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Photograph of Payne Hotel
Photograph by Freekee, Public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Payne Hotel

Built in 1848 (Greek Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

From the record

“The Payne Hotel is a former stagecoach inn located along Highway 33 in Saukville, Wisconsin. Deemed worthy of preservation, the hotel has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 14, 1991.”

Wikipedia article Payne Hotel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 38 National Register listings published here for Ozaukee County · listed in 1991 · category: Building · built in 1848, Greek Revival architecture.

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. 310 E. Green Bay Ave., Saukville, 53080
  • When was it listed? March 1991
  • Category. building
  • Village. Saukville village
  • When was it built? 1848
  • Architectural style. Greek Revival architecture
  • National Register reference number. 91000220 - 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

13 since 2018

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Payne Hotel between 2018 and 2020, burning about 8 acres in total. 1 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 burning5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Recreation and ceremony2
Natural1
Smoking1
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
31 May 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources19700
26 May 2018Arson/incendiarism1.4 acresWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesMUD LAKE BOARDWALK FIRE
25 May 2020Naturalunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources20675
26 April 2020Smokingunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources20567
16 April 2020Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources20541
30 March 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources190453
27 March 2020Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources20446
21 March 2018Debris and open burning1.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources1041

Every fire recorded in Ozaukee County

Mines and quarries near this property

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Payne Hotel: 3 producers, 2 past producers, 1 unknown. 3 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
Ciriak PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
County PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Lakeland SiteSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lane PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Maple Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Rau Pit Number 2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Ozaukee County

Storms near this property

17 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Saukville, the town this property stands in, in 17 storm reports between 2004 and 2020: 8 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 2 flood, 1 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
April 2006HailSaukville$6,340,000no account filed
May 2007LightningSaukville$75,000Lightning struck a barn that was subsequently destroyed by a fire. All of the animals escaped, and stored tools were saved. Only a minor amount of hay was lost.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindSaukville$15,000Trees and power-poles down.
October 2019FloodSaukville$5,000The Milwaukee River at Saukville reached moderate flood stage, cresting at 15.22 feet during the morning on October 2nd. Floodwaters affect parts of Green Bay Ave., Park St., Mill St., S. Riverside Drive and N. Riverside Drive in and near Saukville. Parks that are flooded are Peninsula Park, Grady Park and Schowalter Park.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindSaukville$1,000A power pole knocked down.
March 2019FloodSaukville$1,000An ice jam at the highway 33 bridge of the Milwaukee River at Saukville resulted in the closing of highway W between highway 33 and highway 57. Highway W was flooded by several feet of water. Floodwaters were in the yards of homes along Mill St. Two water rescues occurred after both vehicles drove around the barriers and into the floodwaters on highway W.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindSaukville-Law enforcement officials reported trees blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts estimated up to 52 knots (60 mph).
September 2010Thunderstorm WindSaukville-The Ozaukee County Emergency Manager reported trees blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 65 knots (75 mph). Two houses had siding damage from the gusty winds, with one home having a brick facade peeled away.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindSaukville-Tree down.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindSaukville-Powerful thunderstorm winds toppled large trees.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindSaukville-Trees down.
April 2020HailSaukville-no account filed
April 2020HailSaukville-no account filed
May 2017HailSaukville-no account filed
September 2007HailSaukville-no account filed
July 2005Thunderstorm WindSaukville-no account filed
June 2004HailSaukville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Ozaukee 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
Harry W. Bolens House2.6 miles1983
Hoffman House Hotel3.3 miles1984
Old Ozaukee County Courthouse3.4 miles1976
Port Washington Fire Engine House3.5 miles2009
Edward Dodge House3.5 miles1975
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church3.5 miles1977

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 91000220 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Ozaukee CountyAll 38 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.