Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
“The Klein and Sutmar Block on Main Avenue in Oakes, North Dakota was built in 1904.”
Wikipedia article Klein and Sutmar Block, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 7 National Register listings published here for Dickey County · listed in 1987 · 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 16 fires within 5 miles of Klein and Sutmar Block between 2013 and 2020, burning about 53 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 | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | North Dakota State Forest Service | JOHN HANSON |
| 17 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | JAMES HENNINGSON |
| 13 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | GALEN BRANDT FIRE |
| 4 July 2016 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | 612016 |
| 19 June 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | 522017 |
| 3 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | GEMAR FIRE |
| 13 May 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | 3420217 |
| 27 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | TOM KELLY |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Klein and Sutmar Block: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiese Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oakes, the town this property stands in, in 26 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 10 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 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 1998 | Hail | Oakes | $500,000 | Report from insurance adjuster. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakes | $200,000 | Several large tree branches around Oakes were snapped. Garaged doors were blown in, and a home TV tower was bent over. |
| March 2009 | Flash Flood | Oakes | $15,000 | Minor damage occurred to county roads due to the flash flooding. Action by county crews kept flash flood waters away from a few homes that were threatened. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Oakes | $10,000 | The Dickey County Emergency Manager conducted a storm damage survey. This tornado remained in open areas, uprooting smaller trees and breaking branches. This was the third of three tornadoes in Dickey County this evening. An EF scale rating of middle EF0 was assigned with estimated wind speeds around 75 mph. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakes | $8,000 | There were multiple reports of wind damage in Oakes. A few trees were blown down and a swing set was blown over. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Oakes | - | Nickel to quarter size hail fell. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakes | - | Roof damage on home from winds. |
| June 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Oakes | - | Tornado dipped up and down remaining over open country. |
| July 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Oakes | - | Tornado touched down in open country and traveled north...northeast reaching the municipal airport causing damage to the airport roof and extensive damage to three 44,000 thousand bushel bins and minor damage to other bins. Hail up to one and three-quarter inch (1.75) caused extensive damage to crops. |
| June 2002 | Flash Flood | Oakes | - | Street flooding with water running iinto yards. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakes | - | Empty railroad cars moved down the tracks by the wind. A large garbage dumpster blown down a street. Numerous tree's uprooted and roof blown off building. |
| July 2000 | Lightning | Oakes | - | Tree split in half. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakes | - | Pole barn destroyed. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakes | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Hail | Oakes | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Oakes | - | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Funnel Cloud | Oakes | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Oakes | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakes | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Oakes | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Oakes | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oakes | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Oakes | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Oakes | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Oakes | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Hail | Oakes | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Oakes National Bank Block | under 500 feet | 1987 |
 | US Post Office-Oakes | 0.1 miles | 1989 |
| Walter T. Noonan House | 0.8 miles | 1987 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 87001792 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Dickey County | All 7 listed properties in this county. |
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