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Gadow's Mill

Built in 1865. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

From the record

“Gadow's Mill is a former grist mill on the Milwaukee River in West Bend, Wisconsin, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).”

Wikipedia article Gadow's Mill, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 30 National Register listings published here for Washington County · listed in 1974 · category: Building · built in 1865.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 1784 Barton Ave., West Bend, 53090
  • When was it listed? December 1974
  • Category. building
  • City. West Bend city
  • When was it built? 1865
  • National Register reference number. 74000136 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

27 since 2018

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Gadow's Mill between 2018 and 2020, burning about 70 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/undetermined12
Debris and open burning7
Smoking3
Recreation and ceremony2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
2 September 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources1802951
28 August 2018Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources785
10 July 2018Fireworks1.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources1802296
30 June 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources2001951
23 June 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources1802084
13 May 2020Smokingunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources2001417
10 May 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources2001382
1 May 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources1801480

Every fire recorded in Washington County

Mines and quarries near this property

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Gadow's Mill: 2 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. 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.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Barton Sand DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Johann PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Thoma PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
West Bend Sand & Stone Schelle PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Washington County

Storms near this property

58 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names West Bend, the town this property stands in, in 58 storm reports between 1995 and 2022: 24 thunderstorm wind, 16 hail, 11 lightning, 4 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 1999LightningWest Bend1 hurt, $35,000no account filed
July 1998LightningWest Bend$262,000no account filed
July 1997LightningWest Bend$150,000Lightning struck a business building and ignited an attic fire. Walls needed to reinforced and much of the business equipment was ruined.
October 2006LightningWest Bend$50,000Lightning struck a home's roof, resulting in an attic fire.
July 2010LightningWest Bend$20,000The West Bend Fire Department responded to four calls for trees on fire due to lightning strikes and power line damage due to lightning strikes, including near the intersection of CTH NN and Scenic Rd. in West Bend.
August 2001LightningWest Bend$17,000no account filed
June 2014Thunderstorm WindWest Bend$10,000Trees and power lines down on W. Decorah Road and Highland Drive. Roads were closed for debris removal.
September 2002LightningWest Bend$10,000no account filed
June 1999Thunderstorm WindWest Bend$10,000no account filed
July 1997LightningWest Bend$10,000no account filed
April 1997Thunderstorm WindWest Bend$9,000no account filed
July 2022Thunderstorm WindWest Bend$7,000A large tree was uprooted and landed on a house. Some roof and porch damage.
May 2000LightningWest Bend$7,000no account filed
August 2006Thunderstorm WindWest Bend$5,000Trees down due to powerfule thunderstorm winds. One large tree branch damaged three parked vehicles in West Bend.
August 2004LightningWest Bend$5,000no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindWest Bend$5,000no account filed
August 1996LightningWest Bend$5,000no account filed
May 1999Thunderstorm WindWest Bend$4,000no account filed
August 2021Thunderstorm WindWest Bend$3,000Ornamental tree uprooted. Small garden shed destroyed near Allentown.
April 2002Thunderstorm WindWest Bend$3,000no account filed
June 1999HailWest Bend$3,000no account filed
June 1999Thunderstorm WindWest Bend$3,000no account filed
September 2002Thunderstorm WindWest Bend$2,000no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindWest Bend$2,000no account filed
June 1999Thunderstorm WindWest Bend$1,000no account filed
June 1999Thunderstorm WindWest Bend$1,000no account filed
April 2014HailWest Bend-Hail covering the ground.
April 2014HailWest Bend-Hail covering the ground.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindWest Bend-The peak thunderstorm wind gust of 74 mph (64 knots) was measured by a trained spotter in West Bend.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindWest Bend-Police officials reported considerable tree damage from thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 56 knots (65 mph). The AWOS at West Bend airport recorded a 60 mph (52 knot) wind gust at 350 am CDT.
October 2006Thunderstorm WindWest Bend-Powerful thunderstorm winds knocked down large trees.
April 2020HailWest Bend-no account filed
June 2016HailWest Bend-no account filed
April 2016HailWest Bend-no account filed
August 2015HailWest Bend-no account filed
August 2015HailWest Bend-no account filed
May 2014HailWest Bend-no account filed
June 2010HailWest Bend-no account filed
June 2010HailWest Bend-no account filed
June 2007Funnel CloudWest Bend-no account filed
June 2004HailWest Bend-no account filed
November 2003Heavy RainWest Bend-no account filed
May 2003HailWest Bend-no account filed
July 2003Funnel CloudWest Bend-no account filed
August 2003Thunderstorm WindWest Bend-no account filed
August 2003Thunderstorm WindWest Bend-no account filed
August 2003HailWest Bend-no account filed
August 2003Heavy RainWest Bend-no account filed
June 2002HailWest Bend-no account filed
August 2002Thunderstorm WindWest Bend-no account filed
June 2001Thunderstorm WindWest Bend-no account filed
August 2001Thunderstorm WindWest Bend-no account filed
August 2001FloodWest Bend-no account filed
June 1999Funnel CloudWest Bend-no account filed
November 1999HailWest Bend-no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindWest Bend-no account filed
July 1996Funnel CloudWest Bend-no account filed
July 1995Thunderstorm WindWest Bend-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Washington 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.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Barton Historic Districtunder 500 feet1992
Barton Elementary School0.2 miles2018
St. Agnes Convent and School0.4 miles2010
West Bend Chicago and North Western Depot1.2 miles2008
West Bend Post Office1.2 miles2000
West Bend Downtown Historic District1.3 miles2023

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 74000136 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Washington CountyAll 30 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.