Kreinbring Phillips 66 Gas Station

Built in 1934 (Tudor Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

From the record

“Kreinbring Phillips 66 Gas Station is a historic building located in Lowden, Iowa, United States. The Lincoln Highway was established in 1913 and passed through Lowden.”
Wikipedia article Kreinbring Phillips 66 Gas Station, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 21 National Register listings published here for Cedar County · listed in 2000 · category: Building · built in 1934, Tudor Revival architecture.

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 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. 200 Main St., Lowden, 52255
When was it listed? August 2000
Category. building
Township. Springfield township
When was it built? 1934
Architectural style. Tudor Revival architecture
National Register reference number. 00000933 - 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

2 since 2012

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Kreinbring Phillips 66 Gas Station between 2012 and 2015, burning about 6 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
Smoking	1
Debris and open burning	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
20 March 2015	Smoking	1.5 acres	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	not named
11 March 2012	Debris and open burning	5.0 acres	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	not named

Every fire recorded in Cedar County

Mines and quarries near this property

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Kreinbring Phillips 66 Gas Station: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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.

Site	Commodity	Status
Lowden Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Toronto Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Cedar County

Storms near this property

60 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lowden, the town this property stands in, in 60 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 29 thunderstorm wind, 18 hail, 5 lightning, 3 heavy rain. 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
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Lowden	$100,000	Corn flattened with trees down and an out building damaged
July 2003	Lightning	Lowden	$100,000	no account filed
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Lowden	$50,000	Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew down some trees onto some buildings and vehicles on the east side of Lowden, IA around 442 pm CDT May 22. Power lines were also downed and some streets were blocked.
September 2010	Lightning	Lowden	$10,000	A thunderstorm moved across Lowden, IA during the early morning hours of September 20. During the passage of the storm, four homes in town were struck by lightning damaging a chimney, some appliances, a surge protector, a television, some wall outlets, and telephones. A fire started in the home that sustained damage to the wall outlets, as indicated by some smoke.
May 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Lowden	$10,000	An empty coal train was derailed on Highway 30 between Lowden and Clarence, blocking the eastbound tracks for nearly one day.
October 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Lowden	$7,000	The fire station in Lowden measured a peak gust of 62 mph during a thunderstorm, while a coop observer measured a 58 mph wind gust. Several trees were blown down in the Lowden area, and several cornfields were flattened. A machine shed was also damaged south of Lowden.
April 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Lowden	$5,000	From co-op observer; power poles snapped off with damage noted to evergreen trees. Shingles were noted missing from a barn. Time estimated based on radar.
July 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Lowden	$5,000	no account filed
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Lowden	$4,000	Co-operative observer reported trees down and corn flattened on two farms southwest of town.
June 2007	Lightning	Lowden	$2,000	A thunderstorm producing frequent lightning moved across Cedar County during the early evening of June 16th. The intense lightning stuck a transformer and damaged a television, telephones, a refrigerator, and a welder. A tree was also stuck by lightning splitting it in half.
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Lowden	$2,000	Co-op observer reports three farms had tree and crop damage. Corn was flattened with trees downed or topped off.
July 2003	Heavy Rain	Lowden	$2,000	in 30 minutes
September 2007	Lightning	Lowden	$200	Lightning struck a tree next to a house located about 3.5 miles west southwest of Lowden, IA around 10:45 am September 25th. The tree caught on fire and phone service was interrupted for a while.
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Lowden	$100	2 to 3 inch diameter branches down
July 2011	Lightning	Lowden	$50	Lightning split a tree in half in Lowden, IA around 550 am CDT July 11. A COOP observer contributed to this report.
April 2026	Thunderstorm Wind	Lowden	-	Reported by the Lowden COOP observer.
March 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Lowden	-	Measured by wind equipement.
August 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Lowden	-	Personal weather station.
August 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Lowden	-	Large branches were downed from the evening storms. Time estimated using radar.
July 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Lowden	-	The COOP Observer report that gusts up to 56 knots persisted for the past 5 to 10 minutes.
July 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Lowden	-	A COOP Observer reported a estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of 52 knots.
July 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Lowden	-	A trained spotter reported three 10-inch diameter trees down in town.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Lowden	-	Measured 86 mph winds, with numerous large trees blocking roads in Lowden, Iowa, and roof off country club nearby. Lots of farm out-buildings damaged in surrounding area.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Lowden	-	Still blowing at 50 mph at 711 PM.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Lowden	-	Wind gusts up to 60 mph.
February 2024	Hail	Lowden	-	Small hail covered the ground, with a few flat disks of hail around the size of dimes.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Lowden	-	Union Pacific Railroad mesonet recorded gust.
March 2023	Hail	Lowden	-	The COOP Observer also reported gusty winds.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Lowden	-	A COOP Observer reported several trees down at a county club on the east side of town. The time of the event was estimated using radar.
April 2020	Hail	Lowden	-	A farmer reported hen egg sized hail.
April 2020	Hail	Lowden	-	Hail ranged in size from dime to 1.5 inches.
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Lowden	-	An observer estimated high winds.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Lowden	-	Five minutes of 50 to 60 MPH winds.
September 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Lowden	-	A few large tree limbs around 5 inch diameter were blown down in town.
March 2017	Hail	Lowden	-	Hail falling was observed for about 5 Minutes.
June 2015	Flash Flood	Lowden	-	NWS COOP observer reported Main street in Lowden flooded, with local creeks out of their banks. By 520 pm, the creeks had receded. The observer recorded 1.87 inches of rain between 230 pm, and 430 pm. From midnight that day to 430 pm, 2.45 inches were recorded.
April 2015	Hail	Lowden	-	A trained spotter reported hail falling that was a little larger than a dime.
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Lowden	-	A COOP observer reported tree limbs down in town.
June 2014	Flash Flood	Lowden	-	The COOP observer reported street washouts in Lowden along with basements flooded.
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Lowden	-	A hog confinement building roof was blown off.
March 2012	Hail	Lowden	-	Quarter sized hail fell in Lowden at 955 pm CDT March 31.
March 2012	Hail	Lowden	-	Half dollar sized hail fell 1 mile southeast of Lowden at 1003 pm CDT March 31.
April 2011	Hail	Lowden	-	Ping pong ball sized hail fell in Lowden, IA at 750 pm CDT April 3.
August 2011	Flash Flood	Lowden	-	A thunderstorm moving through Cedar County produced heavy rain of between 3.5 to 4 inches in less than an hour causing severe flooding in Cedar County. Several streets were flooded with cars stalls . A number of residents reported flooding in their basements.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Lowden	-	Around 7 pm CDT in Lowden, severe thunderstorm winds downed trees and power poles.
April 2008	Heavy Rain	Lowden	-	An observer in Lowden reported basements of several homes flooded and small streams and creeks out of their banks.
July 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Lowden	-	Thunderstorm winds estimated to be 75 mph blew down a 100 year old Cottonwood tree along with some other trees and also damaged some corn fields. Report relayed by co-op observer. Time estimated.
March 2006	Hail	Lowden	-	from co-op observer; dime size hail
August 2005	Heavy Rain	Lowden	-	1.10 inches of rain in 20 minutes from Co-op.
September 1995	Hail	Lowden	-	Thunderstorms produced a brief period of dime-size hail during this event. No property or crop damage was reported.
April 2026	Hail	Lowden	-	no account filed
May 2024	Hail	Lowden	-	no account filed
March 2023	Hail	Lowden	-	no account filed
December 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Lowden	-	no account filed
April 2020	Hail	Lowden	-	no account filed
March 2016	Hail	Lowden	-	no account filed
June 2015	Hail	Lowden	-	no account filed
April 2013	Hail	Lowden	-	no account filed
August 1996	Tornado (F0)	Lowden	-	no account filed
July 1995	Tornado (F0)	Lowden	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Cedar 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

1 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	Property	Distance	Listed
	Lincoln Hotel	0.3 miles	1996

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 00000933 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Cedar County	All 21 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.