Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
“The Wehmer House is a historic building located in Guttenberg, Iowa, United States. This 1½-story brick building was constructed by George Wehmer between 1856 and 1862.”
Wikipedia article Wehmer House, 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
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Wehmer 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 13 workings within 5 miles of Wehmer House: 10 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 | ||
| Osterdock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Schlitche Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Burtletts Diggings | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Weber House | under 500 feet | 1984 |
 | Parker House | 0.1 miles | 1984 |
| Nieland House | 0.2 miles | 1984 | |
 | Matt-Bahls House | 0.2 miles | 1984 |
 | Fuerste House | 0.4 miles | 1984 |
 | Front Street (River Park Drive) Historic District | 0.4 miles | 1984 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84001249 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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