Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
One of 8 National Register listings published here for Hamilton County · listed in 1986 · category: Building.
Sources: 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 2 fires within 5 miles of William Oakland Round Barn between 2006 and 2019, burning about 2 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 March 2006 | 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 2 workings within 5 miles of William Oakland Round Barn: 2 past producers. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luppes Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| M M Stark | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Blairsburg, the town this property stands in, in 17 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 9 thunderstorm wind, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blairsburg | $200,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blairsburg | $40,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blairsburg | $25,000 | Large tree down. Buildings damaged. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blairsburg | $25,000 | Large trees down. Building damage also reported. |
| May 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Blairsburg | $10,000 | Tornado occurred north of Blairsburg with only a bried touchdown. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blairsburg | $5,000 | A power poll was snapped at 210th St and Quinn Ave. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blairsburg | $5,000 | Metal Debris on the road near 200th St and Highway 69 intersection. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blairsburg | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Blairsburg | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Blairsburg | $3,000 | The Blairsburg Post Office reported pea to nickel size hail lasting for 5 to 7 minutes, beginning at around 1307 CST. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blairsburg | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Blairsburg | $1,000 | Spotter reported dime to nickel size hail. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blairsburg | - | Emergency manager reported very strong winds and power outages. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Blairsburg | - | Trained spotter reported pea to quarter sized hail covering the ground. Delayed report and time was estimated from radar. |
| August 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Blairsburg | - | Tornado formed nearly 5 miles north of Blairsburg and travel northeast in rural farmland producing only crop damage. This tornado then moved into Wright county. The tornado was found and rated using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| October 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Blairsburg | - | Multiple small funnel clouds were sighted. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Blairsburg | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Schultz Brothers Drug Store | 4.6 miles | 1996 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 86001434 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Hamilton County | All 8 listed properties in this county. |
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