Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
One of 296 National Register listings published here for Scott County · listed in 1979 · category: Building.
Sources: 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 11 fires within 5 miles of James Gamble House between 2008 and 2020, 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 18-119 BURN PILE/DITCH |
| 4 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | TREE |
| 3 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 17-111 |
| 24 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 18-108 MM 1 I-88 |
| 6 June 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 17-090 |
| 1 May 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | WHITETAIL DRIVE |
| 12 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 18-043 |
| 16 December 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 17-200 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of James Gamble House: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cordova Quarry Butler Co. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cordova Quarrycollision Stone Co. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Le Claire Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Le Claire, the town this property stands in, in 35 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 14 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Le Claire | $75,000 | A tornado touched down in northwest LeClaire, Iowa and was on the ground for 5 minutes carving a one half mile path to the Mississippi River. The tornado was on the ground about the length of Walnut Street in northern LeClaire, east to the Mississippi River across Highway 67. Numerous trees and power lines were downed. No injuries or fatalities occurred. |
| April 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Le Claire | $60,000 | Rated F1 |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Le Claire | $50,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew down several trees and large limbs in a 3 block area in Le Claire, IA at 540 am CDT June 9. Some of the trees and branches fell onto some homes. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Le Claire | $2,000 | Both a trained spotter and retired NWS employee reported nickel to quarter size hail in Le Claire and along I-80 west of Le Claire. |
| July 2003 | Heavy Rain | Le Claire | $2,000 | At Iowa Welcome Center on I-80 |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Le Claire | $1,000 | Three to six inches of rain fell in a short amount of time during the early morning hours of July 4th in Le Claire, IA resulting in flash flooding. Silver Creek flooded out of its banks just before 4:30 AM and was flowing over Highway 67 near Cody Rd. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Le Claire | - | Several tree limbs were blown down, 6 to 10 inches across, around town. Power lines are also down from the limbs. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Le Claire | - | A trained spotter reported several trees down in LeClaire. the time of the event was estimated using radar. |
| April 2024 | Funnel Cloud | Le Claire | - | Emergency Manager relayed a report from the public of a funnel cloud near 2nd Street Place and Ferry Street in Le Claire. |
| April 2023 | Flood | Le Claire | - | The Mississippi River at Le Claire Lock and Dam 14 rose above its major flood stage of 13.5 feet during the morning hours of April 25th and continued to rise to its crest of 16.12 on the evening of April 30th. |
| June 2019 | Flood | Le Claire | - | The Mississippi River at LeClaire began June above its major flood of 13.5 feet and crested at 15.08 feet on June 1st around 9 PM. This is preliminarily the 5th highest crest on record. It feel back below major flood around 5 AM on June 10th.|The Mississippi River at Rock Island began the month above its major flood of 18 feet and crested at 21.68 feet around 7 PM on June 1st. This is preliminarily the 6th highest rest on record. |
| April 2019 | Flood | Le Claire | - | The Mississippi River remained above its major flood stage of 18 feet through the month of April. The river crested at 20.68 feet on April 8th. Preliminarily this would be the 10th highest crest of record. |
| April 2019 | Flood | Le Claire | - | River levels continued to run high during the month of April. Heavy rain across the area caused the Mississippi River at Le Claire Lock and Dam 14 to rise above its major flood stage of 13.5 feet late in the day on the 26th, and it remained above its major flood stage into May. This second rise did not cause a crest before the end of the month. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Le Claire | - | A trained spotter reported hail up to the size of nickels. The hail started as pea sized and increased to the size of nickels before it quit. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Le Claire | - | A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Le Claire | - | A trained spotter reported hail up to the size of 1.25 inches. The hail last for 5 minutes. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Le Claire | - | Hail sizes ranged from the size of quarters up to golf balls. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Le Claire | - | Quarter sized hail fell in Le Claire, IA at 530 am April 6. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Le Claire | - | Quarter sized hail fell in Le Claire, IA at 536 am April 6. |
| October 2010 | Flood | Le Claire | - | The river rose above flood stage at Le Claire LD14 on October 3 at 300 pm cst and fell below flood stage on October 9 at 300 pm cst. Minor flooding occurred with the crest reaching 11.82 feet on October 6 at 7 am cst. Flood stage is 11 feet. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Le Claire | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew down some trees in Le Claire, IA around 545 pm June 27. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Le Claire | - | A spotter estimated pea to dime size hail near LeClaire. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Le Claire | - | Amateur radio operator estimated hail the size of quarters at Le Claire. |
| March 2006 | Hail | Le Claire | - | dime to nickel sized hail |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Le Claire | - | Corn flattened. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Le Claire | - | Accumulated 2 inches deep |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Le Claire | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts to 60 mph damaged buildings, blew a a barn across Territorial Road, and also blew the roof off another barn. Reported by amateur radio operator. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Le Claire | - | Large tree down on power lines, causing a fire in a transformer. Reported by law enforcement. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Le Claire | - | An estimated 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust downed four-inch branches. Reported by off-duty NWS employee. |
| August 1997 | Lightning | Le Claire | - | Tree exploded due to lightning strike. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Le Claire | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Le Claire | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Flood | Le Claire | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Le Claire | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | Le Claire | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | John Smith House | under 500 feet | 1979 |
 | Jacob Suiter House | 0.2 miles | 1979 |
 | William Suiter House | 0.2 miles | 1979 |
 | Horton-Suiter House | 0.2 miles | 1979 |
 | Dawley House | 0.2 miles | 1979 |
 | George Tromley Jr. House | 0.3 miles | 1979 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79003692 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Scott County | All 296 listed properties in this county. |
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