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Marcus Sears Bell Farm

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

From the record

“The Marcus Sears Bell Farm, also known as the Bell-Tierney Farmstead, is located in New Richmond, Wisconsin, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.”

Wikipedia article Marcus Sears Bell Farm, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 34 National Register listings published here for St. Croix County · listed in 1988 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 3 buildingss, 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
  • Listed as. Bell, Marcus Sears, Farm - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
  • Address. 1100 Heritage Dr., New Richmond, 54017
  • When was it listed? May 1988
  • Category. building
  • Also known as. New Richmond MRA
  • City. New Richmond city
  • National Register reference number. 88000614 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

28 since 2012

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Marcus Sears Bell Farm between 2012 and 2020, burning about 16 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Debris and open burning6
Recreation and ceremony4
Arson/incendiarism2
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources20181
24 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources20194
13 August 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources161
4 July 2019Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources146
4 July 2012Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresSt. Croix Wetland Management DistrictFIREWORKS
5 June 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources114
27 June 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources112
16 June 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources132

Every fire recorded in St. Croix County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Marcus Sears Bell Farm: 6 past producers, 4 producers, 4 occurrences, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Hatfield Lake Dolomite QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Rivard QuarryLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
Apple River Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Apple River Gravel Pit #2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Apple River Sand Deposit #1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
County G PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Dale Swenson Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Goose Pond Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Johannesburg Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Lavelle PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in St. Croix County

Storms near this property

37 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Richmond, the town this property stands in, in 37 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 21 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2007Thunderstorm WindNew Richmond$35,000,000A large swath of severe thunderstorm wind damage occurred from just west of New Richmond to the Glenwood City area, as determined by a National Weather Service damage survey. This swath of damage occurred within an approximately two to four mile width between these two cities. Numerous reports of damage were provided by the St. Croix County emergency manager, trained spotters, amateur radio operators and law enforcement. The New Richmond Airport AWOS also measured 60 knots at 2043 CST (two hangars were damaged). Some general reports include: 109 homes damaged or severely damaged, 48 barns damaged or severely damaged. In New Richmond, many 6 inch diameter or larger trees reported felled, and some light poles down throughout New Richmond; some roads were impassable due to downed trees; railroad crossing arms bent over at crossing. Some barns with significant damage reported on 140th Ave. (at residence numbers: 1703, 1793, 2540, 2578 and 2583). A roof torn off or other damages were reported on 160th St. (at residence numbers: 1593, 1769 and 1793), along with 1248 290th St. The back of a house was reported torn away at 2540 140th Ave., with another home damaged at 1506 County Road G. In Glenwood City, one to two foot diameter trees were reported down along with power lines. Two barns were reported destroyed near Emerald. A house was also rendered uninhabitable three miles east-southeast of New Richmond. One home at County G and GG was completely destroyed. Sheriff Dennis Hillstead said damage county wide was significant,and that it had been 10 to 12 years since the county had seen such widespread damage. The Luckwaldt Dairy north of Woodville received heavy damage, including ripping aprt the canvas covering to the barn. One cow was also lost. Significant damage was also reported at the Emeral Dairy in Emerald. Near Emerald Dairy, along county Highway G, barns, homes and corn fields were flattened. Power lines and trees were also toppled. The entire village of Hammond and some outlying areas were without power for approximately 12 hours Tuesday morning. Significant damage to Xcel Energy's electrical grid was reported during the early morning storms. A total of 24 transmission poles were broken or damaged and needed to be replaced across the Western Wisconsin. At the peak of the storm about 20,000 customers in western Wisconsin lost power from both high winds and lightning strikes. As reported by the following newspapers: Baldwin Bulletin, Hudson Star-Observer, County Today, Central St. Croix News, and the Courier Wedge.
July 2021Tornado (EF1)New Richmond$175,000About one dozen homes were damaged, mostly due to some shingles, soffits or siding being torn off. One house, however, had windows blown in and had partial roof damage. It also had a garage that was completely blown apart and destroyed, but the garage had been added on and was not part of the original house itself. Another house had damage to its front porch overhang, which allowed wind to enter the attic and punch a hole through the roof on the backside of the house. At a farm, an old barn collapsed. At another house, part of the roof was blown off a machine shed.
August 2009LightningNew Richmond$25,000Lightning struck a 45' white pine which fell on a home, and damaged the roof.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindNew Richmond$1,000A large tree branch fell and caused damage to a fence.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindNew Richmond-Multiple trees larger than 1 foot in diameter snapped or uprooted along 172nd Avenue in New Richmond.
June 2025HailNew Richmond-Several reports of hail up to 1.75 inches in diameter within the city of New Richmond along WI-65. The largest hail was reported near the intersection of East Richmond Way and 140th Street.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindNew Richmond-Metal bleachers at the New Richmond High School were blown into a fence. Several trees were also blown down. New Richmond Airport also measured a wind gust of 51 mph, and a home weather station near New Richmond measured a 57 mph wind gust.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindNew Richmond-Few trees down.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindNew Richmond-Few trees felled.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindNew Richmond-Several trees toppled over power lines.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindNew Richmond-Scattered trees and power lines down.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindNew Richmond-Numerous trees were downed.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindNew Richmond-An automated weather sensor recorded a wind gust of 58 MPH.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindNew Richmond-Ten foot wide section of two storage buildings blown into adjacent field. Tree blown over.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindNew Richmond-Scattered trees toppled.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindNew Richmond-Tree and power lines down. Estimated windspeed.
June 2025HailNew Richmond-no account filed
June 2025HailNew Richmond-no account filed
June 2025HailNew Richmond-no account filed
June 2025HailNew Richmond-no account filed
June 2023HailNew Richmond-no account filed
May 2022HailNew Richmond-no account filed
September 2022HailNew Richmond-no account filed
July 2021HailNew Richmond-no account filed
July 2021HailNew Richmond-no account filed
July 2021HailNew Richmond-no account filed
June 2017HailNew Richmond-no account filed
June 2017HailNew Richmond-no account filed
June 2017HailNew Richmond-no account filed
June 2015HailNew Richmond-no account filed
May 2008HailNew Richmond-no account filed
May 2008HailNew Richmond-no account filed
June 2007HailNew Richmond-no account filed
May 2002HailNew Richmond-no account filed
May 1996Thunderstorm WindNew Richmond-no account filed
May 1996HailNew Richmond-no account filed
May 1996HailNew Richmond-no account filed

Every storm recorded in St. Croix County

Map coverage status

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.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
Dr. Frank W. Epley Office0.7 miles1988
William H. Kell House0.8 miles1988
William J. Bernd House0.8 miles1988
New Richmond East Side Historic District0.8 miles2022
New Richmond Commercial Historic District0.8 miles2022
Ezra Glover Jr. House0.8 miles1988

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 88000614 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
St. Croix CountyAll 34 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.