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T. B. Perry House

Built in 1878 (Gothic Revival). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

From the record

“Perry House is a historical residence located in Albia, Iowa, United States. Theodore Perry was a local attorney and businessman who served two terms in the Iowa Senate.”

Wikipedia article T.B. Perry House, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 10 National Register listings published here for Monroe County · listed in 1983 · category: Building · built in 1878, Gothic Revival.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Listed as. Perry, T. B., House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
  • Address. 212 Benton Ave., W., Albia, 52531
  • When was it listed? July 1983
  • Category. building
  • Township. Troy township
  • When was it built? 1878
  • Architectural style. Gothic Revival
  • National Register reference number. 83000393 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

1 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of T. B. Perry House in 2009, burning under an acre 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/undetermined1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
14 April 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Every fire recorded in Monroe County

Storms near this property

60 of 82 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Albia, the town this property stands in, in 82 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 31 thunderstorm wind, 22 hail, 17 heavy rain, 7 flash 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2007FloodAlbia$250,000no account filed
June 2015Tornado (EF2)Albia$125,000This tornado developed and intensified quickly just to the west of Albia where EF-2 damage occurred. The tornado dissipated as it swept into the SW corner of Albia, damaging several homes and businesses.
June 2010Flash FloodAlbia$100,000Major street flooding in Albia as Highway 5 was impassable due to water running under the railroad overpass in the northern part of town.
June 2010Flash FloodAlbia$100,000Numerous gravel roads were covered with water and washed out across the southern two thirds of Monroe County. Rainfall since 0700 CST was 2.98 inches.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindAlbia$100,000A Burlington Northern train had 21 cars blown off the tracks.
June 2000Flash FloodAlbia$100,000no account filed
June 2011Thunderstorm WindAlbia$75,000Numerous small branches and limbs down along with a few portions of larger trees with some of the trees blocking portions of the road. Another tree fell onto a vehicle at the Chinese restaurant on east Benton.
June 2008HailAlbia$75,000Several reports of golf ball size hail in the Albia area. Car windows were also reported to be broken.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindAlbia$50,000Public reported power out, roof damage, and trees down at Indian Hills Inn.
September 2014Flash FloodAlbia$50,000Water over the road on old Highway 34 and 189th St. with a portion of the road closed.
November 2005Tornado (F1)Albia$50,000Tornado touched down southeast of Albia and tracked across mostly open country.
April 2003HailAlbia$50,000no account filed
June 1998FloodAlbia$50,000no account filed
October 2001HailAlbia$30,000no account filed
April 2015Thunderstorm WindAlbia$25,000A large tree was downed at the intersection of Highway 137 and Highway 5 on the north side of Albia. Scattered tree damage was reported throughout the Albia area.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindAlbia$25,000Post event survey indicated numerous large tree limbs were down, portions of whole trees, and even a few large trees taken down along with power lines.
July 2008Flash FloodAlbia$25,000Flash flooding was reported at the intersection of Highway 5 and Highway 137.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindAlbia$20,000Storm chaser reported large tree limbs down and a large tin roof on the ground near a camping areas on the south side of Albia.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindAlbia$15,000Public reported numerous trees down in Albia.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindAlbia$10,000Public reported large tree snapped in half. Report via social media.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindAlbia$10,000Numerous tree limbs down, some 3 inches or more with winds estimated at 65 MPH.
July 2008Flash FloodAlbia$10,000A car stalled in the water at a low lying bridge underpass just north of town.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindAlbia$10,000no account filed
April 2003HailAlbia$10,000no account filed
June 2001Thunderstorm WindAlbia$10,000no account filed
August 2000Thunderstorm WindAlbia$10,000no account filed
June 2019Thunderstorm WindAlbia$5,000Public reported trees down in Albia.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindAlbia$5,000Thunderstorm winds caused tree limb damage.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindAlbia$5,000A trained spotter estimated 60 MPH wind gusts.
August 2004Thunderstorm WindAlbia$5,000no account filed
June 2001Thunderstorm WindAlbia$5,000no account filed
October 2001HailAlbia$5,000no account filed
October 2001HailAlbia$5,000no account filed
July 2000Thunderstorm WindAlbia$5,000no account filed
June 1997Thunderstorm WindAlbia$5,000no account filed
May 1996HailAlbia$5,000no account filed
May 1996Tornado (F0)Albia$5,000no account filed
April 1996HailAlbia$5,000no account filed
April 2002Thunderstorm WindAlbia$3,000no account filed
April 2002Thunderstorm WindAlbia$3,000no account filed
September 2002HailAlbia$3,000no account filed
June 2000Thunderstorm WindAlbia$3,000no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindAlbia$3,000no account filed
June 2011Thunderstorm WindAlbia$2,000Estimated winds of 60 MPH.
August 2004Thunderstorm WindAlbia$2,000no account filed
May 2009HailAlbia$1,000Mostly pea to nickel size hail.
May 1998HailAlbia$500torrential rainfall
May 2024Flash FloodAlbia-Report of water over old pave US 34 near Albia to a depth of around 4.5 feet.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindAlbia-Numerous 4 inch tree branches down in tow. Delayed report, time estimated by radar.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindAlbia-KIIC relayed report of 63 mph wind gusts.
September 2022HailAlbia-Delayed report, time estimated by radar.
September 2022HailAlbia-Delayed report, time estimated via radar.
June 2021Heavy RainAlbia-Trained spotter report of 5.25 inches of rain in 24 hours.
June 2021Heavy RainAlbia-A public report of 5.20 inches of rain in 24 hours.
June 2021Heavy RainAlbia-A trained spotter reported 5 inches of rain in 24 hours.
June 2021Heavy RainAlbia-Trained spotter reported 2.46 inches of rain in 24 hours.
June 2021Heavy RainAlbia-Public report of 3.03 inches of rain in approximately 50 minutes.
June 2021Heavy RainAlbia-Trained spotter reported 5 inches of rain with rain still occurring.
July 2021Heavy RainAlbia-A rain total of 3.08 inches overnight through the morning.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindAlbia-Three trees downed, blocking northbound lanes on Iowa 137. Time estimated from radar.

Every storm recorded in Monroe County

Map coverage status

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.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
Albia Square and Central Commercial Historic Districtunder 500 feet1985
Noble-Kendall Houseunder 500 feet1984
Monroe County Courthouse0.2 miles1981
Elbert-Bates House0.2 miles1985
Arvine and Elizabeth W. White House0.3 miles1994
Dr. George A. Jenkins House0.3 miles1987

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 83000393 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Monroe CountyAll 10 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.