BlockFrom the record
One of 33 National Register listings published here for Marathon County · listed in 2021 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Hotel Wausau
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Address. 221 Scott St., Wausau
- When was it listed? April 2021
- Category. building
- City. Wausau city
- National Register reference number. 100006405 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
What happened here
An account from the chapter on Wausau city. The inset identifies its exact source book and publication year.
And Represextatre Citizens 271
In April, 1866, there was a high freshet which swept away the bridge (at the falls), went over the guardlock, and people living on Shingle street removed with their goods in time to escape destruction. The east end of the guardlock was swept away, the wall of water coming down washed out the street, tore away the pier under the slough bridge and also the conductor between the Clarke and Plumer's mill, a part of Clarke's mill, and some lumber and logs.
The ground it stands on
13,120 wordsThe chapter on Wausau City in History of Marathon County, Wisconsin and Representative Citizens, published 1913 names Wausau. This is what it says, exactly as the scans read.
The Mechanics Ridge settlement, the first in the county, has already been alluded to. It was a settlement made by mechanics, who carried on farming more as a sideline, and in course of time all sold out except James W. Nutter, after whom Nutterville is named, who closed his eyes on that fann in 1898. The first German farmers in town of Wausau appeared about 1859, and were
Passage source: History of Marathon County, Wisconsin and Representative Citizens, published 1913.
Carl Kunz, Frederick Schniutzler, followed by Fred Dumdei, and George and Martin Reinhard. Others came soon after them, but the growth of the settlement on the east side of Wausau was much slower than on the west. There was a prejudice against the eastern lands. First, all lands were supposed to be unfit for agricultural purposes; that prejudice died out slowly, as the farms on the west improved; but it still existed to the unsettled land on the eastern portion, and settlers coming to Marathon county naturally would go where, there were already settlements, which was Main, Berlin, Stettin and Marathon City. The German settlers went into these towns where their countrymen were, with whom they could speak; while new Irish settlers went to the Irish settlement. The larger number of farmers did not go to the towns of Wausau and Easton. which was included in town Wausau, until after the close of the war, and then, after 1866, when there was a great immigration from Germany, many of whom went in the eastern settlement, including the present town of Texas.
Passage source: History of Marathon County, Wisconsin and Representative Citizens, published 1913.
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 Wausau City - 13,120 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.
Fires near this property
58 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Hotel Wausau between 1992 and 2020, burning about 24 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 678 |
| 24 July 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 11260 |
| 13 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 10742 |
Mines and quarries near this property
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Hotel Wausau: 5 past producers, 4 unknowns, 3 producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. 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 | ||
| Sunburst Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Wimmer Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Minnesota Mining & Mfg Co-Greystone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Rib Mountain Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Stewart Avenue Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Thurber Granite Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| 3m Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Lotz Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this property
60 of 96 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wausau, the town this property stands in, in 96 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 41 thunderstorm wind, 39 hail, 5 lightning, 4 heavy rain. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2002 | Tornado (F1) | Wausau | 1 hurt, $1,300,000 | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Lightning | Wausau | 1 hurt | A man was injured and taken to Aspirus Hospital after being struck by lightning while standing outside on Stewart Avenue in Wausau. The extent of his injuries were unknown. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wausau | $320,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines, and caused roof damage to a middle school as the storms moved through Wausau. Trees landed on the roofs of two houses and on several cars. A gust to 64 mph was measured at Wausau Downtown Airport. |
| August 2013 | Lightning | Wausau | $99,000 | A lightning strike sparked a fire which destroyed a duplex on Wausau's east side. No one was injured in the blaze. The time of this event was estimated based on news reports and radar data. |
| July 2024 | Flash Flood | Wausau | $58,000 | Rainfall of 2 to 3 inches of rain in a short time caused flash flooding in Wausau and Weston during the late afternoon. Multiple roads were under water and closed with stalled vehicles in the deeper water. |
| August 2009 | Flash Flood | Wausau | $10,000 | Slow moving thunderstorms dumped 3 to 5 inches of rain between 4:00 am and 8:30 am in Wausau. Water approached the roof of cars and manhole covers were blown off by the force of the water. A storm spotter measured 5.00 inches of rain during the period. |
| September 1997 | Heavy Rain | Wausau | $10,000 | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wausau | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds uprooted several trees east of Riverview Elementary School and damaged the roof of a house. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wausau | $3,000 | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wausau | $2,000 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Flash Flood | Wausau | - | Rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches in a short time caused street flooding in Wausau and flooding near Moon where a culvert was washed out. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Wausau | - | Quarter size hail fell in Wausau. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Wausau | - | Quarter size hail fell near Wausau. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Wausau | - | Penny size hail fell near Wausau. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Wausau | - | Half dollar size hail fell near Brokaw. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Wausau | - | Half dollar size hail fell near Wausau. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Wausau | - | Quarter size hail fell in Wausau. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Wausau | - | Quarter size hail fell near Wausau. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wausau | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Wausau. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wausau | - | Thunderstorms produced a wind gust to 69 mph at the Wausau downtown airport. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wausau | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in Wausau. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wausau | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Wausau. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wausau | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 63 mph was measured at the Wausau Downtown Airport. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wausau | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 58 mph was measured at the Wausau Downtown Airport. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wausau | - | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines in Wausau. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wausau | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and powerlines in Wausau. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wausau | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph was measured near Wausau. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Wausau | - | Nickel size hail fell near Wausau. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wausau | - | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and power lines in Wausau. The time of this report was estimated based on radar data. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Wausau | - | A thunderstorm dropped quarter size hail as it passed through Wausau. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Wausau | - | A thunderstorm dropped nickel size hail as it passed through Wausau. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Wausau | - | Nickel size hail fell west of Wausau. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wausau | - | Thunderstorm winds snapped and uprooted trees, and downed power lines in the vicinity of Horseshoe Springs Road and Sylvan Street in Wausau. The storms also produced pea size hail. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Wausau | - | Nickel size hail fell in Wausau. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wausau | - | Thunderstorm winds downed branches and a couple of trees in Wausau. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Wausau | - | Quarter size hail fell in Wausau. |
| September 2015 | Heavy Rain | Wausau | - | Heavy rain caused street flooding in Wausau. |
| December 2015 | Heavy Rain | Wausau | - | Several rounds of heavy rain in Marathon County brought more than 2.5 inches of rain to the Wausau area. Runoff from the heavy rain caused roadside ditches to fill with water. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wausau | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Wausau. |
| July 2014 | Funnel Cloud | Wausau | - | A funnel cloud formed under a weak thunderstorm on the northeast side of Wausau. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Wausau | - | Nickel size hail fell in downtown Wausau. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wausau | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down large tree limbs along Highway 52 and County Highway Z. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wausau | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Wausau. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wausau | - | Thunderstorm winds downed a barn off County Highway Z on the east side of Wausau. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wausau | - | Several trees were uprooted near the intersection of 11th Avenue and Stewart Avenue in Wausau. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wausau | - | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees, some 4 to 5 feet in diameter, in downtown Wausau. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Wausau | - | Hail up to quarter size fell in Wausau. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Wausau | - | Half dollar size hail fell at the intersection of State Highway 29 and South 72nd Avenue. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wausau | - | A trained weather spotter reported numerous trees down in the city of Wausau. Power outages were also reported in the city. A spotter in nearby Weston measured a wind gust of 59 mph in a partially sheltered location. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wausau | - | Thunderstorm winds downed 1 to 2 foot diameter trees at Northcentral Technical College in Wausau. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Wausau | - | Quarter size hail fell in downtown Wausau. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wausau | - | Thunderstorm winds caused damage in the Wausau area. Power lines were downed just west of U.S. Highway 51 on Stewart Avenue and trees were knocked down on Bridge Street. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Wausau | - | Golf ball size hail and 40 mph winds were reported on Highway 51. |
| July 2007 | Heavy Rain | Wausau | - | A Wausau television station measured 0.75 inch of rain in just 15 minutes. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Wausau | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Wausau | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Wausau | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Wausau | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Funnel Cloud | Wausau | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Wausau | - | no account filed |
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 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Wausau Club | under 500 feet | 1989 |
 | Louis Marchetti House | 0.1 miles | 1996 |
 | First Universalist Church | 0.2 miles | 1980 |
 | Hiram C. Stewart House | 0.2 miles | 1974 |
 | Cyrus C. Yawkey House | 0.2 miles | 1974 |
| Andrew Warren Historic District | 0.3 miles | 1984 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100006405 in Record Group 79. |
| Marathon County | All 33 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.