Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
“Phelps Mill is a flour mill in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States, on the Otter Tail River. The mill was built in 1888-1889 by William E.”
Wikipedia article Phelps Mill, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 27 National Register listings published here for Otter Tail County · listed in 1975 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Phelps Mill between 1992 and 2007, burning about 56 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 burning | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 April 2005 | Debris and open burning | 6.5 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 April 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Underwood, the town this property stands in, in 15 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Underwood | $70,000 | Large trees were blown down and a travel trailer was crushed by falling trees on South Turtle Lake. Time estimated based on radar. |
| October 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Underwood | $20,000 | A metal quonset shed was destroyed. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Underwood | $500 | A tree was blown down across a road north of Underwood. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Underwood | - | Wind gust measured by 33 ft ndawn sensor. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Underwood | - | Many large tree branches were blown down and a few trees were toppled by the strong winds. Some small hail also fell along with over three inches of rain. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Underwood | - | Trees were blown down and twisted off. Several small sheds or fish houses were blown over and at least one heavily damaged between Wall Lake and Bass Lake. |
| September 2005 | Hail | Underwood | - | Dime to nickel sized hail fell along with two inches of rain. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Underwood | - | Trees and branches were blown down around North Turtle Lake. |
| August 2005 | Hail | Underwood | - | The large hail smashed into homes, vehicles, and crops. One nursery was hit particularly hard, with greenhouses, plants, and a number of vehicles damaged. |
| July 1998 | Flash Flood | Underwood | - | 5 1/2 inches of rain flattened many crops and filled ditches around Underwood. |
| September 2018 | Funnel Cloud | Underwood | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Underwood | - | no account filed |
| October 2006 | Hail | Underwood | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Underwood | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Hail | Underwood | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phelps Mill Historic District | under 500 feet | 1984 | |
 | District No. 182 School | 2.2 miles | 1991 |
| Ole and Anne Foss House | 6.8 miles | 2025 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 75002145 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Otter Tail County | All 27 listed properties in this county. |
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