BlockFrom the record
One of 5 National Register listings published here for Benton County · listed in 1982 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Leonard Robinson House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Listed as. Robinson, Leonard, House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
- Address. 202 2nd Ave., S., Sauk Rapids, 56379
- When was it listed? April 1982
- Category. building
- Also known as. Benton County MRA
- City. Sauk Rapids city
- National Register reference number. 82002935 - 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
63 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Leonard Robinson House between 1992 and 2018, burning about 180 acres in total. None started naturally. 19 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 | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 August 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 August 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 July 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 June 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Leonard Robinson House: 4 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J L Shiely Co Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Granite City Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Killinger Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utz Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this property
37 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sauk Rapids, the town this property stands in, in 37 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 19 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 3 heavy rain, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2007 | Hail | Sauk Rapids | $3,000,000 | Hail damaged many houses and vehicles, and area crops. The hail fell when winds were not too strong, so crop damage was limited. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sauk Rapids | $1,500,000 | A severe downburst wind event occurred from Sauk Rapids, north and northeast across a large swath of central and northern Benton County. Hundreds of trees were toppled, broken or pushed over. Many trees landed on houses, sheds and vehicles. |
| August 2021 | Hail | Sauk Rapids | $100,000 | Hail damaged siding in Sauk Rapids. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sauk Rapids | $40,000 | 60 large trees damaged. Few businesses and homes damaged from wind or falling trees. |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sauk Rapids | $17,000 | Roof partially ripped off and blown 100 feet away. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sauk Rapids | - | Large tree limbs were broken. |
| June 2016 | Funnel Cloud | Sauk Rapids | - | Several trained spotters observed funnel clouds from Sauk Rapids, to approximately 5 miles east of Sauk Rapids. |
| July 2016 | Heavy Rain | Sauk Rapids | - | A measured rainfall report of 5.00 inches occurred in Sauk Rapids. |
| May 2012 | Heavy Rain | Sauk Rapids | - | A trained spotter reported 2.50 inches of rainfall in a short period of time. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sauk Rapids | - | Several large trees were blown down in Sauk Rapids. |
| July 2009 | Heavy Rain | Sauk Rapids | - | A local weather observer measured three inches of rainfall Tuesday afternoon July 14th. Minor street flooding was reported. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sauk Rapids | - | Several trees were felled, including one on a house. Shingles off one home. Portions of a fence near Golden Spike Raceway were damaged. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sauk Rapids | - | Tree down across road. |
| August 2006 | Hail | Sauk Rapids | - | Near the intersection of State Highways 10 and 15. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sauk Rapids | - | A 20-year-old birch tree was downed. |
| June 2005 | Funnel Cloud | Sauk Rapids | - | A funnel cloud was reported by law enforcement near Highway 15. |
| October 2005 | Flash Flood | Sauk Rapids | - | Street flooding. Rainfall totaled 5.57 inches in Rice. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sauk Rapids | - | Scattered trees down, including some on power lines. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Sauk Rapids | - | Occurred in portion of city of St. Cloud in Benton county. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sauk Rapids | - | Damage to door. Estimated windspeed. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sauk Rapids | - | Power lines down. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sauk Rapids | - | Large tree limbs down. Estimated windspeed. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Sauk Rapids | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Sauk Rapids | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Sauk Rapids | - | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Hail | Sauk Rapids | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Sauk Rapids | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Sauk Rapids | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Sauk Rapids | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Sauk Rapids | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Sauk Rapids | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Sauk Rapids | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Sauk Rapids | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Sauk Rapids | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Sauk Rapids | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Hail | Sauk Rapids | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Sauk Rapids | - | 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.
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82002935 in Record Group 79. |
| Benton County | All 5 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.