Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.
“The Yale High School Gymnasium is a historic building located in Yale, Iowa, United States. Completed in 1932, it was the first round gymnasium built in the state of Iowa.”
Wikipedia article Yale High School Gymnasium, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 8 National Register listings published here for Guthrie County · listed in 2018 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Yale High School Gymnasium between 2006 and 2020, burning about 138 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 | 9 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 424 NORTH ST., IA |
| 20 May 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | Iowa Wetland Management District | BAYS BRANCH |
| 26 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 November 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | HWY 4 AND HWY 141, IOWA |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Yale High School Gymnasium: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Brook Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Yale, the town this property stands in, in 19 storm reports between 2000 and 2020: 14 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind. 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 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yale | $75,000 | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Yale | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Yale | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Yale | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yale | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Yale | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Yale | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Yale | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Yale | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Yale | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yale | $4,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Yale | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Yale | $2,000 | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yale | - | Emergency manager reported 65 mph wind gusts with pea sized hail and heavy rainfall. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yale | - | Emergency manager reported 65 mph wind gusts with pea sized hail and heavy rainfall. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Yale | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Yale | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Yale | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Yale | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Octagon Barn, Richland Township | 3.5 miles | 1986 | |
 | Springbrook State Park, Civilian Conservation Corps Area | 5.5 miles | 1990 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100003261 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Guthrie County | All 8 listed properties in this county. |
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