Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
“King Memorial Chapel is located on the Cornell College campus in Mount Vernon, Iowa. The cornerstone was laid in 1875, and the chapel was completed in 1882.”
Wikipedia article King Memorial Chapel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 121 National Register listings published here for Linn County · listed in 1976 · category: Building.
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 3 fires within 5 miles of King Memorial Chapel between 2010 and 2015, burning about 27 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 | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 1750 YEISLEY RD., LINN TWP, IOWA |
| 20 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 January 2012 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of King Memorial Chapel: 4 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivanhoe Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lisbon Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mc Cune Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District | under 500 feet | 1980 |
 | Ash Park Historic District | 0.2 miles | 1993 |
| Albright, Henry D. and Juliana (Wortz), House | 0.3 miles | 2020 | |
 | Smith, James J. and Anna J. (Linean), House #1 | 0.3 miles | 2020 |
 | Wilds, Col. John Q. and Rowena (Camp), House | 0.3 miles | 2020 |
 | Smith, James J. and Anna J. (Linean), House #2 | 0.4 miles | 2020 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 76000782 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Linn County | All 121 listed properties in this county. |
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