Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
“Johnson House is a historic house located on East Nokomis Street in Osakis, Minnesota and registered in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).”
Wikipedia article John B. Johnson House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 13 National Register listings published here for Douglas County · listed in 1977 · 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 9 fires within 5 miles of John B. Johnson House between 1992 and 2014, burning about 82 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were 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 | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fergus Falls Wetland Management District | TENHOFF |
| 3 May 1997 | Smoking | 25 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 April 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 April 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | LAKE OSAKIS FIRE |
| 25 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 26 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 April 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 April 2006 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Osakis, the town this property stands in, in 19 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 9 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 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 | Osakis | $5,000 | Several power poles were tipped sideways and walls were blown out in a large steel shed. |
| July 2024 | Funnel Cloud | Osakis | - | Video and photos of a funnel over Lake Osakis were provided. It was not possible to determine if there was any ground contact. The time was estimated based on radar. |
| August 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Osakis | - | This tornado mostly moved over a soybean field, but did clip a grove of trees. Video of the tornado was filmed by a storm chaser. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osakis | - | A power line was blown down near Osakis. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osakis | - | A power line was blown down near County Road 3, and Bird Lake Road. |
| May 2016 | Funnel Cloud | Osakis | - | A storm chaser observed a funnel cloud west of West Union. |
| May 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Osakis | - | The last tornado in a series touched down in an open field. It was recorded on video by multiple storm chasers. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Osakis | - | Trained spotters observed numerous nickel size hail stones around the Osakis, Minnesota area. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Osakis | - | Dime sized hail fell at the Interstate 94 exit to Osakis. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osakis | - | Trees were downed onto power lines at the intersection of Highway 27 and County Road 3. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osakis | - | Several trees down. The wind also demolished a trailer house. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osakis | - | Two trees damaged. Wind estimated. |
| August 1997 | Hail | Osakis | - | Hail piled up in small drifts. Gardens and crops damaged by wind driven hail. |
| August 2021 | Hail | Osakis | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Osakis | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Osakis | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Osakis | - | no account filed |
| September 1999 | Hail | Osakis | - | no account filed |
| August 1994 | Hail | Osakis | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 77000730 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Douglas County | All 13 listed properties in this county. |
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