Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
“The Eldridge Turn-Halle, also known as Tomberg's Turner Hall, was a historic building located in Eldridge, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.”
Wikipedia article Eldridge Turn-Halle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 296 National Register listings published here for Scott County · listed in 1987 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Eldridge Turn-Halle between 2006 and 2019, burning about 2,238 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eldridge, the town this property stands in, in 30 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 14 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 1 tornado, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2003 | Hail | Eldridge | $50,000 | Jct Utica Ridge & Le Claire Rds |
| September 2000 | Hail | Eldridge | $50,000 | Large hail dented siding, damaged roofs and punched holes in vinyl shutters on several homes. Hail also damaged several vehicles. |
| May 1995 | Tornado (F1) | Eldridge | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Eldridge | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Eldridge | $5,000 | A thunderstorm producing hail of 0.75 to 1 inch struck Eldridge with some accumulation noted on the ground. |
| September 2000 | Lightning | Eldridge | $5,000 | Lightning struck a home on Scott Park Road. The lightning ignited a fire which damaged the attic area of the home. |
| July 1995 | Hail | Eldridge | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eldridge | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Heavy Rain | Eldridge | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Eldridge | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eldridge | - | AN off duty NWS employee reported a large tree branch down. The time of the event was estimated using radar. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Eldridge | - | An NWS employee that mostly pea to dime size hail was falling along with a few stones the size of quarters. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eldridge | - | Several large tree branched blown down. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eldridge | - | A tree limb was down. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eldridge | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 65 mph blew down several tree limbs and branches around 8th Street in Eldridge, IA at 430 am CDT July 24. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eldridge | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 60 mph blew down several tree branches throughout Eldridge, IA around 4 am CDT August 4. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eldridge | - | Wind gusts were estimated to be 50 to 60 mph in Eldridge, IA at 126 pm CDT June 18. A local newspaper later included a photograph of a large tree that was toppled in Eldridge. |
| June 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Eldridge | - | A funnel cloud developed in a band of isolated showers and was tracked for several minutes before it dissipated. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eldridge | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 50 to 60 mph were observed in Eldridge, IA at 255 pm July 10. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eldridge | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 60 mph blew a tree over in Eldridge, IA at 258 pm July 10. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eldridge | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 60 mph were observed in Eldridge, IA at 258 pm July 10. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Eldridge | - | Penny-sized hail fell in Eldridge, IA at 525 am August 5. The hail covered the ground. |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eldridge | - | Ten inch diameter tree limb blown down on LeClaire Road. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eldridge | - | Thunderstorm winds downed large tree limbs and a few trees. Reported by off-duty NWS employee. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eldridge | - | A 60 mph thunderstorm gust downed power lines in Eldridge, which resulted in a power outage in the community. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Eldridge | - | no account filed |
| April 2023 | Hail | Eldridge | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Eldridge | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Eldridge | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eldridge | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Alexander Brownlie House | 3.2 miles | 1976 |
 | John Littig House | 5.0 miles | 1984 |
 | Marie Clare Dessaint House | 5.9 miles | 1984 |
 | John H. Suiter House | 7.3 miles | 1979 |
 | Collins House | 7.4 miles | 1976 |
 | Columbia Avenue Historic District | 7.5 miles | 1984 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 87000032 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Scott County | All 296 listed properties in this county. |
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