Built in 1914. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.
“Alden Public Library is located in Alden, Iowa, United States. Alden was one of the smallest communities to receive a Carnegie library.”
Wikipedia article Alden Public Library, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 34 National Register listings published here for Hardin County · listed in 1981 · category: Building · built in 1914.
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 3 fires within 5 miles of Alden Public Library between 2006 and 2010, burning about 19 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 October 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 20502 HWY C73, IOWA |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Alden Public Library: 4 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Calcium, Phosphorus-Phosphates. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sargent Calcium Products | Calcium, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Producer | ||
| Alden Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Alden Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Harms Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hizerbroth Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mcbride Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Slayton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Alden, the town this property stands in, in 12 storm reports between 1997 and 2017: 5 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2001 | Tornado (F1) | Alden | $500,000 | Short touchdown within the town of Alden. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alden | $40,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alden | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alden | $20,000 | Grain bin in the middle of the road on Highway D25. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Alden | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Alden | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alden | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Alden | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Alden | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Alden | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Funnel Cloud | Alden | - | Trained spotter reported a funnel cloud. |
| June 2010 | Flood | Alden | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Alden Bridge | 0.5 miles | 1998 |
 | Carnegie-Ellsworth Public Library | 3.4 miles | 1983 |
 | Slayton Farms-Round Barn | 3.9 miles | 1999 |
 | Glenn and Nell Kurtz Lustron Home and Garage | 4.3 miles | 2014 |
 | Washington Avenue Bridge | 4.9 miles | 1998 |
 | Union Cemetery Gardener's Cottage | 5.0 miles | 2002 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 81000241 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Hardin County | All 34 listed properties in this county. |
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