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Moose Temple

Built in 1923 (Neoclassical architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

From the record

“The Moose Temple is a historic Loyal Order of Moose clubhouse in downtown Fond du Lac, Wisconsin completed in 1924. The National Register of Historic Places listed the structure, now known as the City Center Lofts, in 1993.”

Wikipedia article Moose Temple (Fond du Lac, Wisconsin), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 51 National Register listings published here for Fond du Lac County · listed in 1993 · category: Building · built in 1923, Neoclassical architecture.

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

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 17--23 Forest Ave., Fond du Lac, 54935
  • When was it listed? April 1993
  • Category. building
  • City. Fond du Lac city
  • When was it built? 1923
  • Architectural style. Neoclassical architecture
  • National Register reference number. 93000340 - 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.

The ground it stands on

29,042 words

The chapter on Fond Du Lac City in The History of Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin, published 1880 names Fond du Lac. This is what it says, exactly as the scans read.

FRED W. DE QITINE was bom in Calumet Village,\his county, Oct. 30, 1853; in September, 1854, his father, Louis De Quine, died, and he came with his mother to Fond du Lao in 1855; she resides at No. 27 Doty street ; Mr. D. attended school until April 4, 1870, when he served three years' apprentice.ship as a machinist, and has worked ever since at that trade in Fond du Lac; he is foreman of the TTnion Iron Works ; is a Turner, and a member of the I, 0. 0. F. Lodge.

Passage source: The History of Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin, published 1880.

JOHN W. DIIiLiON, photographer; was born in London, England, Oct. 27. 1847, and came to America when 12 years of age, living in New York City until July 27, 18G4, when he enlisted in Battery B, 5th U. S. A., for three years, as a musician or bugler ; at the expiration of his term of service in 1807, he went to Chicago, thence to Bloomington and Lincoln, finally, coming to Fond du Lac the same year, and engaging in his present business, that of a photographer. He was married in Fond du Lac Feb. 25, 1873, to Ella M., a native of Ma'nitowoc Co., daughter of Evander Soper, one of the earliest settlers of Wisconsin ; they have two children - -Frank Earle and Harry Walton. Mr. D. belongs to the Masonic, Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias Lodges of Fond du Lac, and has been Alderman from the Eighth Ward since the spring of 187i*.

Passage source: The History of Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin, published 1880.

Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.

Read the whole chapter on Fond Du Lac City - 29,042 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.

Fires near this property

18 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Moose Temple between 1993 and 2020, burning about 515 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Debris and open burning4
Arson/incendiarism1
Smoking1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
20 September 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources63
6 July 2018Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources184343
30 June 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources74
4 May 2019Arson/incendiarismunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources23
10 May 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources183034
5 April 1993Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
28 April 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources37
28 April 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined508 acresWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesMULLET CREEK

Every fire recorded in Fond du Lac County

Mines and quarries near this property

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Moose Temple: 3 unknowns, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Own CrewsStoneUnknown
Rodeinger QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Fond Du Lac PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Fuhrmann PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Fond du Lac County

Storms near this property

60 of 71 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fond du Lac, the town this property stands in, in 71 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 24 thunderstorm wind, 20 hail, 13 lightning, 6 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 1999LightningFond Du Lac1 hurtno account filed
June 1997Flash FloodFond Du Lac$300,000no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindFond Du Lac$155,000no account filed
July 1996Tornado (F0)North Fond Du Lac$100,000no account filed
September 2000LightningFond Du Lac$75,000no account filed
June 2007Flash FloodFond Du Lac$50,000A flash flood occurred across the city of Fond du Lac that resulted in widespread basement flooding, and minor road damage consisting of gravel and shoulder washouts. Water depths on some streets reached 2 to 4 feet. A coop observer in the city measured 3.9 inches of rain while the storms were rolling through the city.
August 1996Thunderstorm WindFond Du Lac$50,000no account filed
July 1999LightningFond Du Lac$40,000no account filed
May 2004Flash FloodFond Du Lac$25,000Some water damage to homes and businesses. Gravel washouts and some roads closed due to water depths of 1 foot.
June 2001LightningFond Du Lac$25,000no account filed
June 2020Flash FloodNorth Fond Du Lac$20,000Some flash flooding of streets in Fond du Lac and rural roads with some road closures. |I-41 lanes closed due to flooding between Military Rd. and Highway 151. A few cars stranded in floodwaters in a low spot in the city of Fond du Lac.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindFond Du Lac$20,000no account filed
July 2013Thunderstorm WindFond Du Lac$18,000Thunderstorm wind gusts measured at 58 mph (50 knots) blew a tree down on a garage on the east side of Fond Du Lac, and also brought down a few power lines.
August 2000LightningFond Du Lac$15,000no account filed
June 2019Thunderstorm WindFond Du Lac$12,000Numerous branches and trees down in the city of Fond du Lac. 62 mph wind gust measured at the Fond du Lac airport.
July 2018LightningFond Du Lac$10,000A lightning strike caused a fire in the attic of a home that was quickly extinguished by firefighters. There was severe damage to the home's electrical system.
March 2007LightningFond Du Lac$10,000Lightning struck a city of Fond du Lac home. There was no fire, but the home's electrical wiring was damaged, and a hole was punched in the roof of a porch.
July 2002Flash FloodFond Du Lac$10,000Flash flooding closed some roads and washed out some gravel shoulders on the south side of the city of Fond du Lac. Rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches were noted, based on WSR-88D estimates and spotter reports. Water depths on US Hwy 41 between 151 and 175 reached 4 to 5 feet.
June 1996Thunderstorm WindNorth Fond Du Lac$10,000no account filed
September 2022Thunderstorm WindFond Du Lac$7,000Numerous trees and branches down in Fond du Lac.
August 2018Flash FloodNorth Fond Du Lac$5,000Flash flooding of streets in sections of Fond du Lac after 2 to 3 inches of rain. Some roads with a depth of 3 feet of water. Intersections of National Ave. and Division St. and National Ave. and Scott St. were closed due to the flood waters.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindFond Du Lac$5,000The ASOS at Fond Du Lac County Airport recorded a wind gust of 62 mph (54 knots).
October 2006HailFond Du Lac$5,000Several vehicles were dented by the large hail.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindFond du Lac$5,000Isolated severe thunderstorms produced damaging winds affecting trees and power lines and dropped hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter over southwest and east-central Wisconsin.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindFond Du Lac$5,000no account filed
February 1999Thunderstorm WindFond Du Lac$4,000no account filed
September 1997LightningFond Du Lac$4,000no account filed
May 2006LightningFond Du Lac$3,000Lightning struck a house and started the roof on fire.
June 2000FloodFond Du Lac$3,000no account filed
June 1999Thunderstorm WindFond Du Lac$3,000no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindFond Du Lac$3,000no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindFond Du Lac$3,000no account filed
September 1997LightningFond Du Lac$3,000no account filed
September 1997LightningFond Du Lac$3,000no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindFond Du Lac$2,000no account filed
September 1997LightningFond Du Lac$2,000no account filed
July 2025FloodFond Du Lac$1,000Street flooding in Fond du Lac.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindNorth Fond Du Lac$1,000no account filed
September 1997LightningFond Du Lac$1,000no account filed
July 2012Thunderstorm WindFond Du Lac-A trained spotter reported trees blown down by severe thunderstorm wind gusst estimated at 65 mph (56 knots).
July 2012HailFond Du Lac-The Fond Du Lac Emergency Manager reported large hail, estimated to be 1.50 inches in diameter, fell 2 miles southeast of the city of Fond Du Lac.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindFond Du Lac-Fond Du Lac County sheriff deputies reported large tree limbs and power lines blown down by damaging thunderstorm winds estimated at 50 knots (58 mph).
September 2011Thunderstorm WindFond Du Lac-Severe thunderstorms with strong wind gusts produced damage across central Fond Du Lac County. The damaging winds downed power lines and trees, knocking out power to businesses and homes on the west side of the city of Fond Du Lac.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindFond Du Lac-Trees down near Highway 41 in Fond du Lac.
October 2006Thunderstorm WindFond Du Lac-Powerful thunderstorm winds knocked down large trees.
July 2023HailFond Du Lac-no account filed
July 2023HailFond Du Lac-no account filed
September 2021HailFond Du Lac-no account filed
September 2021HailFond Du Lac-no account filed
September 2021HailFond Du Lac-no account filed
September 2021HailNorth Fond Du Lac-no account filed
September 2021HailFond Du Lac-no account filed
August 2017HailFond Du Lac-no account filed
August 2015HailFond Du Lac-no account filed
August 2015HailFond Du Lac-no account filed
June 2011HailFond Du Lac-no account filed
June 2008Funnel CloudFond Du Lac-no account filed
July 2008HailFond Du Lac-no account filed
October 2006HailFond Du Lac-no account filed
May 2005HailFond Du Lac-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Fond du Lac 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
First Baptist Church of Fond du Lacunder 500 feet1986
South Main Street Historic District0.2 miles1993
El Dorado Apartments0.2 miles1992
Kendall-Blankenburg House0.3 miles2002
St. Joseph's School0.3 miles2017
North Main Street Historic District0.3 miles2002

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 93000340 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Fond du Lac CountyAll 51 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.