Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
“The Eckert House is a historic building located in Guttenberg, Iowa, United States. The two-story brick structure was built in 1860 by Henry Eckert.”
Wikipedia article Eckert House (Guttenberg, Iowa), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 54 National Register listings published here for Clayton County · listed in 1984 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · 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 3 fires within 5 miles of Eckert House between 2009 and 2011, burning about 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 403 WOODLAND DRIVE, GUTTENBERG, IA |
| 11 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Eckert House: 9 past producers, 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zinc, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essman Island Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Holmes Mine | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | Galena | |
| Kann Mine | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | Galena | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Anderegg Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Blum Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Morarend Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Schlitche Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Burtletts Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Guttenberg Mines | Lead | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Fuerste House | under 500 feet | 1984 |
 | Front Street (River Park Drive) Historic District | under 500 feet | 1984 |
 | Guttenberg State Bank | under 500 feet | 1984 |
 | Guttenberg National Fish Hatchery and Aquarium Historic District | 0.1 miles | 1991 |
 | Albertus Building | 0.1 miles | 1979 |
| McClaine House | 0.2 miles | 1984 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84001216 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Clayton County | All 54 listed properties in this county. |
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