Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
“The Irwin Consolidated School in Irwin, Iowa was opened for classes in the fall of 1918. The cornerstone dates the building as being built in 1917 by William F.”
Wikipedia article Irwin Consolidated School, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 13 National Register listings published here for Shelby County · listed in 2002 · category: Building.
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 10 fires within 5 miles of Irwin Consolidated School between 2007 and 2014, burning about 499 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 April 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 340 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 March 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 130 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Irwin, the town this property stands in, in 21 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 11 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Irwin | - | This tornado touched down in the V and W Petersen Wildlife Management Area, less than half a mile south of the Shelby-Crawford County border between Road M36 and Quince Road. This tornado quickly moved into Crawford County, but not before snapping several tree trunks on 2500th Street. Here, EF-1 damage was noted, with peak winds estimated at 107 miles per hour. The tornado continued into Crawford County where it completely destroyed a barn 1 mile northwest of Manilla, Iowa, resulting in a final EF-2 rating for the tornado. In Shelby County, the tornado reached a peak width of 100 yards, with an average width estimated at 50 yards. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irwin | - | Several large branches 10-15 inches in diameter were blown down in thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irwin | - | The emergency manager reported that a roof was lifted off a barn. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irwin | - | The gust was estimated by the a trained spotter. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irwin | - | The public estimated that thunderstorm wind gusts reached around 60 mph in the Irwin area. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irwin | - | A spotter in the Irwin area stated that healthy tree branches, some up to a few inches in diameter, were downed by thunderstorm winds that were estimated at close to 60 mph. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Irwin | - | Most of the hail was penny or nickel size, but a few of the stones were around quarter size. |
| May 2007 | Heavy Rain | Irwin | - | The cooperative observer near Irwin reported a 24 hour rainfall amount of 4.55 inches. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irwin | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph downed 4 inch in diameter tree limbs in town. |
| November 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irwin | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Irwin | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Irwin | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Irwin | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Irwin | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Irwin | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Irwin | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Irwin | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Irwin | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Irwin | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irwin | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Irwin | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant View Stock Farm Historic District | 3.1 miles | 2019 | |
 | George Rewerts House | 7.4 miles | 1991 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 02001246 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Shelby County | All 13 listed properties in this county. |
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