Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
“The Wieting Theater is located in Toledo, Iowa, United States. Wieting had three opera houses built as memorials to her husband, C.W.”
Wikipedia article Wieting Theater, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 14 National Register listings published here for Tama 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 334 fires within 5 miles of Wieting Theater between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,441 acres in total. None started naturally. 49 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 | 142 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 111 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 49 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1999 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Sac and Fox Agency | TRANSFORM |
| 25 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sac and Fox Agency | 3024 F AVE |
| 15 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Sac and Fox Agency | DAVENPORT |
| 3 August 2019 | Fireworks | 3.0 acres | Sac and Fox Agency | 163 CIRCLE |
| 26 August 2004 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Sac and Fox Agency | F AVE WIRE |
| 25 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Sac and Fox Agency | LINCOLN |
| 2 August 2013 | Smoking | 3.0 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 Wieting Theater: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manatt's Sand and Gravel, Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Toledo, the town this property stands in, in 40 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 17 thunderstorm wind, 11 heavy rain, 8 hail, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Toledo | $1,000,000 | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Toledo | $300,000 | A 180 foot radio tower was snapped with many trees down. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Toledo | $200,000 | Trees and power lines down all over the place. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Toledo | $150,000 | Barn and brick silo flattened. Many trees down, some 3 feet in diameter. |
| May 2008 | Flood | Toledo | $100,000 | Numerous roads were under water around the county. |
| August 2000 | Lightning | Toledo | $60,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Toledo | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Toledo | $10,000 | An inch of rain fell in under an hour, causing minor flash flooding. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Toledo | $10,000 | Winds were also estimated at 60 to 70 MPH. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Toledo | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Toledo | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Toledo | $5,000 | Delayed report of power pole damage north of Montour. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Toledo | $5,000 | Trees were blown down in Toledo. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Toledo | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Toledo | $3,000 | Trees down in the area, and the corn was blown down. |
| May 1997 | Hail | Toledo | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Toledo | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Toledo | $2,000 | Four to five inch diameter walnut tree branches were blown down by high wind. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Toledo | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Toledo | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Toledo | $1,000 | Toledo Fire Department reports wind gusting to 60 MPH about 2 miles north of Toledo. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Toledo | - | Local law enforcement reported trees down in Meskwaki area. |
| May 2024 | Heavy Rain | Toledo | - | Coop observer reported 24 hr heavy rainfall of 3.33 inches. |
| June 2020 | Heavy Rain | Toledo | - | Public measured 2.7 inches of rain. Beginning time estimated by radar. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Toledo | - | Emergency manager reported wind gusts over 70 mph and that a tree fell on the office. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Toledo | - | A coop observer reported a 60 by 90 foot machine shed completely demolished. Neighbors empty grain bins were blown across highway 63. Several large trees are snapped or uprooted. A 78 mph wind gust was reported before the weather station gave out. |
| June 2019 | Heavy Rain | Toledo | - | Coop observer reported heavy rainfall of 2.28 inches. Beginning and ending times estimated from radar. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Toledo | - | Emergency manager reported golf ball hail at Highway 63 and 275th St. |
| September 2018 | Heavy Rain | Toledo | - | Coop observer recorded heavy rainfall of 3.07 inches over the last 24 hours. Due to database entry limitation, beginning time coded as midnight CST. |
| September 2016 | Heavy Rain | Toledo | - | Coop observer reported heavy rainfall of 2.02 inches. |
| December 2015 | Heavy Rain | Toledo | - | Coop observer reported heavy rainfall of 2.48 inches over the last 48 hours/storm total so far. |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | Toledo | - | Rainfall during the past 24 hours was 2.02 inches. |
| May 2013 | Heavy Rain | Toledo | - | Twenty four hour rainfall total of 1.47 inches. |
| May 2013 | Heavy Rain | Toledo | - | Rainfall since midnight was 3.92 inches. |
| June 2013 | Heavy Rain | Toledo | - | Rainfall total for the previous 24 hours ending 0600 CST was 1.89 inches. |
| July 2010 | Heavy Rain | Toledo | - | Rainfall of 1.36 inches received from KWWL. |
| April 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Toledo | - | Tornado touched down briefly in open fields northeast of Tama. No damage occurred. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Toledo | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Toledo | - | no account filed |
| October 1998 | Hail | Toledo | - | 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Hope Fire Company Engine House | under 500 feet | 1983 |
 | Tama County Jail | under 500 feet | 1981 |
 | Tama County Courthouse | under 500 feet | 1981 |
 | First United Brethren Church | 0.1 miles | 2017 |
 | Lincoln Highway Bridge | 2.3 miles | 1978 |
| King Tower Historic District | 2.5 miles | 2020 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79000944 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Tama County | All 14 listed properties in this county. |
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