Built in 1881. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.
“The Ross Grain Elevator is a historic building located in Ross, Iowa, United States. It was built in 1881 by Charles Stuart, a Civil War veteran who was a forwarding agent for the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad.”
Wikipedia article Ross Grain Elevator, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 15 National Register listings published here for Audubon County · listed in 2018 · category: Structure · built in 1881.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Audubon, the town this property stands in, in 96 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 39 thunderstorm wind, 38 hail, 8 heavy rain, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2007 | Flood | Audubon | $250,000 | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Audubon | $100,000 | High winds in Audubon caused damage to a local church. A structure holding the Ten Commandments was destroyed by the winds as they were torn down from the church. |
| June 1998 | Flood | Audubon | $100,000 | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Audubon | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Flash Flood | Audubon | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Flood | Audubon | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Audubon | $45,000 | no account filed |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Audubon | $30,000 | Numerous tree branches were down all over town. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Audubon | $30,000 | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Audubon | $30,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Flood | Audubon | $30,000 | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Audubon | $20,000 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Audubon | $15,000 | Winds blew down a few large trees and several 5 to 10 inch diameter limbs were downed in Audubon. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Audubon | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Audubon | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Audubon | $10,000 | Emergency manager reported power lines down on the northeast side of Audubon. Time estimated from radar. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Audubon | $10,000 | Winds estimated up to 70 MPH causing the building to shake. Spotter unable to open doors to outside due to wind. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Audubon | $10,000 | Wind report was from the Audubon Community schoolnet. ID SAUI4. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Audubon | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Audubon | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Audubon | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Audubon | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Flood | Audubon | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Audubon | $10,000 | no account filed |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Audubon | $5,000 | Semi truck was blown over on the highway north of Audubon. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Audubon | $5,000 | Winds of 45 to 50 MPH also occurred with the hail. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Audubon | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Audubon | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Audubon | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Audubon | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Audubon | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Audubon | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Audubon | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Audubon | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Audubon | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Audubon | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Audubon | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Audubon | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Audubon | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Audubon | $3,000 | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Audubon | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Audubon | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Audubon | $2,000 | A few large branches were down in town. |
| May 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Audubon | $2,000 | Tornado tracked through open fields. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Audubon | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Audubon | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Audubon | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Audubon | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Audubon | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Audubon | $2,000 | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Audubon | $2,000 | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Audubon | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Audubon | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Audubon | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Audubon | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Audubon | $1,000 | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Audubon | $1,000 | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Audubon | $1,000 | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Audubon | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Audubon | $1,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Audobon County Court House | 3.6 miles | 2003 |
 | Audubon County Home Historic District | 5.4 miles | 2015 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100002575 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Audubon County | All 15 listed properties in this county. |
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