Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
“New London is a city in Henry County, Iowa, United States. Established in 1833, it was originally called Dover after its founder, Abraham C.”
Wikipedia article New London, Iowa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 54 National Register listings published here for Henry County · listed in 2003 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of McClellan's General Store between 2011 and 2020, burning about 74 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 | 11 |
| 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 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 June 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New London, the town this property stands in, in 33 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 18 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. 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 2009 | Lightning | New London | $75,000 | Lightning started a house fire in New London, IA around 455 pm on May 15. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | New London | $5,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew some siding off a house on the northwest side of New London, IA around 640 pm June 23. This report was relayed by the emergency manager of Henderson County Illinois. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | New London | $5,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew the siding off a house in New London, IA around 639 pm June 23. |
| April 1994 | Hail | New London | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | New London | - | Recorded wind gust by the Iowa DOT. |
| July 2021 | Hail | New London | - | A trained spotter reported dime to quarter size hail. |
| July 2021 | Hail | New London | - | A trained spotter reported nickel size hail fell for 2 minutes. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | New London | - | A tree and some limbs reported down, with heavy rain and strong winds continuing. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | New London | - | A 4 inch diameter peach tree branch was broken off. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | New London | - | Several 4 to 6 inch diameter tree branches were blown down. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | New London | - | A trained spotter reported that 4 to 6 inch tree limbs were down and the power was out. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | New London | - | A measured report by a spotter relayed through emergency management. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | New London | - | The spotter reported 50 to 60 mph wind gusts. |
| February 2017 | Hail | New London | - | A spotter reported pea to nickel size hail for a 6 minute long period. |
| February 2017 | Hail | New London | - | A public report of quarter size hail was received. |
| April 2015 | Hail | New London | - | The Fire Department in New London reported golf ball sized hail was falling. The report was relayed by the Henry County 911 Center. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | New London | - | A barn was severely damaged. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | New London | - | A trained spotter reported a 10 inch partially rotted tree branch blown down at Chestnut and McKinley. A 4 inch health branch was blown down on the road near 300 East Cleveland in New London. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | New London | - | Wind gusts were estimated to be 50 to 60 mph in New London, IA around 645 pm June 23. |
| June 2008 | Hail | New London | - | Nickel-sized hail fell about 3 miles south of New London, IA at 6:35 pm June 12. |
| June 2008 | Hail | New London | - | Hail estimated to be dime-sized fell in the vicinity of New London, IA. |
| June 2008 | Hail | New London | - | Hail estimated to be dime-sized fell just south of New London, IA. |
| June 2006 | Hail | New London | - | up to penny size hail |
| October 2001 | Hail | New London | - | 0.75 in hail reported by law enforcement. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | New London | - | 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust reported in New London. |
| March 2023 | Hail | New London | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | New London | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | New London | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | New London | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | New London | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | New London | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | New London | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | New London | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Smith and Weller Building | under 500 feet | 2003 |
 | Peterson Manufacturing Building | 0.2 miles | 1997 |
 | John and Lavina Bangs House | 1.5 miles | 2003 |
 | Geode State Park, Civilian Conservation Corps Area | 6.6 miles | 1990 |
 | Pleasant Lawn School Historic District | 7.8 miles | 1987 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 03000828 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Henry County | All 54 listed properties in this county. |
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