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One of 51 National Register listings published here for Black Hawk County · listed in 2019 · category: District.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Wild Historic District
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.
The listing
- Address. 423, 501 & 509 W. 1st St., Cedar Falls, 50613
- When was it listed? October 2019
- Category. district
- City. Cedar Falls city
- National Register reference number. 100004546 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
7 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Wild Historic District between 2002 and 2011, burning about 77 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were 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 | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Iowa State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 21 July 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 3 June 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Iowa State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 28 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 310 ST. SPRUCE AVE, IA |
| 23 March 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Iowa State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 18 March 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Iowa State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 8 November 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Wild Historic District: 13 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Avenue Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Stead Bros. and Guenther Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Waterloo and Cedar Falls Brick Co. | Clay | 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 | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
60 of 111 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cedar Falls, the town this property stands in, in 111 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 45 hail, 38 thunderstorm wind, 14 heavy rain, 4 lightning. The reports record 1 death and 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2000 | Tornado (F3) | Cedar Falls | 1 killed, 25 hurt, $1,750,000 | Multi-vortex, regerative tornado |
| April 2010 | Hail | Cedar Falls | $1,000,000 | The ground was covered by 1 to 3.5 inch diameter hail. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Falls | $750,000 | Six inch diameter tree branches were down and a radio station tower collapsed. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Cedar Falls | $300,000 | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Cedar Falls | $200,000 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Falls | $100,000 | Many trees were down in the residential areas of the Cedar Falls and Waterloo areas. Dime to nickel size hail was also reported. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Cedar Falls | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Falls | $75,000 | no account filed |
| September 2011 | Lightning | Cedar Falls | $50,000 | A building and two trees were set ablaze by lightning. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Cedar Falls | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Lightning | Cedar Falls | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Cedar Falls | $35,000 | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Falls | $25,000 | Trees were blown down, the power was out, and fences were blown down. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Falls | $25,000 | Numerous trees were downed by high winds in the town of Cedar Falls. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Cedar Falls | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Cedar Falls | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Cedar Falls | $25,000 | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Falls | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Cedar Falls | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Cedar Falls | $20,000 | Hail was reported at the intersection of 6th and Main. |
| April 2008 | Flash Flood | Cedar Falls | $20,000 | Sandbagging operations were being done around the fire station due to flooding from the Dry Run Creek. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Falls | $20,000 | Numerous reports of trees down in the Cedar Falls and Waterloo areas. Reports began at 2206 CST. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Cedar Falls | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Cedar Falls | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Cedar Falls | $20,000 | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Falls | $15,000 | Public reported a tree fell on their house. Time estimated by radar. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Cedar Falls | $15,000 | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Cedar Falls | $15,000 | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Falls | $15,000 | no account filed |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Cedar Falls | $10,000 | KWWL relayed images of stalled cars in around 1 to 2 feet of water. The water did not look to be moving. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Falls | $10,000 | Power lines were reported down. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Cedar Falls | $10,000 | Water over the road at Hudson and 23rd St. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Falls | $10,000 | A tree and large branches blown down along Franklin St in Cedar Falls. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Falls | $10,000 | Trees were uprooted and power lines blown down. |
| April 2013 | Hail | Cedar Falls | $10,000 | no account filed |
| April 2013 | Hail | Cedar Falls | $10,000 | no account filed |
| April 2013 | Hail | Cedar Falls | $10,000 | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Flood | Cedar Falls | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Cedar Falls | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Cedar Falls | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Cedar Falls | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Falls | $6,000 | Tree down on power lines resulting in power outages around Cedar Falls. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Falls | $5,000 | Power poles were blown down at 19th and Summit. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Falls | $5,000 | Power pole was blown down. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Falls | $5,000 | Trees were downed at 9th and college. |
| April 2013 | Hail | Cedar Falls | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Cedar Falls | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Cedar Falls | $5,000 | no account filed |
| February 2007 | Lightning | Cedar Falls | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Falls | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Cedar Falls | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Cedar Falls | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Cedar Falls | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Falls | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Falls | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Lightning | Cedar Falls | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Falls | $3,000 | Winds toppled trees at the corner of Orchard Drive and Laurinda in Cedar Falls. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Falls | $3,000 | Numerous tree branches down. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Cedar Falls | $3,000 | Quarter size hail was reported. |
| June 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Cedar Falls | $3,000 | Brief touchdown on the edge of town. |
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 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel and Margaret Wild House | under 500 feet | 2017 | |
 | Cedar Falls Ice House | 0.1 miles | 1977 |
 | Cedar Falls Post Office | 0.2 miles | 2016 |
 | Black Hawk Hotel | 0.3 miles | 2002 |
 | Cotton Theater | 0.3 miles | 1993 |
 | Cedar Falls Downtown Historic District | 0.3 miles | 2017 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100004546 in Record Group 79. |
| Black Hawk County | All 51 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.