Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
One of 11 National Register listings published here for Cass 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 4 fires within 5 miles of Griswold National Bank between 2009 and 2016, burning about 142 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 February 2016 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | ELLIOTT FIRE DEPT |
| 15 January 2014 | Debris and open burning | 120 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Griswold National Bank: 1 producer, 1 past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Griswold, the town this property stands in, in 59 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 26 hail, 22 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 5 heavy rain. 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 2007 | Tornado (EF2) | Griswold | $1,000,000 | Tornado touched down on the southern Cass County line and moved northeast. The last 2 miles of the track showed an intermittent nature. Average path width was 100 to 200 yards wide with a maximum width of about one half mile. Estimated wind speed was 120 to 130 MPH. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Griswold | $500,000 | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Griswold | $200,000 | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Griswold | $150,000 | The emergency manager reported several grain bins destroyed, a damaged machine shed, a damaged storage silo, several large trees uprooted or snapped off, and damage to a center pivot. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Griswold | $50,000 | Trained spotter reported numerous large limbs down in town. Some 1-2 foot trees snapped off, one landed on a house. Another landed on a camper. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Griswold | $50,000 | Cass County Emergency Manager reported major street flooding in Griswold. Water was covering the car tires and up to 18 inches of water covered municipal roadways in places. |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Griswold | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Flash Flood | Griswold | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Griswold | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Griswold | $15,000 | Winds of 50 MPH and small branches blown down. |
| April 2001 | Hail | Griswold | $15,000 | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Griswold | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Griswold | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Griswold | $10,000 | Water over the road at M57 and Highway 92 intersection. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Griswold | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Griswold | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Griswold | $10,000 | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Griswold | $5,000 | Quarter size hail, combined with 50 MPH winds was reported. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Griswold | $5,000 | Nickel size hail also fell with the high winds. |
| September 2010 | Hail | Griswold | $5,000 | Quarter to ping pong ball size hail reported by a trained spotter. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Griswold | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Griswold | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Griswold | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Griswold | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Griswold | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Griswold | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Griswold | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Griswold | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Griswold | $3,000 | High winds and heavy rain. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Griswold | $3,000 | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Griswold | $2,000 | Pea size hail combined with the wind. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Griswold | $2,000 | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Griswold | $2,000 | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Griswold | $2,000 | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Griswold | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Griswold | $2,000 | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | Griswold | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Griswold | $1,000 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Griswold | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Griswold | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Hail | Griswold | - | Multiple hail sizes observed with largest up to ping pong ball sized. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Griswold | - | Wind gust measured on a PWS in southwest Cass County. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Griswold | - | Report of a large tree on vehicle. Time estimated by radar. |
| August 2021 | Heavy Rain | Griswold | - | A 24 hour rain total of 4.10 inches. |
| August 2021 | Heavy Rain | Griswold | - | A 24 hour rain total of 4.00 inches. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Griswold | - | Trained spotter reported winds of 60 to 70 MPH in Griswold. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Griswold | - | Trained spotter reported multiple trees down, including one on a home, and a roof off a farm building. Time estimated via radar. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Griswold | - | Trained spotter reported gusts up to and around 60 mph. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Griswold | - | Emergency manager reported broken tree branches across down along with power outages. |
| June 2014 | Heavy Rain | Griswold | - | Cass County EM reported street flooding with water up to the bottoms of car hubcaps. |
| May 2014 | Heavy Rain | Griswold | - | A trained spotter measured 4.10 inches of rain. Most of the rain fell in a 2 to three hour period. |
| September 2010 | Heavy Rain | Griswold | - | A spotter reported 2.64 inches of rain in the past 2 hours, along with pea size hail. |
| September 2008 | Hail | Griswold | - | Mostly dime size hail with some up to penny size. |
| September 2022 | Hail | Griswold | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Griswold | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Griswold | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Griswold | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Griswold | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Hail | Griswold | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Rev. George B. Hitchcock House | 5.2 miles | 1977 |
 | Nishnabotna Ferry House | 5.7 miles | 2001 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79003695 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Cass County | All 11 listed properties in this county. |
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