Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
“Primrose Mill is a historic structure located in the unincorporated community of Primrose, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.”
Wikipedia article Primrose Mill, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 48 National Register listings published here for Lee 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 14 fires within 5 miles of Primrose Mill between 2006 and 2014, burning about 57 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 | 12 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 1672 150TH AVE, NW OF DONNELLSON, IOWA |
| 16 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 2446 150TH AVE, SW OF DONNELLSON, IOWA |
| 30 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 March 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 160TH AVE & HWY 2, W OF DONNELLSON, IOWA |
| 30 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Primrose Mill: 1 producer. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnellson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Primrose, the town this property stands in, in 4 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 2 flash flood, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2010 | Flash Flood | Primrose | $5,000 | Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding along 300th Street between Highway 61 and Highway 218 near Montrose and Highway 2 near the Van Buren and Lee County line during the early morning hours of June 21. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Primrose | - | The Department of Highways reported that 170th Street closed from 140th Ave. to 150th Ave. due to high water and flooding. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Primrose | - | A tree branch was blown down, falling on a road. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Primrose | - | 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 McGreer Barn and Crib | 1.1 miles | 2001 | |
 | Sharon Cemetery Historic District | 3.7 miles | 1991 |
| Donnellson Depot | 4.5 miles | 2025 | |
| Herschler, Christian and Katharina, House, Barn and Outbuildings Historic District | 6.5 miles | 1996 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83000383 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lee County | All 48 listed properties in this county. |
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