Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
“The Former Mount Pleasant Public Library is a historic building located in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, United States. The library here was established in 1875.”
Wikipedia article Former Mount Pleasant Public Library, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 54 National Register listings published here for Henry County · listed in 1983 · 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 2 fires within 5 miles of Mount Pleasant Public Library in 2017, burning about 30 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 February 2017 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 February 2017 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Mount Pleasant Public Library: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry County Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Nelson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Smith Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | George and Margaret Cooper House | 1.6 miles | 1997 |
 | Henry County Courthouse | 1.7 miles | 1981 |
 | Union Block | 1.7 miles | 1991 |
 | Louisa Building | 1.8 miles | 1991 |
 | Brazelton House Hotel | 1.8 miles | 1986 |
| Timmerman-Burd Building | 1.8 miles | 1991 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83000367 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Henry County | All 54 listed properties in this county. |
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