Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
One of 6 National Register listings published here for Mercer County · listed in 1992 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Fred Krause House between 2012 and 2020, burning about 1,027 acres in total. 4 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 | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2017 | Natural | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | TREE ROW |
| 15 August 2016 | Natural | 2.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | 544 CTY RD 9 |
| 4 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | North Dakota State Forest Service | RDO FIRE |
| 3 July 2016 | Natural | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | 592 CTY RD 27 |
| 26 July 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | 125 9TH AVE SW |
| 18 July 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | 621 3RD AVE NW |
| 17 July 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | CTY RD 27 1 M S HAZEN |
| 11 July 2017 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | 5240 CO. RD 20 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hazen, the town this property stands in, in 54 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 25 hail, 25 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazen | $150,000 | Multiple hopper-style grain bins were blown over, with another bin damage. A wooden structure was also damaged. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazen | $100,000 | Numerous trees were down in Hazen. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazen | $100,000 | A camper trailer was turned over on its side. House siding was torn off and road signs were flattened. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Hazen | $30,000 | A swath of quarter to golf ball size hail fell south to north across the city of Hazen. Some property damage was reported, but there were no specifics. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazen | $20,000 | Tree damage occurred in the city of Hazen. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazen | $10,000 | Large hail accompanied the strong winds. Trees were snapped and branches broken. |
| July 2005 | Lightning | Hazen | $5,000 | Home struck by lightning. Blew out the TV, VCR, and telephone. Plaster in the bathroom was knocked off the walls. An electircal outlet on the outside of the home had the cover on it blown off and thrown 15 feet. The plug outlet was no longer usable. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Hazen | - | NWS had no reports of damage. |
| July 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Hazen | - | The tornado touched down north of Hazen, and based on the very minor damage that occurred was rated EF-0. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazen | - | Pea size hail accompanied the strong winds. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Hazen | - | No report of damage was received from this event. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Hazen | - | Up to quarter size hail was reported across the Hazen area. |
| May 2007 | Funnel Cloud | Hazen | - | Public reports from a distance indicated that this was a tornado, however, a Mercer County Sheriff's Deputy very near reported that this funnel cloud was short lived and did not touch the ground. |
| August 2005 | Hail | Hazen | - | Also had nearly an inch of rain in 15 minutes prior to the hail. |
| August 2002 | Flash Flood | Hazen | - | County roads washed out and rutted from flood waters. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazen | - | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazen | - | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazen | - | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Hail | Hazen | - | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazen | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Hazen | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Hazen | - | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazen | - | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Hail | Hazen | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazen | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Hazen | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Hazen | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Hail | Hazen | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazen | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazen | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | Hazen | - | no account filed |
| September 2014 | Hail | Hazen | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazen | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazen | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Hazen | - | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Hail | Hazen | - | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazen | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Hazen | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazen | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazen | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazen | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazen | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazen | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Hazen | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Hazen | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazen | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Hazen | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazen | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Hazen | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hazen | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Hazen | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Hazen | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Hail | Hazen | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Hail | Hazen | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Beulah School | 7.4 miles | 1997 |
| Knife River Bridge near Stanton | 7.8 miles | 2001 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 92000344 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Mercer County | All 6 listed properties in this county. |
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