Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
“The Edwards-Swayze House is a historic building located in Nevada, Iowa, United States. Edwards, a local merchant, had this house built in 1878.”
Wikipedia article Edwards-Swayze House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 37 National Register listings published here for Story County · listed in 1978 · 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 52 fires within 5 miles of Edwards-Swayze House between 2006 and 2020, burning about 207 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 5 were 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 | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 July 2017 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | INDIAN CREEK TRAIL, IA |
| 13 July 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 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 Edwards-Swayze House: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nevada, the town this property stands in, in 80 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 33 thunderstorm wind, 30 hail, 7 heavy rain, 4 lightning. The reports record 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2004 | Lightning | Nevada | 2 hurt | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevada | 1 hurt, $10,000 | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevada | 1 hurt, $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevada | $300,000 | Three modular homes and three mobile homes on a sale lot were destroyed. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Nevada | $75,000 | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Hail | Nevada | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Nevada | $25,000 | Indian Creek is reportedly out of its banks in Nevada. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevada | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Nevada | $20,000 | Trained spotter reported 2 inch hail. |
| June 2018 | Flash Flood | Nevada | $20,000 | Emergency manager reported water over the road along 620th Ave approximately 3 miles south of Nevada. |
| June 2008 | Flood | Nevada | $20,000 | Indian Creek was well out of its banks...flooding the 4H grounds at City Park in Nevada. |
| July 2008 | Lightning | Nevada | $20,000 | House was set on fire due to lightning strike. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Nevada | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevada | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Nevada | $15,000 | WHO television relayed a report from a viewer of golf ball size hail in Nevada from 1835 to 1840 CST. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Nevada | $15,000 | KCCI relayed a report of 2.60 inch hail. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevada | $15,000 | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevada | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Flash Flood | Nevada | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported water running over the road at 250th Ave and 650th Street. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevada | $10,000 | Three to four inch diameter tree down at the intersection of 8th and H. Crews working on it at the time. Other small branches were down and a trash can lid was blown off of a concrete bin. Five to six inch tree snapped at the East Park. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevada | $10,000 | Large tree limbs fell on a car in Nevada. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevada | $10,000 | Numerous large trees and limbs down in town. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Nevada | $10,000 | Quarter to ping pong ball sized hail was reported. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevada | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Nevada | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevada | $5,000 | Two foot diameter tree down. Power lines down on residence. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Nevada | $5,000 | A trained spotter reported quarter size hail in Nevada at 1835 CST, started 4 minutes earlier. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Nevada | $5,000 | Report received from KCCI television. |
| May 1998 | Tornado (F1) | Nevada | $5,000 | Intermittent path |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevada | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevada | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevada | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Lightning | Nevada | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevada | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevada | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevada | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevada | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevada | $5,000 | no account filed |
| October 1997 | Lightning | Nevada | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Nevada | $3,000 | Mainly pea size hail with some stones up to quarter size. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevada | $3,000 | Two power line poles snapped off at the base. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Nevada | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Nevada | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevada | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevada | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevada | $2,000 | Report received via chat. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Nevada | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevada | $2,000 | no account filed |
| October 2004 | Hail | Nevada | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Nevada | $2,000 | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevada | $1,000 | Emergency manager reported at least two large trees down in Nevada. Time estimated from radar. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Nevada | - | Delayed report, time estimated by radar. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Nevada | - | Relayed via broadcast media. Time estimated by radar. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Nevada | - | Report relayed by broadcast media. Time estimated by radar. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevada | - | A personal weather station gusted to 58 mph. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevada | - | A few tree limbs down in town. At least one greater than 4 in diameter. Report relayed by KCCI. Time estimated by radar. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevada | - | A few three inch tree limbs down. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Nevada | - | No comments in the local storm report with this event. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Nevada | - | Emergency manager relayed report of quarter to silver dollar sized hail. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nevada | - | Trees down on power lines. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briggs Terrace | 0.5 miles | 1998 | |
 | East Indian Creek Bridge | 4.4 miles | 1998 |
 | Octagon Round Barn, Indian Creek Township | 4.9 miles | 1986 |
| William Kennison Wood House | 7.2 miles | 1995 | |
| Skunk River Bridge | 7.5 miles | 1998 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78001262 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Story County | All 37 listed properties in this county. |
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