Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.
One of 28 National Register listings published here for Le Sueur County · listed in 1969 · category: Building.
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 Dr. William W. Mayo House in 2012, 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge | BLAKELY |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Dr. William W. Mayo House: 1 unknown, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Wing Sewer Pipe Pit No 3 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Johnson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mullenaheur Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Le Sueur, the town this property stands in, in 20 storm reports between 2004 and 2024: 8 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 4 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Le Sueur | $25,000 | Several large trees and power lines were blown down. In addition, some structural damage occurred to a building. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Le Sueur | $1,000 | There were a number of large tree limbs blown down near Le Sueur. One that was 12 inches in diameter. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Le Sueur | - | Multiple large trees were blown down. |
| June 2024 | Heavy Rain | Le Sueur | - | Nearly 3 inches of rain fell in northern Le Sueur county. |
| September 2019 | Hail | Le Sueur | - | There was a swath of large hail, which moved from Le Sueur, northeast to around Heidelberg. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Le Sueur | - | Several trees were blown down in Le Sueur. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Le Sueur | - | Several county roads, including 116, 117, 188 and 28 were closed due to excessive rainfall and washout roadways. There were also reports of trees downed along roads due to the saturated soils and gusty winds. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Le Sueur | - | Crop damage was reported due to the combination of strong winds and hail across northern Le Sueur County. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Le Sueur | - | Several large tree branches were blown down. |
| June 2012 | Flash Flood | Le Sueur | - | The underpass on Bridge Street was closed due to flooding. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Le Sueur | - | Large trees toppled in residential yard, along with thirty foot steel windmill. |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Le Sueur | - | Highway 13 barricaded near Montgomery. A few roads were also barricaded near Le Sueur. Rainfall totaled 6 inches in Le Center. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Le Sueur | - | Twelve thousand acres of crop damage reported just north and east of the city, as reported by the Le Sueur Free Press. The County Emergency Manager reported most of the damage occurred in Tyron and Lexington townships. There was 100 percent loss to much of the corn, soybeans and small grain crops according to University of Minnesota Extension Agent Dave Pfarr. Reports of tennis ball (2.5 inch) and baseball size hail (2.75 inch) were described in the newspaper, but time and location were not given. |
| June 2006 | Flash Flood | Le Sueur | - | At least six inches of water on roads. Gravel washed out of parking lots. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Le Sueur | - | At least 25 large trees were downed across Le Sueur. One tree fell onto a home at Nichols Court and caused considerable damage to the roof and an upstairs bedroom. Another tree blocked County Road 112. |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Le Sueur | - | A machine shed was blown over. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Le Sueur | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Le Sueur | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Le Sueur | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Le Sueur | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Taylor House | 0.1 miles | 1975 | |
| Smith-Cosgrove House | 0.2 miles | 1982 | |
| Carson H. Cosgrove House | 0.2 miles | 1982 | |
| Le Sueur Public School | 0.3 miles | 2026 | |
| Charles Schwartz House and Barn | 5.0 miles | 1982 | |
 | Methodist Episcopal Church | 5.6 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 69000074 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Le Sueur County | All 28 listed properties in this county. |
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