BlockFrom the record
One of 20 National Register listings published here for Anoka County · listed in 1979 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Kline Sanatarium
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Address. 1500 S. Ferry St., Anoka, 55303
- When was it listed? December 1979
- Category. building
- City. Anoka city
- National Register reference number. 79001187 - 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.
The ground it stands on
35,570 wordsThe chapter on Anoka City in With the Colors from Anoka County, published 1919 names Anoka. This is what it says, exactly as the scans read.
Captain Arthur L. Reed, Company "A" of Anoka, was directed to call his company for active duty and to get eight light trucks somewhere. He secured ten, had a local garage opened, filled up the machines with gas and oil, and, in an hour and a half was on the way to Moose Lake. The trip was indeed a strenuous one. The night was cold, the roads were rough and the air was so saturated with fog and smoke that cars were not visible ten or fifteen feet apart. The company traveled all night and well into the next morning, arriving at Moose Lake in time to be, by several hours, the first motor unit in the state to reach the scene of the disaster. Untiring press agents of other units have sought to claim the credit for having been first on the scene of disaster and have gained a great deal of publicity for their organizations. However, the above are the facts presented for the information of those who prefer the facts.
Passage source: With the Colors from Anoka County, published 1919.
The generous people of Anoka could be depended upon not to overlook this opportunity to aid the suft'ering refugees. Mayor Berry requested George D. Hilliard to take up a collection. He did so and the money was sent to Governor Burnquist for relief work. Anoka was again the first on the job in this matter, and a Duluth paper found its way into the fire district and told the people there that Anoka had extended the hand of sympathy with more than a thousand dollars for them. If the givers of this money could have been at the little Village of Automba a few days after, where every sign of human habitation had been destroyed, and heard some of the refugees who had lost their all, thank an Anoka officer of the Home Guard for what they had just read about Anoka's generositj^ they would have felt well repaid for their kindly impulse.
Passage source: With the Colors from Anoka County, published 1919.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Anoka City - 35,570 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.
Fires near this property
43 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Kline Sanatarium between 1998 and 2019, burning about 665 acres in total. None started naturally. 12 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 June 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 May 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 77 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 May 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 May 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 May 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 May 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 11 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Kline Sanatarium: 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anoka County Marl Beds No 2 | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Anoka Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this property
33 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Anoka, the town this property stands in, in 33 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 18 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2006 | Hail | Anoka | $20,000,000 | Numerous car windows were smashed out, along with damaged building roofs. One State Farm claims adjuster said she processed "58 claims in 45 minutes". An Anoka County Sheriff said three city vehicles were put out of commission. As reported by the Pioneer Press newspaper. All vehicles parked on the top level of the government center ramp were damaged. There was one unofficial report of 3.0 inch hail at 1255 CST near Sunny Acres Park in Anoka. Damage total includes all storm reports from August 24 in Anoka County. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anoka | $60,000 | Multiple roofs damaged. Polebarn destroyed. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anoka | $50,000 | Several trees were blown down between Anoka, Coon Rapids, Andover and Blaine. In addition to the trees, several power lines and street signs were damaged. There were also reports of minor tree damage around Lino Lakes, Fridley, Oak Grove and Lexington. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anoka | $10,000 | A railroad gate crossing was damaged on Main Street, east of Anoka, Minnesota. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anoka | - | A storm survey was performed and drone video from the Sheriff's Office was viewed to determine that this part of Anoka was hit by a downburst. Over 100 trees were broken or uprooted, some of which fell on houses, sheds, and vehicles. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anoka | - | Report via social media of multiple large trees uprooted in the Cutter's Grove area near Hwy 10. |
| May 2012 | Heavy Rain | Anoka | - | A local observer measured 3.00 inches in the last 24 hours. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anoka | - | A large tree was blown down near Round Lake Blvd, and 143rd Street in Andover. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anoka | - | A few large 12-18 foot diameter trees were toppled on the west side of the city. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anoka | - | A 12 inch diameter tree limb was blown down north of Anoka, Minnesota. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Anoka | - | Coon Rapids Blvd. and Main St. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anoka | - | Four inch diameter branches severed. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anoka | - | A cottonwood tree was felled onto a ride at the fairgrounds. The time was estimated. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anoka | - | Trees blown down. Estimated windspeed. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anoka | - | Thousands of trees uprooted and power poles blown down . Headstones blown over in cemetary. Roof ripped off apartment building. Estimated windspeed. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Anoka | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Anoka | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Anoka | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Anoka | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Anoka | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Anoka | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Anoka | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Anoka | - | no account filed |
| September 2007 | Hail | Anoka | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Anoka | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Anoka | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Hail | Anoka | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Anoka | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Anoka | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Anoka | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Anoka | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anoka | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anoka | - | no account filed |
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
6 within 8 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Woodbury House | under 500 feet | 1979 |
 | Anoka-Champlin Mississippi River Bridge | 0.1 miles | 1979 |
 | Windego Park Auditorium/Open Air Theater | 0.2 miles | 1980 |
 | Heman L. Ticknor House | 0.3 miles | 1979 |
 | Shaw-Hammons House | 0.3 miles | 1979 |
| Anoka-Champlin Mississippi River Bridge | 0.3 miles | 1979 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79001187 in Record Group 79. |
| Anoka County | All 20 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.