Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
One of 25 National Register listings published here for Waupaca County · listed in 1985 · category: District.
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 256 fires within 5 miles of Veterans Cottages Historic District between 1992 and 2020, burning about 178 acres in total. 11 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 burning | 77 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 55 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 33 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 17 |
| Fireworks | 15 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Other causes | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | BURNING BEE |
| 17 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 August 2015 | Fireworks | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | PARFREYVILLE FIRE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Veterans Cottages Historic District: 1 producer. All of them 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names King, the town this property stands in, in 8 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | King | $10,000 | The public reported trees and powerlines down in the town of King, or just southwest of the city of Waupaca. A few trees fell on homes. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | King | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused widespread damage west of Waupaca, around King, downing trees and power lines, and tearing shingles from roofs. |
| June 2014 | Heavy Rain | King | $500 | The combination of heavy rain that fell overnight and additional heavy rainfall from thunderstorms produced saturated soil. Wind gusts from the storms, estimated at 50 mph, uprooted two trees near Waupaca, one of which landed on a house. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | King | - | Thunderstorm winds snapped a few trees southwest of Waupaca. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | King | - | Thunderstorm winds uprooted or heavily damaged 10 trees on Onaway Island on the Chain O' Lakes. |
| August 2015 | Hail | King | - | A thunderstorm dropped quarter size hail and produced wind gusts to 50 mph as it passed through King. |
| June 2012 | Hail | King | - | Thunderstorms produced quarter size hail at King. |
| July 2008 | Hail | King | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Commandant's Residence Home | under 500 feet | 1985 |
 | Veterans Home Chapel | 0.1 miles | 1985 |
| Old Hospital | 0.3 miles | 1985 | |
| Rural on the Crystal Historic District | 1.9 miles | 1989 | |
 | Halfway House | 1.9 miles | 1982 |
 | Henry and Elizabeth Delong House | 2.9 miles | 2002 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85001367 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Waupaca County | All 25 listed properties in this county. |
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