Lew A. Huntoon House

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

From the record

One of 22 National Register listings published here for Clay County · listed in 1980 · category: Building.

Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Listed as. Huntoon, Lew A., House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
Address. 709 8th St., S., Moorhead, 56562
When was it listed? May 1980
Category. building
Also known as. Clay County MRA
City. Moorhead city
Architectural style. English Cottage architecture
National Register reference number. 80002016 - 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

4 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Lew A. Huntoon House between 2015 and 2020, burning about 8 acres 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
Debris and open burning	3
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	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
9 July 2020	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	North Dakota State Forest Service	38 ST S DITCH FIRE
31 March 2017	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	North Dakota State Forest Service	100096
15 March 2015	Debris and open burning	5.0 acres	Detroit Lakes Wetland Management District	COUNTY 141
10 November 2020	Debris and open burning	under an acre	North Dakota State Forest Service	25 ST FIELD FIRE

Every fire recorded in Clay County

Mines and quarries near this property

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Lew A. Huntoon 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
	Olness Pit and Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer

Every working recorded in Clay County

Storms near this property

60 of 69 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Moorhead, the town this property stands in, in 69 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 26 hail, 25 thunderstorm wind, 14 flash flood, 2 flood. The reports record 2 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
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Moorhead	2 hurt, $10,000	The wind blew over a semi truck, injuring the two occupants inside. One had a broken collar bone.
September 2007	Hail	Moorhead	$10,000,000	The large hail left small 3 inch craters on lawns. Many vehicles and homes were damaged.
June 2000	Flash Flood	Moorhead	$5,000,000	Training thunderstorms dumped waves of rainfall across the Moorhead area. The official Moorhead NWS observer reported 7.31 inches of rain. This is believed to be a new 24 hour rainfall record for the Fargo-Moorhead area. The heavy rain halted traffic, inundated storm sewers, and knocked out electricity and phone service. One electrical substation in Moorhead failed when the water rose high enough to cause it to short out.
May 2011	Tornado (EF1)	Moorhead	$250,000	This tornado tracked north-northeastward along the eastern edge of Moorhead and was likely enshrouded in downburst winds and heavy rain. A few wooden power poles were snapped and numerous trees were uprooted or snapped. Some mature trees were thrown more than 100 feet. Peak winds were estimated at 105 mph.
May 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Moorhead	$100,000	Numerous residential fences were blown down and garage doors blown in.
June 1998	Flash Flood	Moorhead	$100,000	Over 3 inches of rain fell in less than three hours, causing rapid flooding problems in Moorhead.
May 2002	Flash Flood	Moorhead	$50,000	Street flooding was reported.
July 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Moorhead	$20,000	Trees, signs, and power lines were downed around the Moorhead area as the strong winds came through.
July 2019	Flash Flood	Moorhead	$10,000	Two to four inches of rain quickly flooded low lying areas around town.
July 2011	Flash Flood	Moorhead	$10,000	Two to three inches of rain in less than an hour caused extensive street flooding. Several roads were impassable.
June 1998	Lightning	Moorhead	$10,000	A house for sale in Moorhead was struck by lightning, igniting a fire.
September 2014	Flash Flood	Moorhead	$5,000	Streets were flooded in south Moorhead.
August 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Moorhead	$1,000	Trees were blown down, some fell across roads.
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Moorhead	-	Broadcast Media reports 50 - 60 MPH wind gusts in Moorhead.
April 2023	Flood	Moorhead	-	Fargo - Crest of 29.76 ft occurred on 4/22.
May 2023	Flood	Moorhead	-	Fargo - Crest of 29.76 ft occurred on 4/22. Flooding began in April. (Crest noted in April Storm Data).
August 2023	Flash Flood	Moorhead	-	Public reports stranded vehicles in Moorhead due to flooded roadways.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Moorhead	-	A trained weather spotter reported an estimated wind gust to 70 mph in Moorhead. A few power outages were reported nearby.
August 2022	Hail	Moorhead	-	Hail near Highway 10, on the eastern edge of Moorhead.
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Moorhead	-	Large tree branches and limbs broken down on vehicles. Report and photos posted via social media.
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Moorhead	-	Several large tree branches were snapped.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Moorhead	-	Trees were snapped in south Moorhead.
September 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Moorhead	-	A personal weather station measured a 75 mph wind gust before it broke. The station was near Interstate 94 and 34th street.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Moorhead	-	Tree damage was reported.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Moorhead	-	Several small trees and large tree branches were blown down.
August 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Moorhead	-	Widespread power outages were reported from north Fargo into Moorhead.
August 2016	Hail	Moorhead	-	Pea to quarter size hail fell in north Moorhead.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Moorhead	-	The wind speeds were estimated.
July 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Moorhead	-	A large tree branch blew down and blocked several lanes of traffic.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Moorhead	-	A semi truck was blown over along Interstate 94 at mile marker six.
August 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Moorhead	-	A large tree was blown down in Moorhead.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Moorhead	-	The wind gust was estimated at 60 mph at the intersection of 34th Street and 7th Avenue Northeast in Moorhead with 1/2 mile visibility and torrential rain.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Moorhead	-	The strong winds knocked down power lines and large trees 1.5 to 2 feet in diameter. Several sections of wooden fencing were blown down near U.S. Highway 75.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Moorhead	-	Several large trees were knocked down by winds near the Minnesota State University Moorhead campus.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Moorhead	-	The wind gust was measured by a Davis Weather system.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Moorhead	-	The wind gust occurred just north of Interstate 94 at mile marker five.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Moorhead	-	Trees were blown down, causing power outages. A large steel sign was bent in half, onto the roof of a business.
May 2007	Flash Flood	Moorhead	-	Streets were flooded in the city of Moorhead. At the Moorhead Airport, taxiways and runways were also flooded.
June 2005	Flash Flood	Moorhead	-	The official National Weather Service cooperative observer reported 2.40 inches of rain in a short period of time. Many streets and underpasses were flooded. Several people had to be pulled out of flooded roads.
September 2005	Hail	Moorhead	-	Dime to quarter sized hail fell.
August 2005	Flash Flood	Moorhead	-	Street flooding occurred near Concordia College and U.S. Highway 75.
June 2003	Flash Flood	Moorhead	-	Street flooding was reported in south Moorhead.
June 2003	Flash Flood	Moorhead	-	Slow moving thunderstorms dropped 2 to 4 inches of rain in 10 minutes. The water rose as high as car tires on 30th Avenue South.
June 2003	Hail	Moorhead	-	The hail occurred over downtown Moorhead.
June 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Moorhead	-	Trees were blown down and power outages were reported.
May 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Moorhead	-	A 84 mph wind gust was measured at a MN DOT RWIS site.
June 2002	Flash Flood	Moorhead	-	Interstate 94 was flooded at mile point 2. Many streets in the Village Green area were flooded and some were closed by high water levels.
September 2000	Flash Flood	Moorhead	-	Streets and underpasses were flooded and some vehicles were stranded.
September 2019	Hail	Moorhead	-	no account filed
June 2018	Hail	Moorhead	-	no account filed
August 2008	Hail	Moorhead	-	no account filed
May 2007	Hail	Moorhead	-	no account filed
May 2007	Hail	Moorhead	-	no account filed
May 2007	Hail	Moorhead	-	no account filed
May 2007	Hail	Moorhead	-	no account filed
September 2007	Hail	Moorhead	-	no account filed
September 2005	Hail	Moorhead	-	no account filed
September 2005	Hail	Moorhead	-	no account filed
July 2004	Hail	Moorhead	-	no account filed
July 2004	Hail	Moorhead	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Clay County

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 miles

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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Main Building, Concordia College	0.1 miles	1980
Solomon Gilman Comstock House	0.2 miles	1974
Park Elementary School	0.3 miles	1988
St. John the Divine Episcopal Church	0.4 miles	1980
Federal Courthouse and Post Office	0.5 miles	1980
Burnham Building	0.5 miles	1980

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 80002016 in Record Group 79.
Clay County	All 22 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.