Built in 1904 (Queen Anne style). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
“Siegner House is a historic house at 513 Dale Street in Spooner, Wisconsin. The house was built in 1904 for businessman George V.”
Wikipedia article George V. Siegner House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 3 National Register listings published here for Washburn County · listed in 1982 · category: Building · built in 1904, Queen Anne style.
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 138 fires within 5 miles of George V. Siegner House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 131 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 36 |
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 August 2013 | Fireworks | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | LUTHER AND PERRY |
| 28 August 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | PIZZA TRAIN 2 |
| 28 August 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | PIZZA TRAIN 1 |
| 17 August 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | CTH A FUSE |
| 13 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 July 2001 | Fireworks | 2.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | BLASTIN' BASSWOOD |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of George V. Siegner House: 7 occurrences, 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dock Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Douglas M. Strunk Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Eugene R. Kasten Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Joseph Andrea Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Karl Lemke Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Osterman Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Paffell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| S. Lombard Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Spooner Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Spooner Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Spooner, the town this property stands in, in 54 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 33 hail, 19 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2011 | Hail | Spooner | $4,000 | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spooner | $500 | A large tree limb was blown down on a cabin. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spooner | - | An 18 inch diameter pine tree was snapped six feet off the ground based on a photo. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spooner | - | Multiple trees were down in Spooner. It is unknown if they were snapped or uprooted as most of the images show that fallen trees had already begun to be cut up. However, one image appears to show a tree that was snapped close to the base. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spooner | - | Photos were received of maple, oak, ash, and aspen trees that were down due to strong thunderstorm winds. Trees were snapped off or tipped. A large super canopy white pine had snapped off. It may have been more than a couple dozen trees that came down though it was difficult to tell since most trees were in the woods. There was also one tree that blocked Beaverbrook Avenue. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spooner | - | A few trees were reported down in the Spooner area. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spooner | - | A few tree limbs around 3 inches in diameter were broken by the storm. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spooner | - | An aspen tree was downed across Perch Lake Road near the intersection with Dock Lake Road near Spooner. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spooner | - | A large oak tree was downed across County Highway A near Dock Lake Road outside of Spooner. |
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | Spooner | - | Flash flooding was occurring on US Highway 63 in front of a gas station with the water up to the grills on cars. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Spooner | - | The hail ranged in size from peas to quarters. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Spooner | - | There multiple reports of pea to nickel sized hail in Spooner. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spooner | - | Numerous trees and branches were blown down, with the largest tree being one foot in diameter. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spooner | - | A 3 foot diameter tree was uprooted. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spooner | - | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Spooner | - | There were multiple reports of quarter-sized hail. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spooner | - | Trees were blown down. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spooner | - | Eight to 10 inch diameter trees were snapped. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spooner | - | Buildings were destroyed and power lines were blown down. The wind speed is estimated. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spooner | - | The strong winds caused widespread tree damage. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spooner | - | Trees were blown down over a large area of southern Washburn County. |
| June 2001 | Tornado (F2) | Spooner | - | The tornado, which began near Grantsburg in Burnett County, entered Washburn County at 851 pm local daylight time, 7 miles west of Spooner, and traveled to a point about 3 miles west of Spooner, dissipating around 900 pm. The tornado was in the dissipating stage as it entered Washburn County, but the tree and structural damage that was reported was still classified as F-2. Several homes had windows blown in, roofs torn off, or were damaged by falling trees. |
| July 1995 | Hail | Spooner | - | The hail broke at least one windshield. Strong winds also toppled trees and blew down power lines across the county. Price County 8 NE Phillips,14,1820CST,,,0,0,0,0,Hail (1.75) 7 E Fifield,14,1820CST,,,0,0,0,0,Thunderstorm Winds Ten-inch diameter trees were blown down. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spooner | - | A tree and several large branches were blown down. A large severe thunderstorm complex moved out of northeast Minnesota into northwest Wisconsin during the morning. The severity of the storms decreased considerably after moving into Wisconsin, but still produced winds capable of knocking down trees. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Spooner | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Spooner | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Spooner | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Spooner | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Spooner | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Spooner | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Spooner | - | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Hail | Spooner | - | no account filed |
| April 2020 | Hail | Spooner | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Spooner | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Spooner | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Spooner | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Spooner | - | no account filed |
| September 2014 | Hail | Spooner | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Spooner | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Spooner | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Spooner | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Spooner | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Spooner | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Spooner | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Spooner | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Spooner | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Spooner | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Spooner | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Spooner | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Spooner | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spooner | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spooner | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Spooner | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Spooner | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Mrs. Richard Polson House | 1.1 miles | 1984 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82000716 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Washburn County | All 3 listed properties in this county. |
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