Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
“The Chickasaw Octagon House is a historic octagonal house located on Court Street in Chickasaw, Iowa.”
Wikipedia article Chickasaw Octagon House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 4 National Register listings published here for Chickasaw County · listed in 1979 · 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 26 fires within 5 miles of Chickasaw Octagon House between 2006 and 2020, burning about 618 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 | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 May 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 May 2015 | Debris and open burning | 28 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Chickasaw Octagon House: 6 past producers, 3 producers, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biglow Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Boevers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Boise Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Bunn Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Chickasaw Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Little Cedar Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| 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 Chickasaw, the town this property stands in, in 8 storm reports between 2000 and 2025: 4 heavy rain, 2 hail, 2 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | Flood | Chickasaw | - | Heavy rain during the middle of August allowed the Little Cedar River at Ionia to rise into flood stage during the afternoon on August 18th. The site crested at 12.06 ft in minor flood stage during the evening on August 18th before falling below flood stage during the early morning hours on August 19th. |
| May 2023 | Flood | Chickasaw | - | Significant runoff from heavy rainfall upstream resulted in rapid rises and minor flooding along the Little Cedar River near Ionia on May 16th. Minor flooding was initially realized late on May 15th, with the river cresting 0.68 feet above flood stage of 10.0 feet during the early morning of May 16th. It then fell below flood stage that afternoon. |
| August 2021 | Heavy Rain | Chickasaw | - | West of Ionia, 6.95 inches of rain fell. |
| July 2017 | Heavy Rain | Chickasaw | - | West of Ionia, 8.39 inches of rain fell. |
| September 2016 | Heavy Rain | Chickasaw | - | Near Ionia, 6.38 inches of rain fell. |
| August 2016 | Heavy Rain | Chickasaw | - | The COOP observer west of Ionia measured 3.68 inches of rain. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Chickasaw | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Chickasaw | - | 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 79000888 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Chickasaw County | All 4 listed properties in this county. |
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