BlockFrom the record
One of 17 National Register listings published here for Chisago County · listed in 1980 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Gustaf Anderson House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Listed as. Anderson, Gustaf, House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
- Address. 13045 Lake Blvd., Lindstrom, 55045
- When was it listed? July 1980
- Category. building
- Also known as. Chisago County MRA
- City. Lindstrom city
- National Register reference number. 80002000 - 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
59 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Gustaf Anderson House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 262 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 13 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 | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 May 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 May 1996 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 May 2009 | Debris and open burning | 3.9 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 May 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Storms near this property
15 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lindstrom, the town this property stands in, in 15 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Lindstrom | $500,000 | This is the continuation path of the Washington County tornado that moved into Chisago County on 240th Street North, east of Morgan Avenue. This EF1 tornado continued for approximately another 3.8 miles before dissipating north of a farm that was damaged on 268th Street. Along the path in Chisago County, the tornado damaged a farm shed, uprooted numerous trees, damaged an outdoor wedding venue near Highway 25, and destroyed an outbuilding before dissipating. Maximum winds were estimated at 90 mph, with a width of 250 yards in Chisago County. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lindstrom | - | There was a social media picture of blown down power lines near Lindstrom. The emergency manager also reported several trees down in Lindstrom. |
| July 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Lindstrom | - | A brief tornado hit three properties, knocking down dozens of trees and collapsing a barn. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lindstrom | - | Several large tree limbs were blown down. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lindstrom | - | A trained spotter measured a 59 knot wind gust at the intersection of Highway 8 and 14. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Lindstrom | - | Relayed by broadcast media. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lindstrom | - | Power lines were downed. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lindstrom | - | Trees and power lines down. Estimated windspeed. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lindstrom | - | Trees and power lines down. Estimated windspeed. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Lindstrom | - | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Hail | Lindstrom | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Lindstrom | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Lindstrom | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Lindstrom | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Lindstrom | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Charles A. Victor House | 0.3 miles | 1980 |
 | Frank A. Larson House | 0.4 miles | 1980 |
 | Center City Historic District | 1.3 miles | 1980 |
 | Moody Barn | 6.2 miles | 1980 |
| Franconia Historic District | 7.1 miles | 1980 | |
| Paul Munch House | 7.3 miles | 1976 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80002000 in Record Group 79. |
| Chisago County | All 17 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.
- 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.