Loras College Historic District

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020.

From the record

One of 84 National Register listings published here for Dubuque County · listed in 2020 · category: District.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

Address. Roughly bounded by Alta Vista St., Loras Blvd., Kirkwood St., Cox St., West 17th St., and Henion St., Dubuque, 52001
When was it listed? June 2020
Category. district
City. Dubuque city
National Register reference number. 100005277 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

9 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Loras College Historic District between 1996 and 2015, burning about 52 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	5
Debris and open burning	2
Smoking	1
Recreation and ceremony	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
30 September 2012	Recreation and ceremony	1.0 acres	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	not named
24 April 1996	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	4.0 acres	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	not named
20 April 2010	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	MINES OF SPAIN REC AREA, IOWA
1 April 2007	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	not named
18 March 2009	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	not named
17 March 2000	Debris and open burning	5.8 acres	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources	not named
8 October 2012	Debris and open burning	30 acres	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	not named
6 October 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	10 acres	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	1/2 SOUTH OF HWY 3, IA

Every fire recorded in Dubuque County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 32 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Loras College Historic District: 21 past producers, 8 unknowns, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Phosphorus-Phosphates, 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	Recorded
Becker Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension	Past Producer
Brugh and Amsden Mine	Zinc, Lead	Past Producer	Galena, Sphalerite
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Beadle Mine, Dubuque and L Superior Mine	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer	Galena, Sphalerite
Fourteenth Street Mine	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer	Galena, Sphalerite
Levens Mine North Langworthy Mine	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer	Galena, Sphalerite
Bob Richards Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Browns Bottom Wash Plant Plant	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Composite Section	Phosphorus-Phosphates	Past Producer
Creek Bank	Phosphorus-Phosphates	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Dubuque County

Storms near this property

60 of 96 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dubuque, the town this property stands in, in 96 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 32 hail, 28 thunderstorm wind, 15 flash flood, 13 heavy rain. 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 1999	Flash Flood	Dubuque	$16,000,000	Five to six feet of water flooded city streets in downtown. Major road damage resulted, including buckled roads and pavement washed away. Approximately 25 residential blocks were affected. Basements in over 60 houses were flooded with water from 2 feet deep up to the rafters. Flooding was reported between 20th and 28th Streets and between between Washington and Jackson streets. State damage estimates were set at $17 million in Dubuque.
August 1994	Hail	Dubuque	$5,000,000	no account filed
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Dubuque	$1,000,000	Numerous trees down
July 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Dubuque	$500,000	no account filed
August 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Dubuque	$500,000	no account filed
July 2011	Lightning	Dubuque	$100,000	Lightning struck a spire on Bishop's Block Building at the intersection of 1st and Main Streets in Dubuque, IA during the evening of July 27 causing bricks to shoot out over the street below. Some cars were damaged and a portion of the street was blocked.
April 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Dubuque	$50,000	no account filed
July 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Dubuque	$50,000	no account filed
August 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Dubuque	$50,000	no account filed
September 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Dubuque	$6,000	no account filed
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Dubuque	$5,000	Trees and limbs down across the city. One tree fell on a house causing minor damage. Several trees were downed in Miller-Riverview Park and the arboretum.
August 1994	Hail	Dubuque	$5,000	Thunderstorms erupted in an unstable airmass over Iowa. The first storms developed near an old outflow boundary formed from the previous nights convection. The storms produced gusty winds and heavy rainfall for the most part. Three quarter inch diameter hail fell in Jackson and Dubuque Counties. Property damage was minor, however the hail did cause quite a bit of crop damage.
July 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Dubuque	$5,000	no account filed
July 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Dubuque	$5,000	no account filed
June 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Dubuque	$4,000	Trees and power lines down on Broadway near 24th Street.
July 2003	Heavy Rain	Dubuque	$2,000	Street flooding
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Dubuque	$1,000	Shingles off roof on Universal Drive
May 1998	Tornado (F0)	Dubuque	$200	no account filed
July 2025	Flash Flood	Dubuque	-	The Emergency Manager reports street flooding through parts of the downtown area, with a car stranded in water near the 17th and Locust Street interchange. Creeks in the area are also near bankful. Waters are slowly starting to recede as the rain ended.
July 2025	Flash Flood	Dubuque	-	Water up to the bumpers on cars at the intersection of 17th and Locus streets.
July 2025	Flash Flood	Dubuque	-	Law Enforcement Officers reported that flash flooding made roads impassable near Linwood Cemetery.
September 2025	Hail	Dubuque	-	Hail ranging from pea size to penny size embedded in torrential rainfall downpours was reported.
July 2024	Flood	Dubuque	-	The Mississippi River at the Dubuque Railroad Bridge rose above its major flood stage of 21.5 feet around 1 AM on July 3 and crested at 22.30 feet on the 6th. The river fell back below flood stage around 6 PM on July 10.
June 2024	Flash Flood	Dubuque	-	Report gathered from mping indicating street flooding, with road closures and vehicles stranded in the water.
March 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Dubuque	-	A trained spotter reported that large trees were blown down.
March 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Dubuque	-	A trained spotter reported power lines and trees down at 32nd Street and Peru Road.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Dubuque	-	Sheriffs office reported trees and powerlines down.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Dubuque	-	Sheriffs office reported trees and powerlines down throughout Dubuque Iowa.
July 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Dubuque	-	Law enforcement reported 2 trees were blown down by thunderstorm outflow winds. The trees are about 2 feet in diameter.
July 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Dubuque	-	A trained spotter reported that several 1 to 2 inch tree branches were down near their residence. They also noted that some shingles were blown off their shed. The time of the event was estimated using radar.
September 2019	Flash Flood	Dubuque	-	A widespread and significant flash flood was reported in the city of Dubuque and some surrounding areas, including Catfish Creek near Swiss Valley Park. Reports of significant street flooding and stalled cars were common, and some video showing rapidly water flowing through city streets was seen on social media.
April 2019	Flood	Dubuque	-	River levels continued to run high during the month of April. Heavy rain across the area causing the Mississippi River to rise above its major flood stage of 20.5 feet early in the morning on the 25th, and it remained above its major flood stage into the month of May. During this second crest, the river crested at 21.77 feet. on April 27th. Preliminarily, this is the 4th highest crest on record at Dubuque Lock and Dam 11.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Dubuque	-	A trained spotter reported estimated wind gusts around 65 mph. Some large tree limbs were down.
May 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Dubuque	-	A trained spotter reported a tree 1 foot in diameter snapped in the woods.
September 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Dubuque	-	The county emergency manager reported several trees down on the north side of Dubuque. The time of the event was estimated using radar.
June 2014	Flash Flood	Dubuque	-	A trained spotter reported water 2 to 3 feet deep on 17th street and Kaufmann avenue.
May 2013	Hail	Dubuque	-	Pea to nickel size reported by a spotter.
April 2011	Hail	Dubuque	-	Two inch diameter hail fell 1 mile east northeast of Dubuque, IA at 821 pm CDT April 3.
April 2011	Hail	Dubuque	-	Golf ball sized hail fell 1 mile south southeast of Dubuque, IA at 821 pm CDT April 3.
April 2011	Hail	Dubuque	-	Grapefruit sized hail fell 1 mile east northeast of Dubuque, IA at 830 pm CDT April 3 filling the streets with hail.
April 2011	Hail	Dubuque	-	Golf ball sized hail fell 7 miles southwest of Dubuque, IA in Swiss Valley at 816 pm CDT April 3.
July 2011	Heavy Rain	Dubuque	-	As of 729 pm CDT July 27, the rainfall total 2 miles northeast of Dubuque, IA was 3.50 inches.
July 2011	Hail	Dubuque	-	Quarter sized hail fell 2 miles northeast of Dubuque, IA at 729 pm CDT July 27.
July 2011	Hail	Dubuque	-	Quarter sized hail fell 1 mile northeast of Dubuque, IA at 717 pm CDT July 27.
July 2011	Hail	Dubuque	-	Quarter sized hail fell 1 mile south southeast of Dubuque, IA at 720 pm CDT July 27.
July 2011	Heavy Rain	Dubuque	-	At 523 am CDT July 28, the rainfall total 1 mile northeast of Dubuque, IA was 7.50 inches.
July 2011	Heavy Rain	Dubuque	-	At 718 pm CDT July 27, the 1 hour rainfall total 1 mile northeast of Dubuque, IA was estimated to be 3.00 inches.
July 2011	Heavy Rain	Dubuque	-	At 6 am CDT July 28, the 24 hour rainfall total at the COOP site at Lock and Dam 11 in Dubuque, IA was 8.80 inches.
July 2011	Heavy Rain	Dubuque	-	Just before 7 pm CDT, typical street flooding began in Dubuque with some sewer covers being blown off.
April 2011	Hail	Dubuque	-	Hockey puck sized hail fell 1 mile northeast of Dubuque, IA at 829 pm CDT April 3.
October 2010	Flood	Dubuque	-	The river rose above flood stage at Dubuque LD11 on September 30 at 1140 am cst and fell below flood stage on October 9 at 348 am cst. Moderate flooding occurred with the crest reaching 18.36 feet on October 3 at 300 pm cst. Flood stage is 16 feet.
October 2010	Flood	Dubuque	-	The river rose above flood stage at Dubuque on September 29 at 740 pm cst and fell below flood stage on October 11 at 715 pm cst. Moderate flooding occurred with the crest reaching 20.17 feet on October 3 at 530 pm cst. Flood stage is 17 feet.
July 2009	Hail	Dubuque	-	Hail the size of a quarter fell 2 miles northeast of Dubuque, IA at 646 pm July 24.
July 2009	Hail	Dubuque	-	Hail the size of a golf ball fell on the Highway 151 bridge into Wisconsin at 638 pm July 24.
May 2008	Hail	Dubuque	-	A cocorahs observer measured golf ball size hail at Clarke College in Dubuque. The hail fell for 5 minutes which shredded leaves and dented some cars.
May 2008	Flash Flood	Dubuque	-	Heavy rains of 3 to 5 inches closed the right lane in both directions on Highway 52 on the north side of Dubuque.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Dubuque	-	Wind gusts estimated to be 80 mph blew down some three to four inch diameter branches just northeast of Dubuque, IA at 7:21 pm June 8. Very heavy rain was also reported.
June 2006	Heavy Rain	Dubuque	-	roadside ditches full with water ponding on U.S. 52
June 2006	Heavy Rain	Dubuque	-	Heavy rain occurred in the city of Dubuque along with winds estimated at 43 knots (50 mph). At the time the spotter called in, rain was falling at a rate of 2.40 inches per hour.
June 2005	Heavy Rain	Dubuque	-	Street flooding on the west side of Dubuque.

Every storm recorded in Dubuque 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
West Eleventh Street Historic District	0.3 miles	2004
Ora Holland House	0.4 miles	1986
Andrew-Ryan House	0.4 miles	1985
Charles T. Hancock House	0.4 miles	1986
Jackson Park Historic District	0.4 miles	1986
Carnegie-Stout Public Library	0.5 miles	1975

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 100005277 in Record Group 79.
Dubuque County	All 84 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.