Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
One of 9 National Register listings published here for Isanti County · listed in 1980 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 150 fires within 5 miles of Isanti County Courthouse between 1992 and 2020, burning about 255 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 16 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 | 69 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cambridge, the town this property stands in, in 59 storm reports between 1994 and 2022: 27 thunderstorm wind, 26 hail, 2 tornado, 2 flash flood. 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 1995 | Tornado (F1) | Cambridge | 3 hurt, $1,500,000 | Tornado touched down one mile west of Cambridge and moved east through western and southern Cambridge. Lifted off ground 16 minutes later, about seven miles east of Cambridge. Twenty homes, two apartment buildings, a senior citizen center, a hospital and a water treatment plant were damaged or destroyed. Heaviest property damage in Carraige Hills Drive Housing Development. Agricultural damage to 500 acres. There were three minor injuries. |
| October 1996 | Tornado (F1) | Cambridge | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | $100,000 | In addition to a trained spotter measured wind speed of 63 MPH east of Cambridge, several large trees were blown over at the Pine Village Mobile Home Park in Cambridge. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | $50,000 | Bleachers blown over. Portion of Walmart greenhouse ripped off and destroyed. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Cambridge | $5,000 | Several observations from local media to law enforcement indicated flooding occurring in the Cambridge city limits. The local cooperative observer reported 4.38 inches of rainfall in less than 2 hours with pictures around the city indicating stalled cars in flooded roadways. In addition, a local business had water damage from the runoff. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | $5,000 | The swath of damaging wind that started 4 W Princeton in Mille Lacs County at 0400 persisted to just southwest of Cambridge. Numerous trees were felled. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Cambridge | - | There was a social media picture of 1.25 inch hail. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | A large tree was blown down on Emerson Avenue. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | The wind was measured by a trained spotter. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | A large tree was blown down. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | Two trees toppled. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | Few trees down. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Cambridge | - | Hailed on south side of town, along County Road 43. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Cambridge | - | Hail was reported at numerous locations across Cambridge. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | Large tree limbs downed. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | Tree blown down. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | A trailer was blown into the street. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | Trees were downed. |
| September 2005 | Flash Flood | Cambridge | - | Main Street was flooded by 6 inches of water and a washout was reported at the Main Street and 6th Avenue intersection. Water also overflowed onto sidewalks and nearby yards. Traffic was unable to pass through flooded North Main Street. Cars were stalled in high water and several basements were flooded across town. Manhole covers also popped off due to the pressure of water flowing through the storm drains. The official weather observer for Cambridge recorded 4.60 inches of rain during the storm. A spotter on the south end of Cambridge recorded 5.10 inches and the DNR office in Cambridge recorded 5.55 inches. Other rainfall totals included 4.95 inches two miles northeast of Bradford, 4.50 inches 5 miles northwest of Bethel, and 3.80 inches 1.5 miles west of Stanchfield. |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | Small trees were downed. |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | Trees and power lines were downed. |
| September 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | A spotter estimated a wind gust between 60 and 65 MPH near the intersection of highways 47 and 95. |
| September 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | A tree was downed. |
| October 2004 | Funnel Cloud | Cambridge | - | A funnel cloud was spotted by the public west of Rush Lake just east of the Isanti County line. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | Several trees down. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Cambridge | - | Numerous cars damaged. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | Large tree felled on County Road 1. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | Tree toppled. Estimated windspeed. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | Trees toppled. Estimated windspeed. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | Power lines down. Estimated windspeed. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | Tree blown down. Estimated windspeed. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | A radio transmitter was blown down. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | Strong thunderstorm winds toppled a windmill and damaged several buildings south of Cambridge. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | Several large trees were blown down by strong thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Cambridge | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Cambridge | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Cambridge | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Cambridge | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Cambridge | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Cambridge | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Cambridge | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Cambridge | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Cambridge | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Cambridge | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Cambridge | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Cambridge | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Cambridge | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Cambridge | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Cambridge | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Cambridge | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Cambridge | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Cambridge | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Cambridge | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Cambridge | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Cambridge | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Cambridge | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Lightning | Cambridge | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cambridge | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | West Riverside School | 1.3 miles | 1980 |
 | Linden Barn | 4.2 miles | 1980 |
 | St. John's Lutheran Church | 5.8 miles | 1980 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80002074 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Isanti County | All 9 listed properties in this county. |
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