Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
“The Thomsen Round Barn was an historical building located near Armstrong in rural Emmet County, Iowa, United States. The building is a true round barn that measures 65 feet (20 m) in diameter.”
Wikipedia article Thomsen Round Barn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 3 National Register listings published here for Emmet County · listed in 1986 · 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 mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Thomsen Round Barn: 7 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Gaarde Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hoien Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kossuth County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| West Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Armstrong, the town this property stands in, in 24 storm reports between 1994 and 2017: 10 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Armstrong | $100,000 | A 66 foot by 76 foot barn, 50 feet high, was destroyed by high winds. A grain bin was blown off its concrete pad. Debris, grass, and corn was blown across the highway. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Armstrong | $75,000 | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Hail | Armstrong | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Armstrong | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Armstrong | $20,000 | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Armstrong | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Armstrong | $5,000 | Law enforcement reported winds over Iowa Lake, north of Armstrong, estimated at 60 to 65 MPH. Pea size hail also. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Armstrong | $3,000 | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Armstrong | $3,000 | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Armstrong | $2,000 | Tree damage reported by the public. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Armstrong | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Armstrong | $2,000 | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Armstrong | $2,000 | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Armstrong | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Heavy Rain | Armstrong | - | Emergency manager reported heavy rainfall of 2 to 3 inches. |
| July 2014 | Heavy Rain | Armstrong | - | A trained spotter reported a measurement of 4.25 inches of rain. |
| August 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Armstrong | - | A tornado formed and touched down briefly over Iowa Lake. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Armstrong | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Funnel Cloud | Armstrong | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Armstrong | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Flood | Armstrong | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Armstrong | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Armstrong | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Armstrong | - | 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 86001426 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Emmet County | All 3 listed properties in this county. |
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