Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
“The Isaac Bargen House is a historic house located in Mountain Lake, Minnesota, Minnesota, United States, built in 1888.”
Wikipedia article Isaac Bargen House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 4 National Register listings published here for Cottonwood County · listed in 1986 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Isaac Bargen House in 2003, burning about 3 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 | 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 March 2003 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Windom Wetland Management District | MOUNTAIN LAKE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mountain Lake, the town this property stands in, in 40 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 21 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain Lake | $1,000,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused widespread tree damage, including numerous trees blown down. Falling trees damaged roofs of houses and destroyed the topper of a pickup truck, and severely damaged another pickup. Power lines were blown down, resulting in power outages. A large storage shed was destroyed. The roof of a house was blown off, and other roof damage to structures was reported. |
| June 2003 | Hail | Mountain Lake | $200,000 | Large hail severely damaged crops, especially corn. Many fields were deemed a total loss. The wind blown hail also damaged vehicles, cracked windows, and damaged the siding of homes. At least one greenhouse was heavily damaged. The hail was blown into drifts several inches high in many places. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain Lake | $150,000 | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain Lake | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds destroyed a small shed at an athletic field, and caused tree damage. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain Lake | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged several large trees and destroyed an outbuilding. |
| October 1996 | Hail | Mountain Lake | $1,000 | no account filed |
| April 2025 | Hail | Mountain Lake | - | An abundance of dime to nickel size hail fell. |
| June 2023 | Tornado (EFU) | Mountain Lake | - | A brief landspout touched down in an open field just east of 560th Avenue and north of Minnesota State Highway 30. This tornado resulted in no visible damage and had no basis for rating. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Mountain Lake | - | Penny size hail accompanied strong thunderstorm wind gusts. Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain Lake | - | Grain bins were damaged with the debris tossed across the road into an open field. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain Lake | - | Multiple trees were blown down, including one that is two feet in diameter across 3rd Avenue. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain Lake | - | Several 3 to 4 inch tree branches were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| October 2017 | Hail | Mountain Lake | - | Report received via Social Media. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain Lake | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including a large tree blown across a road. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain Lake | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several large trees blown down. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain Lake | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several small branches blown down. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain Lake | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage. |
| August 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Mountain Lake | - | A brief tornado caused no reported damage. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Mountain Lake | - | Large hail covered the ground, and drifts persisted for several hours after the storm. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Mountain Lake | - | Heavy rain caused flash flooding of a rural road and adjoining low areas. |
| August 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Mountain Lake | - | A brief tornado caused no reported damage. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain Lake | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including 3 inch diameter branches blown down. The wind also blew shingles off a house. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain Lake | - | Thunderstorm winds of unknown speed caused widespread tree damage and undetermined crop damage. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Mountain Lake | - | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Hail | Mountain Lake | - | no account filed |
| September 2025 | Hail | Mountain Lake | - | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Hail | Mountain Lake | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Mountain Lake | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Mountain Lake | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Mountain Lake | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Mountain Lake | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Mountain Lake | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain Lake | - | no account filed |
| September 2010 | Hail | Mountain Lake | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Mountain Lake | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Mountain Lake | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mountain Lake | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Mountain Lake | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Mountain Lake | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Mountain Lake | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 86001285 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Cottonwood County | All 4 listed properties in this county. |
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