Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
“Mulcahy Barn is a historic building located south of Colo, Iowa, United States. It is a hybrid of German and English immigrant barns, and it is considered an excellent example of a bank barn.”
Wikipedia article Mulcahy Barn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 37 National Register listings published here for Story County · listed in 2004 · 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 Mulcahy Barn between 2009 and 2019, 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 | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 March 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Mulcahy Barn: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Colo, the town this property stands in, in 32 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 11 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 2 lightning. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 2018 | Lightning | Colo | 2 hurt | Two men were taken to the hospital after being struck by lightning at a golf course. Both men were injured and then released the following day from the hospital. One suffered nerve damage and the loss of hearing on one of his ears. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Colo | $500,000 | Ground covered 4 inches deep between Colo and Collins |
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Colo | $50,000 | Water over the road near Hickory Grove Park on 670th Ave and 650th near 260th St. |
| May 1993 | Hail | Colo | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Colo | $20,000 | Water reported to be about a foot deep across Highway 65 and Lincoln Highway and also north of Colo on Highway 65 and 190th St. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Colo | $20,000 | Emergency Manager reports water over roadways in the city of Colo. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Colo | $20,000 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Colo | $10,000 | Water about 18 inches deep over the intersection of Highway 65 and Lincoln Way or 230th St. |
| August 2009 | Lightning | Colo | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colo | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colo | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Flood | Colo | $5,000 | Emergency manager relayed Iowa DOT report of water over the road at Highway 65 and 190th Street in Story County. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colo | $5,000 | no account filed |
| October 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colo | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colo | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colo | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Colo | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Colo | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Colo | $2,000 | no account filed |
| September 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colo | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colo | $2,000 | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Colo | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Hail | Colo | - | Report of nickel to quarter sized hail. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colo | - | Trained spotter reports large tree branches down. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Colo | - | A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail on US 65 halfway between Colo and Zearing. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Colo | - | A trained spotter reported 1.25 to 1.5 inch hail southeast of Colo. |
| May 2019 | Flood | Colo | - | A trained spotter reported water over the road at Hwy 65 and 190th Street via a submitted video. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Colo | - | Iowa DOT reported foot deep water along Highway 30 east of Highway 65. Story County Sheriff also reported Highway 30 on-ramp to Highway 65 under water. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Colo | - | Iowa DOT reported Highway 65 at Old Lincoln Highway was completely under water. The local fire department was blocking the road. |
| August 2016 | Heavy Rain | Colo | - | Public reported storm total heavy rainfall of 5.00 inches. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Colo | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Colo | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | East Indian Creek Bridge | 5.0 miles | 1998 |
| William Kennison Wood House | 7.4 miles | 1995 | |
| Briggs Terrace | 7.9 miles | 1998 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 03001492 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Story County | All 37 listed properties in this county. |
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