Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
“Mary's Catholic Church is a parish church of the Diocese of Davenport. The church is located at the corner of St.”
Wikipedia article St. Mary's Catholic Church (Riverside, Iowa), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 20 National Register listings published here for Washington County · listed in 1979 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of St. Mary's Parish Church Buildings between 2010 and 2014, burning about 49 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 | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
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 May 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 560TH AND NAPLES AVE, IOWA |
| 7 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 November 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 3111 115TH ST., IOWA |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of St. Mary's Parish Church Buildings: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old State Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Riverside Plant and Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Riverside, the town this property stands in, in 33 storm reports between 2003 and 2026: 15 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 5 flood, 2 tornado. 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 2009 | Flood | Riverside | $250,000 | Heavy rains during the middle of the month resulted in the Iowa River at Lone Tree going above the moderate flood stage level of 16.5 feet on June 22nd around 830 am. It crested around 16.6 feet around 1230 pm June 22. It fell below the moderate flood stage level around 2 pm June 22. |
| June 2010 | Flood | Riverside | $125,000 | Heavy rains during the third week of June resulted in the Iowa River at Lone Tree going above the moderate flood stage level of 16.5 feet on June 16 around 12 am. It crested around 17.0 feet around 11 am June 16. It fell below the moderate flood stage level around 930 pm June 16. |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Riverside | $100,000 | Heavy rains have resulted in flash flooding of in the vicinity of Riverside, IA during the evening of June 21 and early morning hours of June 22. Flood waters on Highway 218 near Riverside, IA around 1100 pm June 21 forced its closure. In addition, several creeks near Riverside flooded Highway 22. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Riverside | $100,000 | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Flood | Riverside | $75,000 | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Riverside | $5,000 | Rated F1. Time estimated based on radar and other reports. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Riverside | $4,000 | mainly pea size with a few big stones just before ending. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Riverside | $3,000 | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverside | $2,000 | Power lines down |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverside | $1,000 | Storm cut a swath across northern Washington County from 3.4 miles west of Riverside to 1.9 miles north of Riverside. The initial damage occurred halfway between Riverside and Kalona with 18 inch diameter limbs down and corn in the fields flattened. Radar data indicates that sporatic to near continuous damage to corn fields likely occurred from this point until the storm entered into southeast Johnson County. |
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Riverside | - | A tornado developed south of Riverside in Washington County, and moved rapidly northeast, following an intermittent path through southeast Johnson County, to near West Branch in Cedar County. The tornado destroyed an outbuilding southeast of Riverside, and caused tree and other outbuilding damage. The tornado was rated EF1 with maximum winds around 100 mph. Thanks to emergency management for assistance with this survey. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverside | - | A trained spotter relayed a 70 knot wind gust. Time of the evet was estimated using radar. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Riverside | - | A HAM radio operator reported dime to quarter sized hail. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverside | - | Reported two inch branches down due to thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2014 | Flood | Riverside | - | Heavy rains across the Upper Midwest during the last 2 weeks of June caused the Iowa River to rise to its major flood stage of 18 feet around 1100 AM on July 1 and fell below the major flood stage around 1230 on July 7. The river crested at 22.1 feet around 1145 AM on July 3. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Riverside | - | The public reported hail up to the size of dimes along with 50 mph winds. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Riverside | - | A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail along with small limbs down and zero visibility in very heavy rain. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Riverside | - | Golf ball sized hail fell 2 miles east southeast of Riverside, IA at 749 pm CDT April 3. |
| August 2009 | Flash Flood | Riverside | - | Heavy rains resulted in considerable standing water in the Riverside, IA area during the evening of August 27. The flood waters were close to over-topping area roads around 7 pm. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverside | - | Several tree limbs, some 1 foot in diameter, were blown down in town. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverside | - | Several corn fields between Kalona and Riverside were damaged. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverside | - | corn flattened |
| April 2026 | Hail | Riverside | - | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Hail | Riverside | - | no account filed |
| April 2020 | Hail | Riverside | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverside | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverside | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Riverside | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Riverside | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Riverside | - | no account filed |
| April 2013 | Flood | Riverside | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Riverside | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Riverside | - | 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 79000946 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Washington County | All 20 listed properties in this county. |
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