BlockFrom the record
One of 20 National Register listings published here for Anoka County · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Richardson Barn
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The listing
- Listing status. The Park Service records this property as Removed.
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Address. 22814 Sunrise Rd., NE, East Bethel, 55079
- Category. building
- Township. Linwood township
- National Register reference number. 79001191 - 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
121 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 121 fires within 5 miles of Richardson Barn between 1992 and 2020, burning about 696 acres in total. None started naturally. 24 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 | 52 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 62 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 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 Richardson Barn: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Peat, 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 Peat Bogs | Peat | Producer | ||
| J. Lyman Erickson Gravel Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
25 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names East Bethel, the town this property stands in, in 25 storm reports between 1999 and 2023: 12 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 funnel cloud, 2 tornado. The reports record 4 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Bethel | 3 hurt, $500,000 | A large area of eastern Anoka County received damage from severe straight line winds that moved from west to east across the area between 1850 to 1900 CST. Damage includes power lines, railroad crossing gates, personal property and trees. Three injuries occurred near Linwood at Camp Ajawah. A spotter measured 69 mph in the eastern part of East Bethel, or 2 miles north-northwest of Linwood. |
| June 2005 | Lightning | East Bethel | 1 hurt | A 14-year-old boy was indirectly struck by lightning in the basement of a home near the intersection of 170th and Bender in Section 11 of Columbus Township. He was reaching for a glass on a table when he saw a blue flash by his feet and felt a sudden pain in his back. He was taken to a local hospital for evaluation. The time was estimated. |
| July 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | East Bethel | $25,000 | A brief tornado touched down on Coon Lake, East of East Bethel. Damage occurred to a boat and the boat dock. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Bethel | $2,000 | Several power lines were blown down near East Bethel, Minnesota. |
| July 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | East Bethel | - | The tornado touched down in East Bethel, along 225th Ave NE and just east of Highway 65. It moved southeast, crossing the northern part of Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area, and exited the county in the northeast corner of Columbus. Numerous trees were downed, with some hitting houses, sheds and vehicles. The wind also took some siding off a house and dented a garage door. After exiting Anoka County, it moved across the far southwest part of Chisago County, where it dissipated. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Bethel | - | Several dozen trees were broken or toppled in a neighborhood on the west side of Coon Lake in East Bethel. Some trees landed on homes, sheds and vehicles. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Bethel | - | Several trees were blown down northeast of Ham Lake, near Coon Lake. |
| May 2012 | Heavy Rain | East Bethel | - | A local observer measured 3.32 inches in the last 24 hours. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Bethel | - | A few 8-12 inch diameter trees were blown down near East Bethel, Minnesota. |
| May 2008 | Hail | East Bethel | - | Occurred at intersection of County roads 15 and 26. |
| August 2006 | Hail | East Bethel | - | Hail covered the ground. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Bethel | - | Trees were downed onto power lines in East Bethel and Oak Grove. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Bethel | - | Few trees down. |
| August 2023 | Hail | East Bethel | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | East Bethel | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | East Bethel | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | East Bethel | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | East Bethel | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | East Bethel | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | East Bethel | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Funnel Cloud | East Bethel | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | East Bethel | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | East Bethel | - | no account filed |
| October 2004 | Hail | East Bethel | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Funnel Cloud | East Bethel | - | 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
2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Crescent Grange Hall No. 512 | 2.5 miles | 1979 |
 | Carlos Avery Game Farm | 7.6 miles | 1991 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79001191 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.