Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
“Blyberg House is a historic building located in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, United States. Blyberg was a merchant and land speculator who settled here in 1871.”
Wikipedia article O.A.E. Blyberg House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 27 National Register listings published here for Otter Tail County · listed in 1984 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
This property stands in Pelican Township. Otter Tail County, Minnesota, in the World War;, published 1919 gives that township a chapter of its own.
The chapter covers the township.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Pelican Township - 47 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of O. A. E. Blyberg House between 2000 and 2019, burning about 51 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 May 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 May 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Fergus Falls Wetland Management District | PELICAN VALLEY |
| 30 April 2018 | Smoking | 22 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 April 2019 | Fireworks | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 April 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of O. A. E. Blyberg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelican Ready Mix Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pelican Rapids, the town this property stands in, in 75 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 44 hail, 22 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 3 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 1998 | Flash Flood | Pelican Rapids | $100,000 | Rain falling across the same track produced a band of 3 to 5 inches of rain between Pelican Rapids and Dent. A section of the road bank along highway 108 east of Pelican Rapids washed out. Other mud slides occurred in the Lake Lida area on highway 108. The highway was closed for 2 days as the Minnesota DOT assessed the safety of the road. Resort lift stations failed, so vacationers could not use toilets and sinks. |
| July 1998 | Flash Flood | Pelican Rapids | $75,000 | Several basements in Pelican Rapids filled with up to 4 feet of water. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pelican Rapids | $25,000 | Trees were blown down and a building under construction was destroyed. |
| September 2014 | Flash Flood | Pelican Rapids | $3,000 | Widespread street flooding occurred in Pelican Rapids along with the flooding of nearby fields and rural access roads. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pelican Rapids | $3,000 | The strong wind blew down power lines in Pelican Rapids. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pelican Rapids | $2,000 | The strong wind blew in a screened in porch. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pelican Rapids | $500 | Trees were blown down by the wind. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pelican Rapids | $400 | 6 inch diameter trees were downed in the strong wind. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Pelican Rapids | - | Reported at Crystal Lake. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Pelican Rapids | - | Trained Spotter reports quarter sized hail. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pelican Rapids | - | Tree damage in the town of Pelican Rapids, time estimated from radar. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pelican Rapids | - | Multiple trees down near Pelican Rapids, power outages as well. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pelican Rapids | - | Public reports 8-10 inch tree branches broken. Wind estimated. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pelican Rapids | - | Trees blown down on a pickup truck. Time estimated based on radar. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Pelican Rapids | - | Received a public report of dime to nickel sized hail. Received via social media. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pelican Rapids | - | A dock, pontoon, and lift were flipped. Time is estimated based on radar data. |
| July 2020 | Funnel Cloud | Pelican Rapids | - | The funnel was viewed near the cloud base, looking toward Lake Lida from Pelican Rapids. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pelican Rapids | - | Large trees were blown down along highway 59, just north of county road 4. |
| September 2019 | Hail | Pelican Rapids | - | The swath of large hail fell from Erhard to Pelican Rapids. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pelican Rapids | - | Three trees were blown down at one lot in town. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pelican Rapids | - | Trees were blown down and one camper was tipped over in the Pelican Hills RV park. A couple of windows were broken on the camper, but there were no injuries to the family inside. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pelican Rapids | - | Large tree branches were blown down. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Pelican Rapids | - | The hail fell between Pelican Rapids and Lake Lida. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pelican Rapids | - | Large branches were blown down at Lida Greens Golf Course. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Pelican Rapids | - | Ping pong ball sized hail or larger fell across northern Maplewood Township. A few large trees were also blown down at Maplewood State Park. |
| June 2015 | Funnel Cloud | Pelican Rapids | - | A persistent wall cloud with funnel were observed over Pelican and Crystal lakes. |
| June 2014 | Funnel Cloud | Pelican Rapids | - | Funnel evident with rotation increasing. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Pelican Rapids | - | The hail fell at Star Lake. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pelican Rapids | - | A twelve inch diameter maple tree was blown down by the strong winds. In addition, many other four to six inch diameter tree branches were broken off. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pelican Rapids | - | Several large trees were broken down or uprooted onto homes and vehicles. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pelican Rapids | - | A large tree (about 3 feet in diameter) was uprooted, which damaged the roof of a nearby house. |
| June 2007 | Tornado (EF2) | Pelican Rapids | - | A tornado touched down near the southwest end of Lake Lida, crossed Lake Lida and Crystal Lake (moving north-northeast), and lifted around 4 miles west of Vergas. Several houses were structurally damaged on Lake Lida and Crystal Lake. Boats, docks, travel trailers, and mobile homes were lofted and completely destroyed. Numerous power poles and trees were snapped off, cutting power to nearly 400 customers. Peak winds were estimated at 130 to 135 mph. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pelican Rapids | - | Large tree branches were broken off in shelterbelts. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pelican Rapids | - | Large tree branches were blown down along the Otter Tail/Wilkin County line. |
| May 2004 | Flash Flood | Pelican Rapids | - | [See the event description under the Lawndale, Wilkin county, flash flood event.] |
| June 2001 | Flash Flood | Pelican Rapids | - | Street flooding was reported in Pelican Rapids. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pelican Rapids | - | 1000 customers were without power. |
| August 2000 | Hail | Pelican Rapids | - | The hail fell on the southeast shore of Lake Lida. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Pelican Rapids | - | no account filed |
| September 2016 | Hail | Pelican Rapids | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Pelican Rapids | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Pelican Rapids | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Pelican Rapids | - | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Hail | Pelican Rapids | - | no account filed |
| September 2014 | Hail | Pelican Rapids | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Pelican Rapids | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Pelican Rapids | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Pelican Rapids | - | no account filed |
| October 2004 | Hail | Pelican Rapids | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Pelican Rapids | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Pelican Rapids | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Pelican Rapids | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Pelican Rapids | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Pelican Rapids | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Pelican Rapids | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Pelican Rapids | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Pelican Rapids | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Pelican Rapids | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pelican Rapids | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Pelican Rapids | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | People's Union Church | 7.1 miles | 2004 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84001631 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Otter Tail County | All 27 listed properties in this county. |
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