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Photograph of St Croix County Courthouse
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St Croix County Courthouse

Built in 1900 (Richardsonian Romanesque). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

From the record

“Croix County Courthouse is a former courthouse built in Hudson, Wisconsin in 1900. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.”

Wikipedia article St. Croix County Courthouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 34 National Register listings published here for St. Croix County · listed in 1982 · category: Building · built in 1900, Richardsonian Romanesque.

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. 904 3rd St., Hudson, 54016
  • When was it listed? March 1982
  • Category. building
  • Also known as. County Courthouses of Wisconsin TR
  • City. Hudson city
  • When was it built? 1900
  • Architectural style. Richardsonian Romanesque, Romanesque Revival architecture
  • National Register reference number. 82000710 - 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

9 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of St Croix County Courthouse between 1992 and 2020, burning about 102 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
Debris and open burning3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Recreation and ceremony1
Arson/incendiarism1

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 June 2019Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources1900181
7 May 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources1900149
6 May 2020Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources2020157
4 May 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources46
2 May 1992Equipment and vehicle use80 acresMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
20 April 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources1900126
19 April 2020Equipment and vehicle use17 acresMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
14 March 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources2020093

Every fire recorded in St. Croix County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 30 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of St Croix County Courthouse: 11 producers, 11 past producers, 8 occurrences. 11 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.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Barton 769 Quarry & MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Beyer QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Bryan Smith Quarry and MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Frances Marson Dolomite Quarry #2Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Francis Marson Dolomite Quarry #1Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Francis Marson Dolomite Quarry #3Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Mayer QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Moelter Quarry and MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Red Brick Road Dolomite DepositStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
South Cove Road Dolomite Deposit #1Stone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence

Every working recorded in St. Croix County

Storms near this property

60 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hudson, the town this property stands in, in 60 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 30 thunderstorm wind, 20 hail, 3 flash flood, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 1996Thunderstorm WindHudson$2,500,000no account filed
May 2012LightningHudson$750,000The St. Croix County, Wisconsin, sheriff's office indicated that a fire in a $1 million home in the 200 block of St. Anne's Parkway in Troy Township, just south of Hudson was caused by a lightning strike. Smoke and flames were shooting out of the large home's roof, where extensive damage occurred.
September 2021Thunderstorm WindHudson$500,000There were numerous downed trees and power lines in and around the city of Hudson. Significant damage occurred to the Hudson library. Windows were blown out and debris blew into the library and surrounding areas.
July 2015Flash FloodHudson$360,000The Troy Glen Trailer Park (consisting of about 20 homes) was evacuated to the Troy Town Hall due to flood waters, and the American Red Cross assisted in the displaced residents.
August 2012LightningHudson$300,000Lightning stuck a condominium in Hudson, Wisconsin and created an attic fire. No one was injured, but damages were estimated up to $300,000.
May 1994Thunderstorm WindHudson$50,000no account filed
July 2023Thunderstorm WindNorth Hudson$10,000The sheriff's office relayed reports of roof damage to an apartment building. A subsequent damage survey noted that part of the roof was blown off the building and estimated wind speeds of 75 to 85 mph. Several hundred trees were either broken or uprooted in North Hudson.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindHudson$5,000no account filed
September 2024Thunderstorm WindHudson-A tree was down on a power line.
September 2024Thunderstorm WindHudson-Multiple trees were down.
July 2023HailHudson-Up to golf ball size hail and sporadic tree damage reported in eastern Hudson.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindHudson-Photos received in social media of two mature, shallow rooted trees being knocked down across a residential street. An NWS Storm Survey found dozens of trees and large branches down in the area.
September 2022HailHudson-Half dollar size hail fell for approximately 5 minutes south of Hudson, Wisconsin, in the Troy Burne Village on County Road F.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindHudson-Several large tree limbs were blown down in Hudson.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindNorth Hudson-Several trees were blown down or uprooted.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindHudson-A flag pole and an eight inch diameter tree were blown down east of Hudson.
May 2015HailNorth Hudson-In addition to the half dollar size hail, there was a period where the depth of pea to dime size hail was measured from a few inches, up to a foot in some locations around Hudson.
July 2015Flash FloodHudson-Water was running out of a drainage ditch and over Coulee Trail, one half mile east of Highway 35. The water eventually washed the road out.
July 2015Heavy RainHudson-A measured rainfall report of 7.10 inches occurred east of Hudson.
June 2013Heavy RainHudson-A trained spotter reported 2.28 inches of rainfall in less than 30 minutes.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindHudson-Several trees were blown down near Hudson.
September 2010Thunderstorm WindHudson-Large branches were blown down, along with power outages near Hudson, Wisconsin.
August 2009Funnel CloudHudson-The local law enforcement officials observed a funnel cloud north of Hudson, Wisconsin.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindHudson-Tree down.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindHudson-Many trees reported felled or large tree limbs severed across Hudson.|One example was the severing in half of one large tree in front of the Croix View apartments. Some streets were nearly impassable. Information provided by Emergency Management and the Hudson Star-Observer.
June 2005LightningHudson-A fire that was triggered by a lightning strike destroyed a home on Daniel Drive east of Hudson. The time was estimated.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindHudson-A tree was downed.
September 2005Thunderstorm WindHudson-Several trees down.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindHudson-A few trees were downed.
September 2004Thunderstorm WindHudson-A tree was downed.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindHudson-Several trees and power lines down.
June 2003Flash FloodHudson-Western portion of the county flooded. Three to five inches of rain fell within a few hours, which produced street flooding in Hudson, WI. Several township roads were under water.
September 2002Thunderstorm WindHudson-Large trees down.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindHudson-Trees and power lines blown down.
July 2000Tornado (F0)Hudson-Brief touchdown in cornfield. No damage reported.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindNorth Hudson-Tree down on road.
October 2000HailHudson-Hail covered the ground to a depth of 2 inches.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindHudson-Trees downed.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindHudson-Estimated winds. Trees and power lines down.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindHudson-An isolated severe storm with measured winds to 69 mph toppled large trees and power lines south of Hudson (St. Croix County).
September 2025HailNorth Hudson-no account filed
July 2023HailNorth Hudson-no account filed
August 2023HailHudson-no account filed
May 2022HailHudson-no account filed
May 2022HailHudson-no account filed
May 2022HailHudson-no account filed
May 2022HailNorth Hudson-no account filed
September 2022HailHudson-no account filed
June 2017HailHudson-no account filed
June 2007HailHudson-no account filed
August 2006HailHudson-no account filed
May 2002HailHudson-no account filed
May 2002HailNorth Hudson-no account filed
July 2000HailHudson-no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindHudson-no account filed
June 1998HailHudson-no account filed
July 1997Thunderstorm WindHudson-no account filed
May 1996HailHudson-no account filed
May 1996Thunderstorm WindHudson-no account filed
April 1994Thunderstorm WindHudson-no account filed

Every storm recorded in St. Croix 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
John S. Moffat Houseunder 500 feet1974
William Dwelley Houseunder 500 feet1984
William H. Phipps Houseunder 500 feet1987
Sixth Street Historic District0.2 miles1984
Frederick L. Darling House0.2 miles1984
August Johnson House0.2 miles1984

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 82000710 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
St. Croix CountyAll 34 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.