Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
“The Lund-Hoel House is a historic house museum in Canby, Minnesota, United States. The residence and an adjacent carriage house were built in 1891 for John G.”
Wikipedia article Lund-Hoel House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 5 National Register listings published here for Yellow Medicine County · listed in 1978 · 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 1 fire within 5 miles of John G. Lund House in 2012, burning about 1 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 October 2012 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of John G. Lund 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D and C Gravel Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Canby, the town this property stands in, in 33 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 16 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Canby | $500,000 | A tornado moved across several farmsteads, destroying several outbuildings, uprooting or breaking hundreds of trees, and damaging crops. About seven hay bales (each with a diameter of six feet) were blown apart for about 1/4 mile downwind. The damage pattern suggested this was a multiple vortex tornado. The tornado was accompanied by a damaging rear flank downdraft just to the south of the tornado. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canby | $250,000 | In addition to the Canby Airport severe wind gust, two structures had significant damage in Canby. One house had its roof torn off north of Canby, and a church in Canby had its tin roof blown off. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canby | $100,000 | Strong rear flank downdraft winds accompanied a tornado. The winds tipped over two silos that landed on top of a barn about 4 miles south of Canby. The winds also toppled dozens of trees. Even after the tornado dissipated, strong winds continued eastward into the city of Porter, with occasional tree and crop damage along the way. |
| May 2024 | Funnel Cloud | Canby | - | A funnel cloud was photographed near Canby. Other funnel clouds may have occurred in the area, but additional information was not provided. |
| May 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Canby | - | A storm chaser took photos of a landspout tornado. It was mostly over an open field, but did knock down large branches of a few trees. Part of the circulation moved across a tractor being driven by a local farmer, but the vehicle remained upright. The time was based on the chaser's phone and compared with radar. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Canby | - | Hail covered the driveway of residence. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canby | - | Wind gust measured at the Canby Airport. The gust resulted from a Heat Burst caused by decaying thunderstorms and a very warm and dry lower and middle atmosphere. In addition to the wind gust, the temperature jumped from 91 degrees to 100 degrees between 10:35 PM and 11:15 PM. The dew point temperature also dropped from 63 degrees to 32 degrees between 1035 PM and 1115 PM. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canby | - | Law enforcement officers reported downed trees. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canby | - | Trees and branches were downed. A few business signs were damaged and a large piece of tin roofing material was thrown approximately 50 yards. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canby | - | Trees were downed and a wagon was tossed into a pasture on a farm in Fortier Township. |
| July 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Canby | - | No damage, touchdown in open field. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canby | - | Numerous 6 inch diameter branches down. Estimated windspeed. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Canby | - | Hail punched holes in plexiglass porch sunroof. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canby | - | Trees and power lines down. Estimated windspeed. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canby | - | Trees and powerlines blown down. Barns destroyed. Minor damage to high school. Grain bin also blown down in Porter. Estimated windspeed. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canby | - | Trees down. |
| October 1997 | Hail | Canby | - | Hail damage included roof of bus garage, elementary school windows and a school vehicle. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canby | - | There was some roof damage. |
| July 1994 | Hail | Canby | - | A tornado touched down briefly near Canby damaging some buildings on a farmstead and downing several trees. |
| July 1994 | Tornado (F0) | Canby | - | A tornado touched down briefly near Canby damaging some buildings on a farmstead and downing several trees. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Canby | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Canby | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Canby | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Canby | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Canby | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Canby | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Canby | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Canby | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Canby | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Canby | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Hail | Canby | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canby | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Hail | Canby | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Canby Commercial Historic District | 0.3 miles | 1980 |
 | Lundring Service Station | 0.3 miles | 1986 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78001575 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Yellow Medicine County | All 5 listed properties in this county. |
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