Built in 1853. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
“Troy Academy was a school of higher education in Davis County, Iowa. It is on the National Register of Historic Places.”
Wikipedia article Troy Academy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 12 National Register listings published here for Davis County · listed in 1976 · category: Building · built in 1853.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Troy Academy between 2008 and 2020, burning about 513 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 120 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 March 2017 | Debris and open burning | 90 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 March 2017 | Debris and open burning | 125 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 February 2018 | Debris and open burning | 45 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 February 2017 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Troy Academy: 1 producer. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Troy, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports in 1998: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Troy | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Troy | $3,000 | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 76000758 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Davis County | All 12 listed properties in this county. |
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