American Legion Memorial Building

Built in 1939 (Art Deco architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

From the record

“The American Legion Memorial Building, also known as Atlantic National Guard Armory, at 201 Poplar Street in Atlantic, Iowa was built in 1929-30. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.”
Wikipedia article American Legion Memorial Building, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 11 National Register listings published here for Cass County · listed in 2006 · category: Building · built in 1939, Art Deco architecture.

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

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. 201 Poplar St., Atlantic, 50022
When was it listed? December 2006
Category. building
Township. Grove township
When was it built? 1939
Architectural style. Art Deco architecture, Streamline Moderne
National Register reference number. 06001121 - 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

25 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of American Legion Memorial Building between 2009 and 2017, burning about 72 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	14
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	9
Smoking	1
Equipment and vehicle use	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
3 September 2017	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	not named
11 September 2017	Debris and open burning	3.0 acres	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	not named
1 July 2017	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	not named
11 June 2017	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	not named
22 April 2014	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	not named
11 April 2014	Equipment and vehicle use	20 acres	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	not named
29 March 2010	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	2.0 acres	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	63234 GREAT RIVER RD, ATLANTIC, IOWA
28 March 2016	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	ATLANTIC FIRE DEPT.

Every fire recorded in Cass County

Mines and quarries near this property

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of American Legion Memorial Building: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Atlantic Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Seventy-One Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Atlantic Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Mcdermott Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Cass County

Storms near this property

60 of 141 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Atlantic, the town this property stands in, in 141 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 53 thunderstorm wind, 36 hail, 32 heavy rain, 14 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Atlantic	1 hurt, $50,000	no account filed
June 1998	Flash Flood	Atlantic	$2,000,000	no account filed
June 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Atlantic	$500,000	no account filed
June 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Atlantic	$250,000	no account filed
August 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Atlantic	$200,000	An apparent microburst downed trees and branches in Atlantic through the center of town between 10th and 11th street. The damage path was about 3 blocks long. Whole trees were downed, up to 3 feet in diameter.
May 2007	Flash Flood	Atlantic	$200,000	no account filed
June 2008	Flash Flood	Atlantic	$100,000	Significant urban flooding in Atlantic with 25 to 30 intersections covered by water, several waist high. Mainly due to Bull Creek.
May 1999	Flash Flood	Atlantic	$100,000	no account filed
July 1998	Flash Flood	Atlantic	$100,000	no account filed
July 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Atlantic	$100,000	no account filed
May 2001	Hail	Atlantic	$75,000	no account filed
May 1996	Flash Flood	Atlantic	$75,000	no account filed
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Atlantic	$70,000	no account filed
October 2007	Flood	Atlantic	$50,000	Jackson Road at 650th was closed due to flooding.
April 2007	Flash Flood	Atlantic	$50,000	no account filed
May 2007	Flash Flood	Atlantic	$50,000	no account filed
May 2007	Flash Flood	Atlantic	$50,000	no account filed
May 2007	Flood	Atlantic	$50,000	no account filed
July 1998	Flash Flood	Atlantic	$50,000	no account filed
May 1996	Flood	Atlantic	$50,000	no account filed
August 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Atlantic	$30,000	Law enforcement reported trees down, power lines down, and transformers blown in town.
July 2000	Hail	Atlantic	$30,000	no account filed
July 2000	Hail	Atlantic	$30,000	no account filed
May 2016	Flash Flood	Atlantic	$25,000	Iowa DOT advised flash flooding covered all lanes of US Highway 6 from mile markers 53 to 54.5 in Atlantic. Road was blocked in both directions due to the water over the road.
May 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Atlantic	$25,000	Some shingles were blown off roofs. About twelve to 14 one foot diameter trees were snapped.
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Atlantic	$25,000	no account filed
August 2002	Hail	Atlantic	$25,000	no account filed
May 2001	Hail	Atlantic	$25,000	no account filed
June 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Atlantic	$25,000	no account filed
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Atlantic	$20,000	Six inch branches down and a 40-50 foot tree fell on top of a house.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Atlantic	$20,000	Tree limbs and branches were downed. Some were large. One power line was blown down.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Atlantic	$20,000	Numerous large tree limbs and branches were downed. One metal building was destroyed just north of Highway 6 and Ash.
July 2000	Hail	Atlantic	$20,000	no account filed
July 2000	Hail	Atlantic	$20,000	no account filed
May 1999	Hail	Atlantic	$20,000	no account filed
September 2014	Flash Flood	Atlantic	$15,000	Bull Creek was out of its banks.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Atlantic	$15,000	no account filed
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Atlantic	$15,000	no account filed
August 2004	Hail	Atlantic	$15,000	no account filed
May 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Atlantic	$15,000	no account filed
June 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Atlantic	$15,000	no account filed
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Atlantic	$15,000	no account filed
May 2018	Lightning	Atlantic	$10,000	KJAN Radio reported lightning struck outdoor wiring and entered a house, causing smoldering insulation in the attic. Time was estimated from radar.
August 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Atlantic	$10,000	Public reported three inch tree limbs down and power poles broken.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Atlantic	$10,000	Large tree limbs down. Power was out for 1 to 2 hours in Atlantic.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Atlantic	$10,000	Five inch diameter branches down in the street.
May 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Atlantic	$10,000	Pea size hail with 5 inch diameter tree branches down in town.
April 2012	Flash Flood	Atlantic	$10,000	Flash flooding reported in Atlantic with water at least 18 inches deep covering the roads.
April 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Atlantic	$10,000	Shingles were blown off of a house. Small branches were broken off.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Atlantic	$10,000	Trees were blown over.
May 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Atlantic	$10,000	Widespread tree and power line damage was reported.
June 2008	Flood	Atlantic	$10,000	no account filed
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Atlantic	$10,000	no account filed
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Atlantic	$10,000	no account filed
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Atlantic	$10,000	no account filed
May 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Atlantic	$10,000	no account filed
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Atlantic	$10,000	no account filed
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Atlantic	$10,000	no account filed
September 1996	Hail	Atlantic	$10,000	no account filed
August 2001	Hail	Atlantic	$7,000	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Cass 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
Hotel Whitney	under 500 feet	2016
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Depot	under 500 feet	1994
Cass County Court House	0.4 miles	2003
Charles F. and and Ruth Chase House	0.5 miles	1999
S. F. Martin House	0.6 miles	1984
Job A. and Rebecca E. McWaid House	0.7 miles	1994

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 06001121 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Cass County	All 11 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.