Built in 1887. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
“The James Norman Hall House is a historic residence located in Colfax, Iowa, United States. This was an early home of author James Norman Hall.”
Wikipedia article James Norman Hall House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 16 National Register listings published here for Jasper County · listed in 1984 · category: Building · built in 1887.
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 mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Hall, James Norman, House: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colfax Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Perkins Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Roscoe Maggard Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Colfax, the town this property stands in, in 53 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 20 thunderstorm wind, 20 hail, 3 flood, 3 funnel cloud. 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 2008 | Flash Flood | Colfax | $50,000 | Highway 117 was closed and street flooding was reported in Colfax. |
| March 2007 | Flood | Colfax | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colfax | $40,000 | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colfax | $40,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Flood | Colfax | $30,000 | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colfax | $25,000 | Measured wind gusts of 75 MPH received. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colfax | $25,000 | Numerous trees and limbs down. Power was out all the way north to Interstate 80. |
| April 2007 | Flood | Colfax | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Colfax | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Colfax | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colfax | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colfax | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Colfax | $10,000 | Highway 117 was under water and about to be closed. |
| April 2001 | Tornado (F1) | Colfax | $10,000 | Intermittent track through open country. Tornado moved into Marshall County northwest of Baxter. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Colfax | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Colfax | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colfax | $7,000 | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colfax | $5,000 | Power lines down in Colfax. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Colfax | $5,000 | Winds of 60 MPH as well. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colfax | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colfax | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Colfax | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Colfax | $5,000 | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colfax | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Colfax | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Colfax | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Colfax | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colfax | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colfax | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colfax | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colfax | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colfax | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colfax | $2,000 | The Jasper County Sheriff reported dime size hail also with this storm. |
| July 2002 | Hail | Colfax | $2,000 | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Colfax | $500 | Thunderstorms fired up in advance of a cold front and upper level disturbance. Many of the storms produced pea size hail. Some reports indicated the hail covered the ground completely. One of the storms intensified briefly and dropped three quarter inch diameter hail in Jasper County at Colfax. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Colfax | - | Hail up to ping pong ball sized and wind gusts estimated up to 40 mph. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Colfax | - | Photo of hail from KCCI viewer. Size estimated based on photo. |
| June 2020 | Heavy Rain | Colfax | - | Mesonet reported a 24 hour rain total of 3.68 inches. Still raining at time of report. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colfax | - | Public report of winds gusts between 70 to 80 mph. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colfax | - | A trained spotter reported a large tree blocking both lanes of Highway F48 in Colfax. |
| August 2018 | Funnel Cloud | Colfax | - | Trained spotter reported a funnel cloud between Mitchellville and Colfax. |
| June 2018 | Heavy Rain | Colfax | - | Public reported heavy rainfall of 3.5 inches from yesterday through early this morning. |
| July 2018 | Funnel Cloud | Colfax | - | Public reported funnel cloud east of Highway 117 and S 60th St. |
| July 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Colfax | - | Tornado remained in agricultural fields northwest of Prairie City for entire path length. |
| September 2018 | Heavy Rain | Colfax | - | Trained spotter reported heavy rainfall of 3.5 inches. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colfax | - | Trained spotter reported strong winds to 60 mph with heavy rainfall approaching. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Colfax | - | Trained spotter reported quarter sized hail. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Colfax | - | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Funnel Cloud | Colfax | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Colfax | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Colfax | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Colfax | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Colfax | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Colfax Spring City Commercial Historic District | 0.4 miles | 2018 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84003853 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Jasper County | All 16 listed properties in this county. |
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