Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.
“The Old Fourth Ward Southeast Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Waverly, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.”
Wikipedia article Old Fourth Ward Southeast Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 13 National Register listings published here for Bremer County · listed in 2013 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Old Fourth Ward Southeast Historic District between 2006 and 2014, 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 November 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Old Fourth Ward Southeast Historic District: 13 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurrence | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | Barite | |
| Drappe Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Foelske Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Shield Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dix Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Janesville Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Waverly, the town this property stands in, in 61 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 25 thunderstorm wind, 17 hail, 8 flash flood, 4 flood. The reports record 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | 9 hurt, $20,000 | Numerous tents on the fairgrounds were blown down with people in them causing some injuries. In another place in town a woman had a broken arm when a tree fell on her while mowing the lawn. Several trees fell across the area with some additional injuries. There was no thunderstorm in the area, as they were to the north, but the strong gust front from the storms up north produced the damage. |
| May 1999 | Flash Flood | Waverly | $750,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $500,000 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Waverly | $300,000 | Several roads across the county have water over them from small creeks and streams. Flooding reported in the cities. |
| September 2016 | Flood | Waverly | $100,000 | Law enforcement reported all of the southeast portion of Waverly has been evacuated due to the Cedar River flooding. Time of evacuation unknown. |
| April 2008 | Flash Flood | Waverly | $100,000 | Roads were washed out in various parts of the county. |
| September 2001 | Tornado (F2) | Waverly | $100,000 | Tornado moved in from Butler County and touched down again, mostly in open field. A car and garage was damaged in Bremer County. |
| July 1999 | Flash Flood | Waverly | $75,000 | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Flash Flood | Waverly | $50,000 | Water up to the top of tires on vehicles located at the intersection of 3rd Ave and 4th Street in northwest Waverly. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $50,000 | Extensive crop damage was reported northwest of Waverly. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Flood | Waverly | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Flood | Waverly | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Flash Flood | Waverly | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Flood | Waverly | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Waverly | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Waverly | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Waverly | $10,000 | Torrential rain over a 15 minute period caused street flooding. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Waverly | $10,000 | Dry Run Creek in town is beginning to flood. |
| August 2009 | Lightning | Waverly | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Waverly | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $5,000 | Whole trees in motion with intermittent strong gusts for the past 15 minutes. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $5,000 | One quarter inch diameter hail occurred with the wind as well. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $5,000 | The Emergency Manager reported trees and large limbs blown down. |
| May 2010 | Lightning | Waverly | $5,000 | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Tornado (F2) | Waverly | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Lightning | Waverly | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $2,000 | Eight inch diameter tree branches were snapped at Bremer Ave and 8th St. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Waverly | $2,000 | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Waverly | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Waverly | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Waverly | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Waverly | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Waverly | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Waverly | - | Dime to quarter sized hail reported. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Waverly | - | Delayed report, image submitted via social media. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Waverly | - | Public reported quarter sized hail via mPing app. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | - | A large tree limb nearly 1 foot in diameter was broken from the gust front. There was no thunderstorm, as they were to the north, but the strong gust front from the storms up north produced the damage. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | - | KWWL viewer shared pictures of tree damage, branches 2 to 3 inches in diameter downed, in Waverly. Time estimated from radar. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Waverly | - | Trained spotter reported quarter sized hail. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | - | Trained spotter reported a large limb broken, wind speed unknown at the time. This is a delayed report. |
| September 2018 | Heavy Rain | Waverly | - | CoCoRaHS observer reported heavy rainfall of 2.06 inches over the last 24 hours. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Waverly | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Waverly | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Waverly | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Waverly | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Waverly East Bremer Avenue Commercial Historic District | under 500 feet | 2014 |
 | Third Street Bridge (FHWA No. 012250) | 0.2 miles | 2018 |
 | Bremer County Court House | 0.3 miles | 2003 |
 | Waverly Municipal Hydroelectric Powerhouse | 0.4 miles | 2026 |
 | Sturdevant Southwest Historic District | 0.4 miles | 2016 |
 | Waverly House | 0.5 miles | 1976 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 13000922 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Bremer County | All 13 listed properties in this county. |
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