Built in 1917. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
“Germania Hall is a historic community hall in Germania Township, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1917 as a practice and performing space for a community band.”
Wikipedia article Germania Hall, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 14 National Register listings published here for Todd County · listed in 1995 · category: Building · built in 1917.
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 18 fires within 5 miles of Germania Hall between 1992 and 2011, burning about 511 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 1994 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 May 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 April 2005 | Natural | 20 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 90 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 April 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 April 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 80 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 April 2004 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clarissa, the town this property stands in, in 9 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 4 hail, 3 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Clarissa | - | Hundreds of trees were uprooted or broken. Several outbuildings lost roofs. The damage pattern in this part of Todd County was very complicated, but ground and aerial surveys revealed a tornado moved through part of Clarissa. Maximum winds were estimated at 90 mph. |
| July 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Clarissa | - | Several hundred trees were toppled or broken. A few trees landed on power lines. One old barn collapsed, but no other structural damage was noted or reported. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarissa | - | Several trees and power lines were blown down near Clarissa. |
| August 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Clarissa | - | An off-duty police officer witnessed a brief touchdown of a tornado near the intersection of county routes 11 and 14. No damage was reported. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarissa | - | Scattered trees down, including one on a vehicle. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Clarissa | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Clarissa | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Clarissa | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Clarissa | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Bend High School | 5.0 miles | 2024 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 95001377 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Todd County | All 14 listed properties in this county. |
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