Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.
“Des Moines Township No. 7, also known as Cole School, is a historic building located northeast of Boone in rural Boone County, United States. The brick one-room schoolhouse was completed in 1888.”
Wikipedia article Des Moines Township No. 7, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 19 National Register listings published here for Boone County · listed in 2019 · 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 2 fires within 5 miles of Des Moines Township #7 between 2010 and 2020, burning about 6 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 March 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 1624 220TH STREET, IOWA |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Des Moines Township #7: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jacob Yegge Brickyard | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| N. W. Griffee Pottery Works | Clay | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Boone, the town this property stands in, in 129 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 51 thunderstorm wind, 48 hail, 16 heavy rain, 5 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boone | 2 hurt, $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Flash Flood | Boone | $400,000 | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boone | $200,000 | Local law enforcement reports trees and power lines down in Boone and across the county with some roads closed due to debris. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boone | $100,000 | The emergency manager reported that four 1 1/2 foot diameter evergreen trees were downed and the roof was torn off of a barn in the northwest corner of Boone. Also from a mile north of Boone to the eastern border of the county sheeting was strewn about from various buildings. |
| November 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Boone | $100,000 | Tornado touched down in Boone County and moved into Story County. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Boone | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Flood | Boone | $100,000 | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boone | $75,000 | Numerous branches down across the city of Boone. Largest was at least 18 inches in diameter. |
| August 2010 | Flash Flood | Boone | $50,000 | Boone County law reports numerous roads flooded in town as well as flooding along old Highway 30 at Highway 17. |
| May 2008 | Heavy Rain | Boone | $50,000 | Heavy rain of 3 inches caused basement flooding in Boone. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boone | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Boone | $40,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Flood | Boone | $40,000 | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Boone | $25,000 | Water over County Highway R27/P Ave north of Boone. Several gravel roads throughout northeast Boone County are covered with water. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boone | $25,000 | Schoolnet site. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boone | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boone | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Boone | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boone | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Lightning | Boone | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Boone | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boone | $10,000 | Six inch diameter branch down, patio furniture blown throughout the yard. Loss of power for 5 minutes. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Boone | $10,000 | Golf ball size hail was reported. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boone | $10,000 | Visibility near zero with cars blown off the road. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Boone | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Boone | $10,000 | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boone | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boone | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Boone | $7,000 | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boone | $5,000 | Emergency Manager reported eight to ten inch diameter tree down in Boone. |
| April 2013 | Hail | Boone | $5,000 | Quarter to ping pong ball size hail. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Boone | $5,000 | Mostly nickel size hail with a few golf ball size. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Boone | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Boone | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Boone | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boone | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boone | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boone | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boone | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Boone | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boone | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boone | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boone | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boone | $5,000 | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boone | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Boone | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Boone | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Boone | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Boone | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boone | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Boone | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Boone | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Boone | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boone | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Boone | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Boone | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Tornado (F0) | Boone | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boone | $5,000 | no account filed |
| October 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boone | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Hail | Boone | $4,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Stoll Building Works | 2.7 miles | 1997 |
 | First National Bank | 2.7 miles | 1989 |
 | Champlin Memorial Masonic Temple | 2.8 miles | 1990 |
 | J. H. Riekenberg House | 2.9 miles | 1988 |
 | Alonzo J. and Flora Barkley House | 3.0 miles | 1995 |
 | Perrigo-Holmes House | 3.0 miles | 1994 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100004212 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Boone County | All 19 listed properties in this county. |
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