Built in 1870. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
One of 9 National Register listings published here for Forest County · listed in 2005 · category: Building · built in 1870.
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 86 fires within 5 miles of Dinesen-Motzfeldt-Hettinger Log House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 36 acres in total. None started naturally. 16 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 | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | PILE |
| 9 July 2003 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Great Lakes Agency | IND SET RD |
| 5 July 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.7 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | JACK PINE LANE |
| 4 July 2009 | Fireworks | under an acre | Great Lakes Agency | BALL DIAMOND |
| 3 July 1995 | Fireworks | under an acre | Great Lakes Agency | 64 |
| 2 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Dinesen-Motzfeldt-Hettinger Log House: 1 unknown, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crandon Zn - Cu Deposit | Copper, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Silver | Prospect | 1975 | |
| Lake Metonga Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Mole Lake Prospect | Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Crandon, the town this property stands in, in 35 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 20 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crandon | $20,000 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crandon | $10,000 | Strong winds from thunderstorms tipped over a mobile home and downed many trees across the southwest part of Forest County. |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crandon | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crandon | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Hail | Crandon | $500 | Severe thunderstorms raked west-central and northern Wisconsin with violent damaging winds up to 61 mph, hail up to tennis ball-size, and two tornadoes. A tornado set down just east of Woodville in St Croix County damaging eight farm dwellings and structures along its one-mile path causing $55,000 damage. Another tornado cut a 12-mile path from just southwest of Crandon to just north of Laona in Forest County causing $1 million damage. It destroyed three mobile homes, damaged or destroyed 25 homes and leveled 600 acres of timber. Three people were injured in a mobile home that was destroyed by the tornado. Widespread hail up to tennis ball-size fell over the Rhinelander area damaging hundreds of vehicles as well as roofs and windows. A severe thunderstorm with damaging winds knocked down about 3,000 trees and damaged several homes and cabins seven miles southeast of Seeley, Sawyer County. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crandon | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees west of Crandon. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Crandon | - | Nickel size hail fell north of Crandon. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Crandon | - | Quarter size hail fell in Crandon. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crandon | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Crandon. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Crandon | - | Penny size hail fell east of Crandon. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Crandon | - | Thunderstorms dropped penny size hail as they moved through the Crandon area. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crandon | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and knocked out power in Crandon. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Crandon | - | Thunderstorms produced quarter size hail and wind gusts of 40 to 45 mph in Crandon. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Crandon | - | Thunderstorms produced golf ball size hail as they passed through Crandon. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crandon | - | A thunderstorm that produced high winds also dropped torrential rain and pea size hail. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crandon | - | Thunderstorm winds downed isolated trees in Crandon. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Crandon | - | Hail was discovered on the ground by a spotter who was traveling through the area. Time of event is approximate. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crandon | - | Trees reported down around the city of Crandon. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crandon | - | Trees down on Rosa Road. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Crandon | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Crandon | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Crandon | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Funnel Cloud | Crandon | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crandon | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crandon | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crandon | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crandon | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crandon | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crandon | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crandon | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Crandon | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crandon | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crandon | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Crandon | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Hail | Crandon | - | 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 04001486 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Forest County | All 9 listed properties in this county. |
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