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One of 10 National Register listings published here for Buena Vista County · listed in 2026 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Lewis "Lew" J. Metcalf Residence
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2026.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Still standing. The Park Service records this property as extant.
- Address. 226 Geneseo Street, Storm Lake, 50588
- When was it listed? February 2026
- Category. building
- City. Storm Lake city
- National Register reference number. 100012735 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
1 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Lewis "Lew" J. Metcalf Residence in 2009, burning about 45 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Lewis "Lew" J. Metcalf Residence: 6 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bjorklund Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Clark Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Overly Pit | 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 | ||
| Wetherell-Borklund Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wetherell-Oatman Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this property
42 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Storm Lake, the town this property stands in, in 42 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 22 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 7 flash flood, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Storm Lake | $500,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a manufacturing plant, damaged docks and boats along the lake, caused widespread tree damage including numerous large trees blown down, blew down power lines and poles, resulting in power outages, damaged or destroyed several small sheds, blew down several awnings on businesses, snapped a 4 inch by 4 inch street sign pole, and blew shingles off roofs. Numerous vehicles, homes, and businesses sustained minor damage directly from the wind, while other vehicles and homes were damaged by falling trees and tree debris, some heavily. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Storm Lake | $200,000 | Heavy rainfall of around 5 inches caused widespread flooding of streets, with up to 4 feet of water covering some intersections. Numerous vehicles stalled, including a police car responding to an emergency. Numerous basements and some surface floors of buildings were flooded, with several houses having up to 6 inches of water on ground level floors. The overflow of storm sewers caused treated sewage water to drain into the lake. Nearby fields and crops were also flooded. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Storm Lake | $100,000 | Heavy rain caused flash flooding of numerous streets in Storm Lake. Basements were also flooded. |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Storm Lake | $30,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew a 6 by 20 foot roof section off Kings Pointe Lodge. The roof section damaged other parts of the roof after it blew off. Roof debris and insulation damaged a vehicle in the lodge parking lot. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Storm Lake | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several trees blown down. Four vehicles were damaged by falling trees or tree debris. The winds also blew down power lines, causing a power outage. |
| September 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Storm Lake | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused tree and power line damage. The damage resulted in a power outage that lasted two and a half hours and affected over a thousand city households, about a third of the city's population. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Storm Lake | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines. |
| July 2003 | Flash Flood | Storm Lake | $10,000 | Heavy rain caused flooding of roads, fields and other low areas, and small streams. The flooding washed out two bridges. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Storm Lake | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including large branches and limbs blown down. At least two vehicles, a pickup truck and a restored automobile, suffered damage from tree debris. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Storm Lake | - | Trees and power lines were downed in residential areas south of downtown Storm Lake. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Storm Lake | - | Tree, power line, and roof damage occurred along business Highway 71. Most roof damage was to metal roofing and building soffits, with one building suffering the collapse of an unsupported cinder block wall. Several semi-trucks were tipped over. A large hardwood tree trunk was snapped off above the ground. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Storm Lake | - | Large hail dented vehicles. The amount of property damage was not known. |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Storm Lake | - | Thunderstorms caused heavy rain which caused flooding of streets and yards in Storm Lake on the evening of August 4th. The flash flood was the second one in town on the same day; the first being during the morning. |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Storm Lake | - | Heavy rain caused flooding of numerous streets in the town of Storm Lake. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Storm Lake | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including at least one tree blown down. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Storm Lake | - | Heavy rain caused flash flooding of roads and fields. |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Storm Lake | - | Rainfall of 3 to 4 inches caused flooding of several streets in Storm Lake. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Storm Lake | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree and power line damage. Tree debris blocked several roads in Storm Lake. |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Storm Lake | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including numerous large trees blown down. |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Storm Lake | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including a large tree blown down across a road. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Storm Lake | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including two inch diameter branches down. |
| August 2001 | Lightning | Storm Lake | - | Lightning struck three large trees. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Storm Lake | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several trees down. |
| October 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Storm Lake | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including a large and healthy tree blown down. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Storm Lake | - | Thunderstorm winds caused an unknown amount of tree damage. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Storm Lake | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Storm Lake | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Storm Lake | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Storm Lake | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Storm Lake | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Storm Lake | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Storm Lake | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Storm Lake | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Storm Lake | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Storm Lake | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Storm Lake | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Storm Lake | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Storm Lake | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Storm Lake | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Storm Lake | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Storm Lake | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Storm Lake | - | 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
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Harker House | 0.2 miles | 1990 |
| Storm Lake High School | 0.3 miles | 2017 | |
 | Illinois Central Passenger Depot-Storm Lake | 0.3 miles | 1990 |
 | Storm Lake Public Library | 2.9 miles | 1983 |
| Danish Lutheran Church | 5.6 miles | 2011 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100012735 in Record Group 79. |
| Buena Vista County | All 10 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.