Otto J. Hager House

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

From the record

“Hager House is a historic building located in Waukon, Iowa, United States. Built from 1907 to 1908, the Hager house is the only known Iowa commission for Chicago architect Robert Clossen Spencer, Jr.”
Wikipedia article Otto J. Hager House, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 21 National Register listings published here for Allamakee 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 listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
Listed as. Hager, Otto J., House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
Address. 402 Allamakee St., Waukon, 52172
When was it listed? June 1985
Category. building
Township. Makee township
Architectural style. Prairie School architecture
Architect. Robert Clossen Spencer, Jr.
National Register reference number. 85001383 - 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

24 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Otto J. Hager House between 2009 and 2020, burning about 652 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
Debris and open burning	13
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	9
Equipment and vehicle use	1
Recreation and ceremony	1

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
11 August 2015	Equipment and vehicle use	3.0 acres	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	not named
3 April 2009	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	5.0 acres	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	not named
28 April 2018	Debris and open burning	85 acres	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	not named
26 April 2018	Debris and open burning	300 acres	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	not named
25 April 2018	Debris and open burning	12 acres	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	not named
24 April 2018	Debris and open burning	10 acres	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	not named
23 April 2018	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	not named
23 April 2018	Debris and open burning	35 acres	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	not named

Every fire recorded in Allamakee County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Otto J. Hager House: 9 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Iron Hill	Iron	Past Producer
Unnamed Occurrence	Iron	Past Producer	Hematite, Limonite
Waukon Iron Mine	Iron	Past Producer	Hematite, Limonite
Burke Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Hammell Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Mccabe Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Troendle Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Allamakee County

Storms near this property

60 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Waukon, the town this property stands in, in 60 storm reports between 1994 and 2022: 33 thunderstorm wind, 16 hail, 5 flash flood, 2 tornado. 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
August 2016	Flash Flood	Waukon	$400,000	Runoff from heavy rain caused flooding to occur in and around Waukon. Several rescues had to be performed to save people from the flooding. Some businesses and homes were damaged by the flooding.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Waukon	$200,000	A barn was blown down and two silos collapsed on a farm southwest of Waukon.
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Waukon	$85,000	no account filed
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Waukon	$80,000	An estimated 60 mph wind gust occurred in Waukon. The roof was blown off a business, a home lost part of its roof and several other businesses sustained some roof damage.
July 2022	Tornado (EF1)	Waukon	$60,000	A brief EF1 tornado touched down southwest of Waukon. The tornado damaged the roofs on farm outbuildings along with some trees.
August 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Waukon	$45,000	no account filed
May 2002	Flash Flood	Waukon	$35,000	no account filed
December 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Waukon	$30,000	Power poles, lines and trees were blown down in Waukon. Almost 2,700 customers lost power because of the downed poles and lines.
June 1998	Flash Flood	Waukon	$20,000	no account filed
July 1998	Hail	Waukon	$20,000	no account filed
July 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Waukon	$20,000	no account filed
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Waukon	$15,000	Lots of trees and power lines were blown down across the northern part of the county.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Waukon	$15,000	Thunderstorms with high winds produced damage in and near Waukon. Trees and crops were blown over, a camper was rolled onto its side and house windows were broken.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Waukon	$15,000	no account filed
April 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Waukon	$15,000	no account filed
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Waukon	$10,000	Trees and power lines were blown down in Waukon.
July 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Waukon	$10,000	Part of a roof was removed from an outbuilding and corn was pushed over near Waukon.
June 1995	Hail	Waukon	$10,000	Thunderstorms fired ahead of a strong cold front as it sank south into an unstable air mass over Iowa. Cape values were around 2500 J-kg-1 combined with lifted indices in the -8° range aided the thunderstorm development. Iowa was on the southwest corner of a small convective complex. The storms produced hail and gusty winds over the northeast corner of the state, with golf ball-size hail reported north of Waukon in Allamakee County. One inch diameter hail was also reported about the same time west of Burr Oak in Winneshiek County.
May 2002	Tornado (F0)	Waukon	$10,000	no account filed
May 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Waukon	$10,000	no account filed
May 2000	Hail	Waukon	$8,000	no account filed
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Waukon	$7,000	no account filed
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Waukon	$5,000	Large trees were blown down, including one on a car and sporadic power outages in Waukon.
July 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Waukon	$5,000	no account filed
May 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Waukon	$4,500	no account filed
August 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Waukon	$3,500	no account filed
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Waukon	$3,000	Trees were blown down west of Waukon.
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Waukon	$3,000	no account filed
June 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Waukon	$2,500	no account filed
May 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Waukon	$2,000	Trees were blown down in Waukon.
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Waukon	$2,000	Trees were blown down on Old Stage Road three miles west-northwest of Waukon.
March 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Waukon	$2,000	Power poles were blown down in Waukon.
August 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Waukon	$2,000	Several trees were blown down in the city of Waukon.
April 2004	Hail	Waukon	$1,750	no account filed
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Waukon	$1,250	no account filed
April 2004	Hail	Waukon	$1,000	no account filed
May 2002	Hail	Waukon	$1,000	no account filed
May 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Waukon	$1,000	no account filed
August 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Waukon	$750	no account filed
June 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Waukon	$250	no account filed
July 2020	Flood	Waukon	-	Locally heavy rains caused some street flooding to occur in Waukon.
May 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Waukon	-	An estimated 60 mph wind gust occurred north of Waukon.
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Waukon	-	An estimated wind gust of 60 mph occurred in Waukon.
April 2014	Hail	Waukon	-	Quarter sized hail was reported in Waukon.
June 2014	Flash Flood	Waukon	-	Runoff from locally heavy rain caused numerous streets to be closed in Waukon and sand bagging occurred around a hotel.
August 2014	Hail	Waukon	-	Quarter sized hail fell in Waukon.
June 2013	Flash Flood	Waukon	-	Very heavy rain fell at such a fast rate that the sewer stations in Waukon were not able to keep up with the rain and as a result, flooding occurred around the city.
June 2013	Heavy Rain	Waukon	-	In Waukon, 4.5 inches of rain fell.
August 2009	Heavy Rain	Waukon	-	An observer recorded 3.14 inches of rain during the afternoon of August 19th. Street flooding was reported in Waukon.
June 2014	Hail	Waukon	-	no account filed
April 2014	Hail	Waukon	-	no account filed
April 2014	Hail	Waukon	-	no account filed
June 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Waukon	-	no account filed
April 2002	Hail	Waukon	-	no account filed
April 2002	Hail	Waukon	-	no account filed
April 2002	Hail	Waukon	-	no account filed
May 2002	Funnel Cloud	Waukon	-	no account filed
May 1998	Hail	Waukon	-	no account filed
July 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Waukon	-	no account filed
June 1998	Hail	Waukon	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Allamakee 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

4 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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Allamakee County Courthouse	0.2 miles	1977
Allamakee County Court House	0.2 miles	2003
Fred W. Meier Round Barn	2.7 miles	1986
West Paint Creek Synod Evangelical Lutheran Church and Cemetery	5.7 miles	2019

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 85001383 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Allamakee County	All 21 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.