Built in 1855 (Greek Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
One of 10 National Register listings published here for Pierce County · listed in 1984 · category: Building · built in 1855, Greek Revival architecture.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Daniel Smith House in 2020, burning under an acre 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/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 200021 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Daniel Smith House: 4 occurrences, 2 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christenson Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Davies Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hilbert Stark Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Stirratt Ave Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Ahlgren Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Barkley Coulee Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Prescott Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Willow Drive Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Prescott, the town this property stands in, in 25 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 11 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 3 tornado, 2 heavy rain. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prescott | - | Trees and power lines reported down in Prescott. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prescott | - | Trees and power lines downed just east of Prescott. |
| August 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Prescott | - | A tornado developed at the southern edge of Bellwood Oaks Golf Course, in Dakota County. It moved northeast and tracked across a sliver of northern Goodhue County before crossing the Mississippi River into Wisconsin, about 5 miles southeast of Prescott. Several dozen trees were broken or uprooted and a trailer was flipped. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Prescott | - | There was a social media picture of quarter size hail. |
| June 2020 | Flash Flood | Prescott | - | There were numerous road closures, and culverts overwhelmed by flood waters across portions of Pierce County. Some specific closures included Highway 10 west of Ellsworth, County Road O along the Trimbelle River, and the towns of Martell and El Paso were severely flooded from the Rush River. In addition, some crops were washed out around Spring Valley. |
| July 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Prescott | - | This is the continuation of the tornado that moved across southern Washington County, and into Wisconsin. The path of the tornado continued to move east-northeast before dissipating 1.7 miles southwest of River Falls, Wisconsin. Trees were uprooted along the continuous path which was 6.2 miles long. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prescott | - | The public reported several large trees, up to 10-12 inches in diameter, blown down east of Prescott. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prescott | - | Multiple trees were blown down east of Prescott. |
| July 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Prescott | - | An EF0 tornado continued to move eastward from Washington County, into Pierce County, Wisconsin, where most of the damage was large tree limbs blown down from mature hardwood trees. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prescott | - | Several power lines were blown down near the intersection of Linn and St. Croix Street in Prescott, Wisconsin. |
| August 2010 | Flash Flood | Prescott | - | Several cars had stalled due to excessive water on roadways in Prescott, Wisconsin. |
| August 2009 | Heavy Rain | Prescott | - | A trained spotter reported several inches of rainfall over a short period of time around Prescott, Wisconsin. |
| August 2009 | Heavy Rain | Prescott | - | A trained spotter reported two inches of rain in less than one hour. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prescott | - | Residential home windows blown out. Power line down. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prescott | - | A tree was downed across a road. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prescott | - | A tree was downed onto a boat. |
| October 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prescott | - | Trees were downed from Prescott to River Falls. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prescott | - | Tree toppled onto truck. Estimated windspeed. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prescott | - | Large trees and power lines down. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Prescott | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Prescott | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Prescott | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Prescott | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Prescott | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Hail | Prescott | - | no account filed |
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.
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 | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | H. S. Miller Bank | under 500 feet | 1994 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84003775 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Pierce County | All 10 listed properties in this county. |
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