefferson County

Mines and quarries near this property

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of South Main Street Residential Historic District: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 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.

Site	Commodity	Status
Duwe Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Mud Lake Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Nelson Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer

Every working recorded in Jefferson County

Storms near this property

60 of 66 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lake Mills, the town this property stands in, in 66 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 26 thunderstorm wind, 25 hail, 5 funnel cloud, 3 lightning. 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 2008	Flash Flood	Lake Mills	$102,220,000	Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding across much of Jefferson County. Water depths on road surfaces reached 3 feet or more and there were gravel washouts. The rain on June 12th ultimately lead to record-setting crests on the Rock and Crawfish Rivers, and many farm fields remained flooded into early July. The cities of Watertown, Jefferson, and Ft. Atkinson were hard hit by high river levels. The breakdown on residential home damage losses were: 100 with minor damage, 400 with major damage, and 10 destroyed (total of about $36 million). Business losses totaled abouit $21.4 million. Crops losses were estimated at $35 million. Public sector damage was about $44.811 million. There were several roads and bridges that sustained damage.
April 2006	Hail	Lake Mills	$4,360,000	no account filed
September 1997	Tornado (F0)	Lake Mills	$650,000	no account filed
August 2007	Flash Flood	Lake Mills	$100,000	Flash flooding affected a swath of Jefferson County from the Lake Mills area to the city of Jefferson after 3 to 6 inches of rain fell overnight. Shorewood Road near Lake Mills was closed where a retention pond overflowed and flooded the road with water 2 to 3 feet deep. Most low roads in county had water over them. Bark River Road in Fort Atkinson was closed. Some soil erosion and crop damage was noted in the surrounding countryside. At least 10 homes sustained minor flood damage to basement contents, and at least 3 businesses had minor damage. Some gravel shoulder washouts were also noted. At a location 3.6WNW Lake Mills, 5.23 of rain was measured overnight through 0145CST on August 19th. It was noted that peak rainfall rates at this location reached 2.98 in 2.3 hours. Ultimately , the CoCORaHS observer at this location measured 6.04 by 1000CST on August 19th. A City of Jefferson spotter measured 5.50 overnight. In the extreme southeast corner of the county, a NWS employee measured 3.81.
August 2007	Flash Flood	Lake Mills	$50,000	Flash flooding occurred in the Lake Mills to Watertown area due to repeated thunderstorms with heavy rains on top of a saturated ground. Numerous roads were covered with fast-flowing water depths of 6 inches to 1 foot. Hourly rainfall rates were 1.5 to 2 inches based on WSR-88D Doppler radar estimates. Soil erosion and crop damage also occurred on several other farms in that area. Additionally, a few basements had water damage to contents. Most creeks and streams in the area exceeded flood stage by one to 2 feet.\|\|August, 2007, rainfall totals include: 10.64 in Ft. Atkinson, 12.68 in Jefferson, 17.75 in Lake Mills, 14.39 in Watertown, 12.54 in Waterloo, and 12.78 at the NWS office 3.8SE of Sullivan.
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Lake Mills	$30,000	no account filed
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Lake Mills	$25,000	Powerful thunderstorms winds knocked down large trees and power-lines.
July 2001	Lightning	Lake Mills	$25,000	no account filed
May 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Lake Mills	$20,000	Multiple large trees down in and around Lake Mills. One tree fell on a car. A power pole was blown to a position on an angle. Power was out.
October 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Lake Mills	$20,000	Law enforcement officials reported numerous trees and power lines blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts estimated up to 65 knots (75 mph) in the city of Lake Mills.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Lake Mills	$15,000	Numerous trees down across Lake Mills.
June 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Lake Mills	$15,000	no account filed
September 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Lake Mills	$10,000	A swath of scattered trees and branches down across the county including Waterloo, Lake Mills, Ixonia, and Palmyra.
July 1997	Lightning	Lake Mills	$10,000	no account filed
August 2021	Hail	Lake Mills	$8,000	Hail reported to be 1 to 1.5 inch in diamater.
September 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Lake Mills	$8,000	The Jefferson County 911 Call Center reported trees and power lines were blown down by damaging thunderstorm wind gusts estimated to be 56 knots (64 mph) in Lake Mills.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Lake Mills	$7,000	The public reported trees, some up to 12 inches in diameter, and numerous branches blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph (52 knots). A road sign was twisted by the winds along Interstate-94 just west of Lake Mills, and some lofting of tree debris was noted by a storm spotter.
June 2000	Lightning	Lake Mills	$3,000	no account filed
June 1999	Tornado (F0)	Lake Mills	$3,000	no account filed
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Lake Mills	$3,000	no account filed
June 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Lake Mills	$3,000	no account filed
June 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Lake Mills	$2,000	no account filed
August 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Lake Mills	$2,000	no account filed
February 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Lake Mills	$1,000	no account filed
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Lake Mills	$900	no account filed
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Lake Mills	$500	no account filed
April 2026	Hail	Lake Mills	-	Trained spotter reports 1 inch diameter hail northwest of Lake Mills.
June 2013	Hail	Lake Mills	-	There was a report from the public of large hail estimated to be 1 inch in diameter 2 miles west of Lake Mills.
May 2011	Hail	Lake Mills	-	Ham radio operators reported severe thunderstorms dropped hail up to 1.00 inch in diameter in a 3-mile wide swath from 3 miles southwest of Lake Mills to 1 mile northeast of Lake Mills.
September 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Lake Mills	-	A trained spotter reported large tree branches blown down, an above ground pool blown into a neighbor's yard and lawn furniture tossed from severe thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 65 knots (75 mph).
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Lake Mills	-	Powerful thunderstorm wind gusts toppled several large trees. One of the trees crashed onto a home and resulted in minor damage.
September 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Lake Mills	-	Sheriff deputies reported trees blown down by strong thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 56 knots (65 mph) along a line from Lake Mills to Oakland Township.
August 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Lake Mills	-	County sheriff deputies reported trees were blown down by the strong thunderstorm gusts.
August 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Lake Mills	-	Police officials reported considerable tree damage from thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 65 knots (75 mph).
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Lake Mills	-	Scattered severe thunderstorms raced from west central to south central and southeast Wisconsin generating hail up to 1 inch in diameter and gusty winds to 60 mph. Over $100,000 in property damage occurred to 43 homes in the Star Prairie area of St. Croix county due to intense thunderstorm winds. Other damage was confined to trees and power lines.
April 2025	Hail	Lake Mills	-	no account filed
August 2017	Hail	Lake Mills	-	no account filed
August 2017	Hail	Lake Mills	-	no account filed
June 2014	Hail	Lake Mills	-	no account filed
May 2012	Hail	Lake Mills	-	no account filed
May 2012	Hail	Lake Mills	-	no account filed
May 2012	Hail	Lake Mills	-	no account filed
April 2011	Hail	Lake Mills	-	no account filed
June 2010	Hail	Lake Mills	-	no account filed
June 2010	Hail	Lake Mills	-	no account filed
June 2010	Hail	Lake Mills	-	no account filed
June 2008	Hail	Lake Mills	-	no account filed
June 2008	Funnel Cloud	Lake Mills	-	no account filed
April 2007	Heavy Rain	Lake Mills	-	no account filed
April 2006	Hail	Lake Mills	-	no account filed
July 2006	Heavy Rain	Lake Mills	-	no account filed
August 2006	Hail	Lake Mills	-	no account filed
October 2006	Funnel Cloud	Lake Mills	-	no account filed
May 2005	Hail	Lake Mills	-	no account filed
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Lake Mills	-	no account filed
June 2005	Hail	Lake Mills	-	no account filed
July 2004	Funnel Cloud	Lake Mills	-	no account filed
April 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Lake Mills	-	no account filed
June 2000	Hail	Lake Mills	-	no account filed
June 2000	Funnel Cloud	Lake Mills	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Jefferson 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
Lake Mills Downtown Commercial Historic District	0.2 miles	2019
L. D. Fargo Public Library	0.4 miles	1982
Mulberry Street Residential Historic District	0.4 miles	2019
Enoch J. Fargo House	0.5 miles	1982
Pioneer Aztalan Site	2.7 miles	1975
Aztalan	2.7 miles	1966

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 100004026 in Record Group 79.
Jefferson County	All 52 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.