Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
“The Rose Hill Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic building located in Rose Hill, Iowa, United States. The frame building was built in 1879 in the Gothic Revival style.”
Wikipedia article Rose Hill Methodist Episcopal Church, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 49 National Register listings published here for Mahaska County · listed in 2003 · 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 4 fires within 5 miles of Rose Hill Methodist Episcopal Church between 2011 and 2015, burning about 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | HWY 92 & 112TH AVE, IA |
| 17 April 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 210TH & ZEPHER AVE, IA |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Rose Hill Methodist Episcopal Church: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Knowler Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Upton Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rose Hill, the town this property stands in, in 14 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 9 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rose Hill | $50,000 | Considerable damage done on a farm near Rose Hill, roof and barn wall damage. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Rose Hill | $20,000 | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Rose Hill | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Rose Hill | $3,000 | no account filed |
| October 2002 | Hail | Rose Hill | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Rose Hill | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Lightning | Rose Hill | $1,500 | no account filed |
| November 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Rose Hill | $1,000 | Storm Survey team found damage on the county line between Mahaska and Keokuk county. Tornado started in rural areas of eastern Mahaska county with only minor damage before exiting into Keokuk county. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rose Hill | - | Personal weather station reported a measures wind gust of 61 mph. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Rose Hill | - | Delayed report, time estimated via radar. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Rose Hill | - | Delayed report, time estimated by radar. Report via social media. |
| July 2014 | Heavy Rain | Rose Hill | - | Rainfall of 0.87 inches in 15 minutes. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Rose Hill | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Rose Hill | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Keomah State Park, Bathhouse-Lodge Area (Area A) | 4.5 miles | 1990 | |
| Lake Keomah State Park, Erosion Control Area (Area B) | 4.7 miles | 1990 | |
| Spring Creek Friends Cemetery | 7.2 miles | 1996 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 03000201 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Mahaska County | All 49 listed properties in this county. |
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