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One of 48 National Register listings published here for Lee County · listed in 2025 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Donnellson Depot
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2025.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building, 1 site, 1 object as contributing to the listing.
- Still standing. The Park Service records this property as extant.
- Address. 400 Mill Street, Donnellson, 52625
- When was it listed? November 2025
- Category. building
- Township. Franklin township
- National Register reference number. 100012351 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
14 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Donnellson Depot between 2006 and 2011, burning about 54 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 | 14 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 2446 150TH AVE, SW OF DONNELLSON, IOWA |
| 30 March 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 160TH AVE & HWY 2, W OF DONNELLSON, IOWA |
| 30 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 March 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 218 & 240TH ST., S OF DONNELLSON, IOWA |
| 26 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 March 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 2050 238TH ST., IA |
Mines and quarries near this property
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Donnellson Depot: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnellson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Franklin Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hawkeye Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this property
39 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Donnellson, the town this property stands in, in 39 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 22 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donnellson | 1 hurt | An area newspaper reported that thunderstorms winds blew a semi-tractor trailer onto its side on U.S. Highway 218 south of Donnellson. One person was injured, and transported to a local hospital. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Donnellson | $2,000,000 | KHQA TV |
| May 2003 | Hail | Donnellson | $2,000,000 | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Donnellson | $100,000 | Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding in Donnellson, IA and Fort Madison, IA during the evening of June 21. Water was over several roads in Donnellson. In Fort Madison, the flood waters were 1 to 1.5 feet deep on some main streets in the downtown area. Some streets were impassible. Water flowed into some buildings in the downtown area. A trained spotted also contributed to this report. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donnellson | $100,000 | IDOT RWIS |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donnellson | $50,000 | Trees & power lines down |
| September 2008 | Flash Flood | Donnellson | $25,000 | Heavy rains caused flash flooding in Donnellson, IA and Fort Madison, IA during the morning of September 13. Street flooding was observed in both towns. The sewer plant in Donnellson was flooded. Sewers in Fort Madison backed up. |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donnellson | $15,000 | Reported by co-op |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donnellson | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donnellson | $5,000 | Tree limbs down |
| April 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donnellson | $5,000 | After the passage of the thunderstorms caused by the dry line, a secondary area of thunderstorms developed over northern Missouri and tracked across southeast Iowa. They were ahead of the actual cold front associated with the low pressure system mentioned above. The storms produced strong winds. Winds gusted to around 60 mph in a few areas. Several barn doors were ripped off a barn southeast of Bloomfield. Other damage was very minor. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Donnellson | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donnellson | $4,000 | no account filed |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donnellson | - | Partial lift of the roof on a shop. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donnellson | - | An NWS Storm Survey found uprooted trees from thunderstorm straight line winds. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Donnellson | - | Department of Highways reports that 240th Avenue is closed from Hwy 2 to 235th St until further notice due to high water and flash flooding. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donnellson | - | As storm and winds moved in, top of tree knocked over. Time of the event was estimated using radar. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donnellson | - | The COOP Observer reported power lines down at the farm. |
| September 2022 | Hail | Donnellson | - | Time estimated using radar. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donnellson | - | A trained spotter reported numerous trees and powerlines down. Time of the event was estimated using radar. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donnellson | - | A semi tractor trailer was blown over while traveling on highway 27 north of Donnellson, near the 1800 block. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donnellson | - | A semi trailer was blown over near intersection of Highway 2 and 27. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donnellson | - | A tree was blown down at fairgrounds. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Donnellson | - | A trained spotter reported pea to penny sized hail covering about 30 percent of the ground. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Donnellson | - | Quarter sized hail fell in Donnellson, IA at 418 pm CDT May 11. It partially covered the ground. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donnellson | - | A 2 foot diameter tree was down in town with several small tree limbs blown down as well. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Donnellson | - | Non-severe hail (<1.0) fell near Donnellson, IA around 305 pm April 30. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Donnellson | - | Non-severe hail (<1.0) fell in Donnellson, IA at 300 pm April 30. The hail covered the ground. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donnellson | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 60 mph blew some branches down in Donnellson, IA around 305 pm April 30. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donnellson | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 60 mph were observed in Donnellson, IA around 305 pm April 30. |
| July 2010 | Lightning | Donnellson | - | Lightning struck a television antenna topwer outside a home and followed the wires into the home. The roto box exploded ,and two TVs were damaged. Several people in the area later also reported computer and television problems. Witnesses mentioned that storms had ended in the area about 30 minutes before this lightning strike. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donnellson | - | The public reported a utility pole blown down. Winds were estimated at 60 mph. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Donnellson | - | dime size hail. Time estimated based on radar. |
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donnellson | - | Barn destroyed. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Donnellson | - | The supercell storm that produced this hail developed over Clark County, Missouri and produced a funnel cloud over Fort Madison, Iowa before it moved into west-central Illinois and preceded to produce a large tornado. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Donnellson | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Hail | Donnellson | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Donnellson | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Donnellson | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herschler, Christian and Katharina, House, Barn and Outbuildings Historic District | 3.0 miles | 1996 | |
| John McGreer Barn and Crib | 3.9 miles | 2001 | |
| Primrose Mill | 4.5 miles | 1983 | |
 | Faeth Farmstead and Orchard District | 6.7 miles | 2005 |
| Presbyterian Church | 7.6 miles | 2022 | |
 | Sharon Cemetery Historic District | 7.7 miles | 1991 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100012351 in Record Group 79. |
| Lee County | All 48 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.