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Carey, John T. and Marietta (Greek) House

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

From the record

“The John T. and Marietta Carey House is a historic residence located in Denison, Iowa, United States. The house is associated with John Carey, who served for six years as Denison's mayor.”
Wikipedia article Carey House (Denison, Iowa), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 15 National Register listings published here for Crawford County · listed in 2005 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. 1502 1st Ave. N, Denison, 51442
When was it listed? April 2005
Category. building
Township. Denison township
Architectural style. Queen Anne style architecture in the United States
Architect. George Franklin Barber
National Register reference number. 05000276 - 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

10 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Carey, John T. and Marietta (Greek) House between 2009 and 2020, burning about 102 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
Equipment and vehicle use	2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	2
Smoking	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
9 July 2017	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	not named
9 July 2017	Equipment and vehicle use	15 acres	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	not named
14 May 2013	Debris and open burning	3.0 acres	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	not named
9 April 2020	Debris and open burning	25 acres	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	not named
8 April 2013	Debris and open burning	10 acres	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	not named
29 April 2013	Debris and open burning	3.0 acres	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	not named
26 April 2014	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	not named
14 April 2009	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	35 acres	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	not named

Every fire recorded in Crawford County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Carey, John T. and Marietta (Greek) House: 8 past producers, 2 unknowns. 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.

Site	Commodity	Status
Adams Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Denison Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Denison Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Finley Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Meyer Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Wescott Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown

Every working recorded in Crawford County

Storms near this property

60 of 111 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Denison, the town this property stands in, in 111 storm reports between 1994 and 2022: 37 thunderstorm wind, 30 hail, 24 heavy rain, 10 flash flood. 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
June 1996	Flash Flood	Denison	$11,000,000	no account filed
May 2013	Flash Flood	Denison	$300,000	Crawford County law enforcement reported water running four feet deep over Highway 30 in Denison with cars stalled and debris being swept into the river. Highway 30 also was partly under water near Dow City and there was a possible mudslide on Kenwood Road south of Charter Oak.
July 1996	Flash Flood	Denison	$300,000	no account filed
August 2014	Flash Flood	Denison	$250,000	A dam failure occurred with Highway 39 closed due to flash flooding.
May 2008	Tornado (EF1)	Denison	$150,000	Tornado took a barn roof off, some of the shingles of the house were blown off and numerous trees were downed. A hog confinement was leveled and damage was done to a trailer park.
April 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Denison	$100,000	no account filed
April 1998	Flood	Denison	$100,000	no account filed
May 1998	Tornado (F1)	Denison	$100,000	no account filed
June 1998	Flash Flood	Denison	$100,000	no account filed
August 2007	Lightning	Denison	$75,000	no account filed
July 2014	Flash Flood	Denison	$50,000	Water flowing over the road at 7th street and Highway 30 at least six inched deep. Road barricaded.
July 2014	Flash Flood	Denison	$50,000	Water over the road at Ave C and 7th ST, over 6 inches deep.
July 2008	Hail	Denison	$50,000	KDSN radio station reported hail up to golf ball size.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Denison	$50,000	A weak cold front dropped southeast into Iowa. The airmass was not as unstable as it had been over the previous days. Thunderstorms developed early in the day and took some of the punch out of the system. During the late afternoon hours, a line of thunderstorms developed ahead of the cold front. They were severe for a brief period of time. One tornado touched down in Plymouth County at Merrill. The tornado only made a brief touchdown and did not cause any significant damage. A short time later, a funnel cloud was seen near Moville in Woodbury County. Most of the damage by the storms was due to gusty winds. There were numerous reports of trees and power lines downed. The strongest winds were in Plymouth County. A 77 mph wind gust blew through Le Mars. The winds caused roof damage to one building there. Sixty to sixty five mph winds were reported at Remsen and Kingsley. High winds in Crawford County, at Denison, downed power lines and power poles. After that report, the storms weakened and were below severe levels through the rest of the evening.
May 1999	Tornado (F1)	Denison	$50,000	no account filed
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Denison	$50,000	no account filed
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Denison	$40,000	High winds caused damage to a barn and some minor damage to a farm house.
June 1996	Flood	Denison	$30,000	no account filed
July 2014	Flash Flood	Denison	$25,000	Water at least a foot deep flowing through yards in the southwest part of a trailer park east of Denison in the Lincoln Highway drainage area. Water overflowing park entrance area.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Denison	$25,000	Numerous trees down across Denison and across Crawford County.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Denison	$25,000	High winds in excess of 60 MPH downed trees and power lines.
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Denison	$25,000	no account filed
May 1997	Hail	Denison	$25,000	no account filed
March 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Denison	$20,000	no account filed
July 1998	Hail	Denison	$20,000	no account filed
July 1997	Hail	Denison	$20,000	no account filed
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Denison	$15,000	Multiple tree limbs down by winds estimated between 60 and 70 MPH.
July 1996	Flood	Denison	$15,000	no account filed
August 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Denison	$10,000	Campers were tipped over by high winds.
August 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Denison	$10,000	The public estimated a wind gust of 70 MPH.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Denison	$10,000	Trees down in Denison and 2 miles west of town.
June 2008	Flash Flood	Denison	$10,000	Highway 39 was closed between Denison and Deloit.
June 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Denison	$10,000	no account filed
July 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Denison	$10,000	no account filed
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Denison	$10,000	no account filed
August 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Denison	$10,000	no account filed
May 1996	Hail	Denison	$10,000	no account filed
June 1996	Hail	Denison	$10,000	no account filed
November 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Denison	$10,000	no account filed
May 2001	Hail	Denison	$7,000	no account filed
May 2001	Hail	Denison	$7,000	no account filed
August 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Denison	$5,000	Ten inch diameter trees down.
August 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Denison	$5,000	Measured at the Denison AWOS. Multiple trees down and an individual struck by lightning.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Denison	$5,000	Trees were blown down along with power lines.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Denison	$5,000	Trees were blown over.
May 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Denison	$5,000	Two trees were blown down.
May 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Denison	$5,000	Two large trees were blown down.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Denison	$5,000	A trained spotter estimated winds of 55 to 60 MPH and had several large tree limbs down, including at least one 10 inch diameter limb.
March 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Denison	$5,000	no account filed
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Denison	$5,000	no account filed
July 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Denison	$5,000	no account filed
May 2001	Hail	Denison	$5,000	no account filed
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Denison	$5,000	no account filed
July 1999	Hail	Denison	$5,000	no account filed
April 1998	Hail	Denison	$5,000	no account filed
May 1998	Hail	Denison	$5,000	no account filed
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Denison	$3,000	Single tree felled by winds with other tree damage reported.
October 2002	Hail	Denison	$3,000	no account filed
May 2001	Hail	Denison	$3,000	no account filed
August 2001	Hail	Denison	$3,000	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Crawford 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

6 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.

Property	Distance	Listed
William A. McHenry House	under 500 feet	1976
Denison Opera House	0.2 miles	2023
Clarence D. Chamberlin House	0.2 miles	1977
Crawford County Courthouse	0.3 miles	1981
Park Motel	0.7 miles	2000
Yellow Smoke Park Bridge	1.4 miles	1998

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 05000276 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Crawford County	All 15 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.