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Patrick H. Rahilly House

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

From the record

“Rahilly House is a historic house in Mount Pleasant Township, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1880 for Patrick Henry Rahilly (1832-1931), one of southern Minnesota's earliest and most successful farmers and entrepreneurs, who went on to serve in the state legislature.”

Wikipedia article Patrick H. Rahilly House, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 26 National Register listings published here for Wabasha County · listed in 1975 · category: Building.

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.
  • Listed as. Rahilly, Patrick H., House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
  • Address. 3 mi. W of Lake City on Co. Hwy. 15, Lake City, 55041
  • When was it listed? February 1975
  • Category. building
  • Township. Mount Pleasant township
  • National Register reference number. 75001032 - 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

3 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Patrick H. Rahilly House between 1999 and 2004, burning about 62 acres 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
Debris and open burning3

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
18 April 2004Debris and open burning6.0 acresMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
30 March 1999Debris and open burning16 acresMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
3 March 2004Debris and open burning40 acresMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Every fire recorded in Wabasha County

Mines and quarries near this property

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Patrick H. Rahilly House: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Lake City Pit & MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Wabasha County

Storms near this property

59 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lake City, the town this property stands in, in 59 storm reports between 1998 and 2026: 23 hail, 16 thunderstorm wind, 12 flood, 3 flash flood. 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
August 2010Thunderstorm WindLake City$1,050,000Hundreds of trees and at least a half dozen power poles were blown down throughout the city of Lake City. Damage was also reported to several homes as well as to a 100,000 bushel grain bin and a dryer at a local business. The grain bin was destroyed.
April 2026HailLake City$820,000The public reported 2 inch diameter hail in Lake City. This resulted in damage to structures and vehicles in portions of the city.
September 2019Tornado (EF0)Lake City$250,000An EF0 tornado moved through Lake City. Along the path of the tornado, numerous trees were downed with some landing on houses and mobile homes. The roof of a building was blown off heavily damaging a bank. Some boats that were dry docked at a marina were blown over.
July 2008HailLake City$68,000Hail of 2.25 inches in diameter was observed.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindLake City$45,000no account filed
July 2000HailLake City$40,000no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindLake City$35,000no account filed
June 2016Thunderstorm WindLake City$5,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down near Lake City.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindLake City$5,000no account filed
August 2005Thunderstorm WindLake City$3,500no account filed
March 2019FloodLake City$2,000Flooding occurred across parts of Wabasha County from the combination of rainfall and melting snow. A mudslide occurred on County Road 4 near the intersection with State Highway 60 north of Theilman. A road was closed because of flooding in the city of Wabasha and several accidents occurred as a result of debris on roadways.
September 2018Thunderstorm WindLake City$2,000Trees were blown down in Lake City.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindLake City$2,000Trees were blown down southeast of Lake City which partially blocked U.S. Highway 61.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindLake City$2,000Some trees were blown down in Lake City.
June 2007HailLake City$2,000no account filed
July 2002Flash FloodLake City$1,500no account filed
June 2001Thunderstorm WindLake City$1,500no account filed
July 2001Thunderstorm WindLake City$1,500no account filed
June 2011Flash FloodLake City$1,000Nearly three inches of rain fell in the previous 2 hours. This heavy rain caused a bank to erode along U.S. Highway 63. The erosion cause a couple of trees to fall down.
June 2011Flash FloodLake City$1,000Bremers Creek was over the road where it crossed Marion Street southwest of Lake City. The water was still rising rapidly and some erosion of the road occurred. The Lake City Fire Department set up barricades to keep motorists from crossing the bridge until the amount of erosion could be determined.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindLake City$1,000no account filed
June 2001HailLake City$750no account filed
July 2010Thunderstorm WindLake City$200A cooperative observer estimated a 60 miles per hour wind gust with wooden picnic tables blown over in the city of Lake City.
April 2026HailLake City-The public reported penny sized hail 2 miles southeast of Lake City. The report was relayed via mPING.
April 2026HailLake City-The public reported quarter sized hail about 2 miles southeast of Lake City. The report was relayed via mPING.
April 2026HailLake City-The public reported quarter sized hail in Lake City. The report was relayed via mPING.
July 2024FloodLake City-Significant rainfall throughout June pushed the Mississippi River at Lake City into flood stage in June and continued into July. The river stage crested in June and was falling throughout early July.
June 2024FloodLake City-Significant rainfall throughout June pushed the Mississippi River at Lake City into flood stage on June 27th. The river stage crested during the early evening on June 30th in minor flood stage at 17.26 ft.
April 2023FloodLake City-Significant upstream runoff from the combination of rainfall and rapidly melting snow pushed the Mississippi River at Lake City into flood stage on April 16th. A crest of 18.98 ft occurred on April 24th, 2.98 ft over flood stage.
May 2023FloodLake City-Significant upstream runoff from the combination of heavy rainfall and rapidly melting snow resulted in the sixth highest crest on record in Lake City towards the end of April. Subsequent dry conditions allowed the Mississippi River to slowly recede and drop below minor flood stage in Lake City on May 2nd.
May 2022HailLake City-Half dollar sized hail was reported in Lake City.
May 2022HailLake City-Up to half dollar sized hail was reported in Lake City.
March 2019FloodLake City-Runoff from rain and melting snow across the Upper Midwest produced high flows along the Mississippi River. Flooding began in Lake City on March 27th and continued into April.
April 2019FloodLake City-Flooding that began in late March along the Mississippi River in Lake City, continued into the middle of April. The river crested about a foot and a half above the flood stage at 17.63 feet on April 1st.
April 2019FloodLake City-A second round of runoff from rain and snowmelt caused renewed flooding to occur along the Mississippi River in Lake City. The river crested just under a foot above the flood stage at 16.88 feet on April 22nd.
June 2019HailLake City-Quarter sized hail fell in Lake City.
June 2019HailLake City-Quarter sized hail fell just west of Lake City.
June 2014FloodLake City-Runoff from heavy rains and inflow from tributary streams pushed the Mississippi River out of its banks in Lake City. The river crested around a half foot above the flood stage at 16.43 feet. The river remained above flood stage into July.
July 2014FloodLake City-Flooding that began in late June on the Mississippi River in Lake City ended when the river went below the flood stage on the second day of July.
June 2012Heavy RainLake City-In a little more than an hour, almost three inches of rain fell in Lake City. Small streams in the area quickly became full or went slightly out of their banks.
April 2011FloodLake City-The combination of melting snow and rainfall in late March pushed the Mississippi River out of its banks at Lake City from the 8th through the 17th. The river crested just over a foot above the flood stage at 17.01 feet on the 14th.
June 2011FloodLake City-Locally heavy rain produced street flooding in Lake City.
June 2011Heavy RainLake City-Three inches of rain was measured in the 2 hour period ending at 630 p.m. CST.
September 2010Heavy RainLake City-Storm total rainfall was 6.45 inches, including 4.56 inches on September 23rd and a brand new daily September record.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindLake City-The fire department measured a wind gust of 65 miles per hour in the city of Lake City.
July 2008HailLake City-A trained spotter estimated 1 inch diameter hail and 30 mph wind gusts.
May 2017HailLake City-no account filed
August 2017HailLake City-no account filed
July 2008HailLake City-no account filed
July 2008HailLake City-no account filed
March 2005HailLake City-no account filed
March 2005Thunderstorm WindLake City-no account filed
June 2003Funnel CloudLake City-no account filed
May 2002HailLake City-no account filed
June 2002HailLake City-no account filed
June 2001HailLake City-no account filed
June 2001Thunderstorm WindLake City-no account filed
June 2001HailLake City-no account filed
March 1998HailLake City-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Wabasha 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

5 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
Patrick H. Rahilly House (Boundary Increase)0.1 miles1979
Lake City and Rochester Stage Road-Mount Pleasant Section1.0 miles1991
James C. and Agnes M. Stout House5.0 miles1989
Lake City City Hall5.0 miles1981
Williamson-Russell-Rahilly House5.1 miles1984

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 75001032 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Wabasha CountyAll 26 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.