Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
“Paul's Episcopal Church is a parish church in the Diocese of Iowa. The church is located in Durant, Iowa, United States.”
Wikipedia article St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Durant, Iowa), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 21 National Register listings published here for Cedar County · listed in 1985 · 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 7 fires within 5 miles of St. Paul's Episcopal Church and Parish Hall between 2006 and 2014, burning about 44 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 | 5 |
| 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 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 March 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 March 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 2930 200TH ST., IA |
| 21 October 2014 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | 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 St. Paul's Episcopal Church and Parish Hall: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Durant, the town this property stands in, in 21 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 10 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 2 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durant | $250,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durant | $30,000 | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Durant | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durant | $5,000 | A flying barn door took the roof off a silo. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durant | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Durant | $3,000 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durant | - | Measured using a car mounted anemometer. |
| March 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Durant | - | A fast moving EF-0 tornado begun on the Muscatine/Cedar counties line. Causing roof damage, tree damage and eventually damage to farm outbuildings. The tornado had wind speeds of 85 MPH and at its widest was 50 yards. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Durant | - | Numerous reports of hail damage to vehicles in town. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durant | - | Report of tree limbs blown down in Durant, one onto a home's roof. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durant | - | Trees down across roads, also a baseball diamond fence was damaged. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durant | - | Trees reported down over roads. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Durant | - | WQAD relayed reports of golf ball sized hail north and west of Durant. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Durant | - | Quarter-sized hail fell in Durant, IA at 739 pm June 18. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durant | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 50 to 60 mph were observed in Durant, IA at 739 pm June 18. |
| September 2022 | Hail | Durant | - | no account filed |
| March 2016 | Hail | Durant | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Funnel Cloud | Durant | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Hail | Durant | - | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durant | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Durant | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85000002 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Cedar County | All 21 listed properties in this county. |
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