West Hill Residential Historic District

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021.

From the record

“The West Hill Residential Historic District is a historic neighborhood on a bluff above the Chippewa River west of downtown Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. It includes 163 contributing properties in a variety of styles, ranging from mansions of lumber executives built in the 1870s to ranch houses of the 1950s.”
Wikipedia article West Hill Residential Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 13 National Register listings published here for Chippewa County · listed in 2021 · category: District.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

Address. Generally bounded by Coleman, Superior, Central, Governor, and Dover Sts., Chippewa Falls, 54729
When was it listed? October 2021
Category. district
City. Chippewa Falls city
National Register reference number. 100006503 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

15 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of West Hill Residential Historic District between 1996 and 2020, burning about 28 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	9
Equipment and vehicle use	2
Debris and open burning	2
Smoking	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
3 July 2018	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	18159
21 July 2018	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	181722
3 May 2009	Equipment and vehicle use	4.7 acres	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	not named
15 May 2020	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	2.0 acres	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	2001090
29 April 2018	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	18092
25 April 2020	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	2000947
22 April 2008	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	not named
21 April 2020	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	20090

Every fire recorded in Chippewa County

Mines and quarries near this property

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of West Hill Residential Historic District: 5 producers, 2 past producers, 2 unknowns. 5 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
Golden Creek Sandstone Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Chippewa County Operations	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Chippewa Cty. Hwy. Dept. Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Colony Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Hallie Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Perrenoud Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Pit #7	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Plant No. 2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Psd Sand & Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown

Every working recorded in Chippewa County

Storms near this property

60 of 65 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chippewa Falls, the town this property stands in, in 65 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 28 thunderstorm wind, 26 hail, 6 lightning, 2 funnel cloud. 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
April 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Chippewa Falls	1 hurt, $300,000	Narrow swath of wind damage. Roofs blown off 4 barns. Several outbuildings down. Dozens of trees snapped. Windmill twisted. One man sustained minor injuries when his semi truck was blown into the path of another semi. Downburst wind per NWS damage survey.
April 2019	Flash Flood	Chippewa Falls	$100,000	Duncan Creek Campground, downstream from the dam, sustained some flood damage from the release of water at Tilden Mill Pond. Flood waters were high enough to reach some of the camper trailers and at least one unit camper was destroyed. It appeared to be a fifth wheel unit. No injuries were reported.
June 2008	Lightning	Chippewa Falls	$100,000	Lightning struck a home and started a fire, according to fire department investigators. The house burned to an empty shell.
September 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Chippewa Falls	$25,000	Several trees were blown down across 40th Avenue in Chippewa Falls. Some damage to homes also occurred.
July 2016	Tornado (EF0)	Chippewa Falls	$25,000	A late night tornado hit O'Neill Campground. Some trees fell on camper trailers and manufactured homes. Part of a metal roof was peeled off a large machine shed.
August 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Chippewa Falls	$1,500	Several trees were blown down north of Chippewa Falls.
May 2025	Hail	Chippewa Falls	-	Report of golf ball sized hail in the city of Chippewa Falls.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Chippewa Falls	-	Large tree branches measuring seven inches in diameter were downed.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Chippewa Falls	-	A large tree was blown down.
August 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Chippewa Falls	-	Shed was uplifted which caused damage to lawn mower.
May 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Chippewa Falls	-	A couple of large trees blew down in Chippewa Falls.
September 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Chippewa Falls	-	A large tree blew down in Chippewa Falls.
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Chippewa Falls	-	A large tree was toppled in Chippewa Falls.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Chippewa Falls	-	Trees and power lines were blown down in Chippewa Falls.
May 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Chippewa Falls	-	Large trees down. Twelve inch diameter and larger. Large trees damaged garage. Total of 15 trees toppled.
July 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Chippewa Falls	-	Numerous twelve inch diameter trees downed along a two mile swath.
March 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Chippewa Falls	-	Tree down across road.
July 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Chippewa Falls	-	Few trees felled.
July 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Chippewa Falls	-	Scattered trees down.
June 2005	Hail	Chippewa Falls	-	Law enforcement officials reported golf ball sized hail.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Chippewa Falls	-	Trees were downed and buildings were damaged south of Chippewa Falls. Emergency management reported an intermittent path of downed trees and power lines from County Highway P and 40th Avenue just south of Chippewa Falls to 220th St. on the Sigel/Lafayette town line.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Chippewa Falls	-	Several 6 to 8 inch diameter trees were downed.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Chippewa Falls	-	A few trees were downed in Lafayette township.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Chippewa Falls	-	A HAM radio operator measured an 82 MPH gust from a strong rear flank downdraft that passed about three miles south of the tornado that tracked west of Tilden. A tin roof was ripped off an old house. A shed was downed and numerous trees were also downed.
June 2005	Hail	Chippewa Falls	-	Quarter sized hail was reported 2 miles north of Chippewa Falls. Campers were damaged by hail near Cadott.
October 2005	Lightning	Chippewa Falls	-	Lightning hit a home on Bridgewater Avenue, causing an electrical meter to be blown off the wall. Information reported by the Chippewa Herald newspaper.
October 2005	Lightning	Chippewa Falls	-	Lightning hit the RCU building on Bay Street. No damage was reported but most of downtown Chippewa Falls lost power for several hours. Information provided by Eau Claire Leader-Telegram newspaper.
October 2005	Lightning	Chippewa Falls	-	Lightning struck three garages on Prentice Street. An electrical panel on one garage was destroyed, along with some siding. The second garage had a window blown out, and the third had its electrical panel blown off. Lightning struck a 70 foot spruce tree on W. Cedar St. in Chippewa Falls (time unknown), severely damaging the tree, along with blowing out a window on the home. Information partially provided by the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram and the Chippewa Herald Newspapers.
June 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Chippewa Falls	-	Numerous trees down.
June 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Chippewa Falls	-	Numerous trees down.
June 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Chippewa Falls	-	Numerous trees down, some with an 18 inch diameter.
September 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Chippewa Falls	-	Scattered trees down.
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Chippewa Falls	-	Numerous trees and power lines down, some on houses and vehicles. Boats and docks flipped on Lake Wissota (3 E Chippewa Falls). 70 mph wind measured in Stanley, where a tree fell through one house.
September 2000	Flash Flood	Chippewa Falls	-	Heavy rain produced 1.71 inches from 2125 to 2150 in Chippewa Falls. NWS cooperative observers reported totals of 6.74 inches at Chippewa Falls and 4.27 inches at Stanley. Flooding was reported at a number of intersections in Chippewa Falls.
June 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Chippewa Falls	-	Estimated windspeed.
June 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Chippewa Falls	-	Estimated windspeed.
May 1998	Hail	Chippewa Falls	-	Trees also blown down.
March 1998	Hail	Chippewa Falls	-	Automobiles damaged.
March 1998	Lightning	Chippewa Falls	-	Motel fire caused by lightning.
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Chippewa Falls	-	Trees blown down. Estimated windspeed.
July 1997	Lightning	Chippewa Falls	-	House destroyed by lightning induced fire.
May 2018	Hail	Chippewa Falls	-	no account filed
April 2017	Hail	Chippewa Falls	-	no account filed
April 2017	Hail	Chippewa Falls	-	no account filed
May 2013	Hail	Chippewa Falls	-	no account filed
July 2008	Hail	Chippewa Falls	-	no account filed
June 2005	Hail	Chippewa Falls	-	no account filed
April 2004	Hail	Chippewa Falls	-	no account filed
April 2002	Hail	Chippewa Falls	-	no account filed
April 2002	Hail	Chippewa Falls	-	no account filed
April 2001	Hail	Chippewa Falls	-	no account filed
September 2000	Hail	Chippewa Falls	-	no account filed
June 1999	Hail	Chippewa Falls	-	no account filed
June 1999	Funnel Cloud	Chippewa Falls	-	no account filed
June 1999	Hail	Chippewa Falls	-	no account filed
June 1999	Hail	Chippewa Falls	-	no account filed
May 1998	Funnel Cloud	Chippewa Falls	-	no account filed
March 1998	Hail	Chippewa Falls	-	no account filed
May 1998	Hail	Chippewa Falls	-	no account filed
August 1996	Hail	Chippewa Falls	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Chippewa 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
Cook-Rutledge House	0.2 miles	1974
Sheeley House	0.4 miles	1985
Hotel Chippewa	0.5 miles	1994
Bridge Street Commercial Historic District	0.5 miles	1994
Chippewa Shoe Manufacturing Company	0.5 miles	1994
Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge	0.6 miles	1982

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 100006503 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Chippewa County	All 13 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.