BlockBefore
Photograph of North Wisconsin Lumber Company Office
Photograph by Foreverwiser, CC BY-SA 3.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

North Wisconsin Lumber Company Office

Built in 1889. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

From the record

“The North Wisconsin Lumber Company Office is a historic building in Hayward, Wisconsin. The office was built in 1889 by the North Wisconsin Lumber Company, a prominent logging company in Wisconsin's Namekagon region which was founded by A.J.”

Wikipedia article North Wisconsin Lumber Company Office, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 4 National Register listings published here for Sawyer County · listed in 1980 · category: Building · built in 1889.

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

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. Florida Ave., Hayward, 54843
  • When was it listed? May 1980
  • Category. building
  • City. Hayward city
  • When was it built? 1889
  • National Register reference number. 80000403 - 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

126 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 126 fires within 5 miles of North Wisconsin Lumber Company Office between 1992 and 2020, burning about 103 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 5 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 burning45
Missing data/not specified/undetermined39
Equipment and vehicle use16
Power generation/transmission/distribution11
Arson/incendiarism5
Recreation and ceremony3
Other causes2
Natural2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Smoking1
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
25 September 2000Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
2 September 2003Equipment and vehicle use12 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
14 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesFENCE FIRE 1
14 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesFENCE LINE 2
12 September 2007Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
11 September 1998Other causesunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
4 August 1997Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
29 August 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.2 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Every fire recorded in Sawyer County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 24 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of North Wisconsin Lumber Company Office: 16 occurrences, 4 producers, 3 past producers, 1 unknown. 4 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
County PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Frank Stress Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Hayward Gravel Deposit #1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Hayward Gravel Deposit #2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Hayward Gravel Deposit #3Sand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Hayward Ready Mix Concrete PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Hayward Sand DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Indian School Lake Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Morales & Londry Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Mosquito Brook Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence

Every working recorded in Sawyer County

Storms near this property

60 of 96 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hayward, the town this property stands in, in 96 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 48 thunderstorm wind, 43 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 flood. The reports record 1 death. 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
June 2005Thunderstorm WindHayward1 killedA 55 year-old man was killed after a thunderstorm toppled a tree onto the tent where he and his 7 year-old grandson were sleeping on Loon Point Island in the Chippewa Flowage. Rescuers found the man alive the following morning, but he died before he reached the hospital.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindHayward$80,000A roof of a home and a garage were destroyed. Many trees were blown down in Lenroot and Hayward Townships.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindHayward$50,000Hayward Laundry on Dakota Ave had its roof torn off by the wind.
September 1993Thunderstorm WindHayward$5,000no account filed
July 2010Thunderstorm WindHayward$2,500Trees were blown down.
June 2017LightningHayward$1,000Lightning struck the top of an older white pine tree near a home. The top of the tree exploded down the center. The home was indirectly damaged due to tree shrapnel after the tree exploded. Several pieces of the tree impaled through the siding and walls into the interior of the home.
September 2014FloodHayward$1,000no account filed
June 2025Thunderstorm WindHayward-Winds damaged vendor pop up tents in downtown Hayward. About 25 to 30 percent of the tents set up experienced wind damage.
June 2024Flash FloodHayward-All lanes of US 63 were covered with 6 to 10 inches of rushing water in Hayward. There were some localized areas where water was up to 2 feet deep.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindHayward-An aspen tree was snapped about halfway up.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindHayward-Five small to medium trees were down along Greenwood Lane in Hayward.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindHayward-Trees and power lines were downed across western Sawyer County with the majority of reports coming from around Hayward.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindHayward-A large tree was downed onto Highway 27 to the north of Hayward Hospital.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindHayward-Trees were downed across roads and power lines in Hayward.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindHayward-Several reports were received from across the county of smaller trees and branches down due to the winds.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindHayward-A few small branches and one older tree were brought down by the storms near Hayward.
July 2019HailHayward-Dime to nickel-sized hail fell for about 5 minutes.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindHayward-A few trees were reported down in the storm.
August 2018Flash FloodHayward-Water covered both US Highway 63 and Railroad Street in Hayward.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindHayward-A few trees were knocked down.
May 2015HailHayward-The pictures from a storm spotter showed a large volume of hail. The largest hailstones were just shy of 1 inch in diameter.
August 2015HailHayward-The hail was reported at the Walmart in Hayward.
September 2014Thunderstorm WindHayward-There were twenty inch diameter oak and pine trees down and quarter size hail. The hail caused damage to the siding on a garage.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindHayward-Trees and power lines were blown down across the county.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindHayward-Numerous trees were blown down and uprooted, with power lines down across much of western Sawyer County.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindHayward-There were many reports of trees down and tree limbs bringing down power lines across Hayward.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindHayward-A stop sign was snapped off on Main Street.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindHayward-Stop sign was snapped off on Main Street.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindHayward-Many trees were blown down.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindHayward-Power was out across Hayward as thunderstorms knocked trees into power lines.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindHayward-Trees were blown down in the Northwoods Beach area.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindHayward-Two trees downed.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindHayward-Trees were blown down. Also, numerous trees were blown down in the eastern part of the county. One tree fell on a house in the Winter area.
July 2006HailHayward-Reported at Round Lake.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindHayward-Trees were blown down along Highway 27.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindHayward-Numerous trees and power lines down along Highway B between Highways A and S. Also, several trees were blown down Along highway B between highways S and W.
September 2005Thunderstorm WindHayward-Numerous trees and power lines down from just north of Hayward across Nelson Lake to the Bayfield county line.
April 2004HailHayward-The hail fell at Little Round Lake. There were reports of severe hail damage to vehicles and house siding.
April 2004HailHayward-Hail killed 106 Great Blue Herons at a Chippewa Flowage rookery located on Little Banana Island. At least 100 heron eggs were destroyed.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindHayward-Trees were blown down. Wind speed is estimated.
July 2000HailHayward-Strong winds also knocked down trees.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindHayward-Strong thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines across a mostly rural portion of the county. Wind speed is estimated.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindHayward-Power lines and several trees were blown down.
August 1995Thunderstorm WindHayward-Large trees were blown down by strong thunderstorm winds.
May 2022HailHayward-no account filed
May 2022HailHayward-no account filed
May 2022HailHayward-no account filed
May 2022HailHayward-no account filed
May 2022HailHayward-no account filed
May 2022HailHayward-no account filed
May 2022HailHayward-no account filed
June 2021HailHayward-no account filed
July 2021HailHayward-no account filed
August 2018HailHayward-no account filed
July 2016HailHayward-no account filed
May 2015HailHayward-no account filed
August 2015HailHayward-no account filed
August 2015HailHayward-no account filed
August 2015HailHayward-no account filed
August 2015HailHayward-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Sawyer 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.

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 80000403 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Sawyer CountyAll 4 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.