Henry Stussi House

Built in 1870 (Gothic Revival). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

From the record

“The Henry Stussi House is a historic Gothic Revival house in Stillwater Township, Minnesota, United States, dating to the late 1870s. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 for its local significance in the themes of architecture and commerce.”
Wikipedia article Henry Stussi House, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 42 National Register listings published here for Washington County · listed in 1982 · category: Building · built in 1870, Gothic Revival.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · 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. Stussi, Henry, House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
Address. 9097 Mendel Rd., Stillwater, 55082
When was it listed? April 1982
Category. building
Also known as. Washington County MRA
Township. Stillwater township
When was it built? 1870
Architectural style. Gothic Revival
National Register reference number. 82003082 - 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

14 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Henry Stussi House between 2000 and 2020, burning about 46 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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	8
Arson/incendiarism	2
Recreation and ceremony	1
Misuse of fire by a minor	1
Natural	1
Railroad operations and maintenance	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 2000	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Saint Croix National Scenic River	HECKOFADAY
14 September 2012	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources	not named
8 May 2017	Recreation and ceremony	6.5 acres	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources	not named
28 May 2018	Natural	4.0 acres	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources	not named
30 April 2007	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources	not named
29 April 2001	Arson/incendiarism	5.0 acres	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources	not named
28 April 2003	Railroad operations and maintenance	2.0 acres	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources	not named
26 April 2014	Debris and open burning	2.8 acres	Minnesota Department of Natural Resources	not named

Every fire recorded in Washington County

Mines and quarries near this property

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Henry Stussi House: 4 occurrences, 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 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.

Site	Commodity	Status
Moelter Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Moelter Quarry and Mill	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Houlton Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Houlton Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Pete Miller's Highway 94 Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
St. Croix River Gravel Deposit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
St. Croix River Sand Deposit #7	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
St. Croix River Sand Deposit #8	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence

Every working recorded in Washington County

Storms near this property

35 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stillwater, the town this property stands in, in 35 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 16 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 3 lightning, 2 heavy rain. The reports record 1 death and 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
July 2009	Lightning	Stillwater	1 killed	A 14 year old girl was struck by lightning as she played under a tree during a thunderstorm. She later died at a hospital from her injuries.
April 1994	Tornado (F2)	Stillwater	1 hurt, $5,000,000	Strong thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and damaged a home in Maplewood. Several trees were blown down in the Lake Elmo area. A tornado touched down west of Stillwater and caused an estimated $3 million damage to 17 homes. Ten of the homes were severely damaged and a 3-year-boy was injured by flying debris.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Stillwater	1 hurt	Many trees, a light pole, and 6 power lines were downed. A woman riding her bike at Lowell Park along the St. Croix River just south of the historic Stillwater Lift Bridge sustained a serious arm injury when a tree crashed down and pinned her to the ground. Several outdoor event tents nearby were blown into the St. Croix River.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Stillwater	$1,000,000	Marina damaged. Pier broke lose from shore with 25 boats, some still occupied. Two other piers heavily damaged. Wind damage also reported in Oak Park Heights, Lake Elmo and Oakdale. Large tree limbs and power lines down.
July 2005	Lightning	Stillwater	$250,000	A home on Penfield Avenue North in Stillwater Township was struck by lightning and caught fire. The blaze caused $250,000 damage to the structure. Another home on Ozark Avenue North in May Township was damaged by a lightning strike. The time was estimated.
August 1999	Lightning	Stillwater	$20,000	Lightning strike fried radio, phone, and computer systems at City Hall.
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Stillwater	$5,000	Several trees and power lines were blown down in the area.
June 2016	Heavy Rain	Stillwater	-	A rainfall report of 2.89 inches occurred southeast of Stillwater in less than 6 hours.
June 2016	Heavy Rain	Stillwater	-	A rainfall report of 3.44 inches occurred east of Stillwater in less than 6 hours.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Stillwater	-	A few trees and power lines were blown down in Stillwater.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Stillwater	-	Several six inch diameter trees were blown down north of Stillwater, Minnesota.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Stillwater	-	Trees and power lines downed.
August 2007	Hail	Stillwater	-	Estimated wind speeds of 50 mph at 845pm LST. No damage reported.
October 2006	Hail	Stillwater	-	Hail occurred near Big Carnelian Lake.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Stillwater	-	At least 12 trees up to 50 feet tall and 20 inches in diameter were downed in the Norcrest Avenue area.
September 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Stillwater	-	Numerous trees were downed.
September 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Stillwater	-	A power line was downed along Highway 96 at Norrel Ave.
August 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Stillwater	-	Trees and power lines toppled.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Stillwater	-	Trees down. Estimated windspeed.
June 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Stillwater	-	Power lines and large branches down. Estimated windspeed.
July 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Stillwater	-	Large tree limbs down.
May 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Stillwater	-	A large tree was blown down by strong thunderstorm winds. Hennepin County Brooklyn Park,30,1610CST,,,0,0,?,0,Thunderstorm Winds Several satellite dishes were reported to be blown over.
April 2025	Hail	Stillwater	-	no account filed
May 2022	Hail	Stillwater	-	no account filed
June 2012	Hail	Stillwater	-	no account filed
June 2012	Hail	Stillwater	-	no account filed
October 2006	Hail	Stillwater	-	no account filed
June 2001	Hail	Stillwater	-	no account filed
July 1999	Hail	Stillwater	-	no account filed
June 1999	Funnel Cloud	Stillwater	-	no account filed
March 1998	Hail	Stillwater	-	no account filed
May 1996	Hail	Stillwater	-	no account filed
May 1996	Hail	Stillwater	-	no account filed
August 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Stillwater	-	no account filed
July 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Stillwater	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Washington 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
Point Douglas-St. Louis River Road Bridge	0.9 miles	1975
Pest House	2.0 miles	1980
William Sauntry House and Recreation Hall	2.1 miles	1982
Ivory McKusick House	2.3 miles	1982
Minnesota Territorial-State Prison Warden's House	2.3 miles	1974
St. Croix Lumber Mills-Stillwater Manufacturing Company	2.4 miles	1982

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 82003082 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Washington County	All 42 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.