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Wagner-Mozart Music Hall

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

From the record

“Wagner-Mozart Music Hall was a historic building located in Mason City, Iowa, United States. Built in 1936, this was one of, if not the first, building designed for a school music program.”

Wikipedia article Wagner-Mozart Music Hall, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 48 National Register listings published here for Cerro Gordo County · listed in 1978 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 1st NE. and Delaware Ave., Mason City, 50401
  • When was it listed? November 1978
  • Category. building
  • City. Mason City city
  • Architectural style. PWA Moderne
  • National Register reference number. 78001210 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

3 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Wagner-Mozart Music Hall between 2007 and 2011, burning about 8 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/undetermined3

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
20 April 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
1 April 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resources14259 300TH ST., MASON CITY, IOWA
28 March 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined6.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resources2211 F-52 TRAIL WILIAMSBURG, IA 52361, IA

Every fire recorded in Cerro Gordo County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 34 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 34 workings within 5 miles of Wagner-Mozart Music Hall: 17 producers, 16 past producers, 1 unknown. 17 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnknownSand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Faught PitClayProducer
Kirk PitClayProducer
Lehigh QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken, ClayProducer
Mason City Brick and TileClayPast Producer
Northwestern States Qry Cemt PlntStone, Crushed/Broken, ClayProducer
Oswald Clay PitClayProducer
UnknownClayPast Producer
Willowbrook Shale PitClayProducer
Cerro Gordo County PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Cerro Gordo County

Storms near this property

60 of 160 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mason City, the town this property stands in, in 160 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 54 thunderstorm wind, 52 hail, 23 heavy rain, 11 flash flood. The reports record 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 1996Thunderstorm WindMason City1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
August 1996Thunderstorm WindMason City1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
July 1999Flash FloodMason City$1,000,000no account filed
August 2014Flash FloodMason City$500,000The roof of a Walmart collapsed form water weight. Water was deep enough to reach the roof on cars with several submerged along Highways 65 and 122. Several roads were impassable in the city until around 0820 CST.
June 2008Flash FloodMason City$500,000The levee failed along North Hampshire Avenue in Mason City. A subdivision near the river is flooding.
June 2008Flash FloodMason City$200,000Numerous streets were flooded in Mason City, with water up to the door or higher in places.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindMason City$150,000Emergency manager reported trees on multiple homes and power lines down.
June 1998FloodMason City$150,000no account filed
June 2013Flash FloodMason City$100,000Multiple fields under water across northeast Cerro Gordo County. Many gravel roads have water over them. Three campgrounds were evacuated: Camp at the Woods, Wilkinson County Park and Shell Rock Preserve due to water impacting the entrances/exits.
June 2002HailMason City$100,000no account filed
June 2002HailMason City$100,000no account filed
June 1998Flash FloodMason City$100,000no account filed
June 2002HailMason City$75,000Accompanied by 40 to 50 MPH winds.
May 2018HailMason City$50,000Trained spotter reported hail for 5 minutes with up to quarter sized hail being driven by high winds and heavy rain.
July 2016Flash FloodMason City$50,000Law Enforcement reported 1st street blocked off with water 3 to 4 feet deep and a submerged vehicle. Various locations across Mason City with 4 to 6 inches deep. Time and location estimated.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindMason City$50,000Trees were blown down in several areas of the city.
June 2008Flash FloodMason City$50,000Flooding was reported at Autumn Creek Apartments. Evacuations were taking place at Rock Falls Camp Woods. Twelfth |Street was closed by the water plant.
March 2010Flash FloodMason City$50,000no account filed
March 2007FloodMason City$50,000no account filed
July 2004Flash FloodMason City$50,000no account filed
June 1998FloodMason City$50,000no account filed
June 1998FloodMason City$50,000no account filed
June 1999Thunderstorm WindMason City$45,000no account filed
August 2007Thunderstorm WindMason City$40,000Damage to numerous signs and other buildings around the intersection of hwy 122 and Monroe Ave. Damage done to the roof and exterior of a business at the intersection of hwy 122 and South Monroe.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindMason City$40,000no account filed
August 1996Thunderstorm WindMason City$40,000no account filed
August 1995Thunderstorm WindMason City$30,000no account filed
September 2016Flash FloodMason City$25,000Cerro Gordo County dispatch noted that East Park had been fully closed due to flooding.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindMason City$25,000Large trees toppled power lines along State Street in downtown Mason City.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindMason City$25,000no account filed
July 2003HailMason City$25,000no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindMason City$25,000no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindMason City$25,000no account filed
July 2025Thunderstorm WindMason City$20,000Trees and Branches down in Mason City. Report of at least one tree on a vehicle. Several power poles on fire.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindMason City$15,000Emergency manager reported multiple tree limbs down throughout the town of Mason City. Some have fallen on power lines or are blocking roads. A few power poles snapped as well. Power out in multiple locations. Time estimated by radar.
October 2013HailMason City$15,000Sheriff's department reported hail up to ping pong ball size.
October 2013HailMason City$15,000no account filed
June 2002HailMason City$15,000no account filed
October 1998Thunderstorm WindMason City$15,000no account filed
June 1997LightningMason City$15,000no account filed
May 2018Thunderstorm WindMason City$10,000Trained spotter reported widespread tree damage including branches up to 2 to 3 inches in diameter down.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindMason City$10,000Trained spotter reported numerous 3 to 4 inch diameter tree branches down throughout Mason City along with a few larger trees down as well. Hail sized was unknown at the time. Time was estimated from radar.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindMason City$10,000Local 911 call center reported a power line down on a tree and an associated fire along Birch Dr. Time estimated from radar.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindMason City$10,000Emergency manager reported multiple locations with trees down in Mason City. This is a delayed report and time estimated from radar.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindMason City$10,000Several 6 inch diameter limbs were down.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindMason City$10,000Five inch diameter branch down on 9th St. Several branches down around the city.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindMason City$10,000Trees were down on the zero block of 10th Street NW.
May 2008HailMason City$10,000Dime to golf ball size hail nearly covered the ground.
April 2007FloodMason City$10,000no account filed
July 2007Thunderstorm WindMason City$10,000no account filed
March 2006Thunderstorm WindMason City$10,000no account filed
March 2006Thunderstorm WindMason City$10,000no account filed
June 2002HailMason City$10,000no account filed
July 1998Thunderstorm WindMason City$10,000no account filed
May 2011HailMason City$5,000Pea to quarter size hail was reported in the town of Mason City.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindMason City$5,000Tree down on the 1000 block of 9th Street NE. Sixty MPH wind gust estimated by storm spotter.
July 2011HailMason City$5,000no account filed
May 2008Thunderstorm WindMason City$5,000no account filed
May 2008Thunderstorm WindMason City$5,000no account filed
July 2007Thunderstorm WindMason City$5,000no account filed

Every storm recorded in Cerro Gordo County

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 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
MBA (Modern Brotherhood of America) Buildingunder 500 feet2002
Mason City YMCAunder 500 feet2002
Parker's Opera Houseunder 500 feet1998
A. J. Andrus Duplexunder 500 feet1980
City National Bank Building0.1 miles1972
Chris Rye House0.1 miles1980

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 78001210 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Cerro Gordo CountyAll 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.