Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
“The John S. and Elizabeth Beem Holmes Barn is a historic building located on a farm southwest of St. The Holmes' settled in Madison County in 1854 from Indiana.”
Wikipedia article John S. and Elizabeth Beem Holmes Barn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 55 National Register listings published here for Madison County · listed in 1987 · 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 wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of John S. and Elizabeth Beem Holmes Barn in 2009, 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 | 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 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of John S. and Elizabeth Beem Holmes Barn: 7 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Brickyard | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Brown Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gardner Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ninety-Two Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Penn Dixie Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Peru Myers Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Peru Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Winterset Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Winterset Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Holliwell Covered Bridge | 2.7 miles | 1976 |
| William Ogburn House | 2.8 miles | 1987 | |
| Henry and Elizabeth Adkinson Evans House | 2.8 miles | 1987 | |
| Hogan and Martha A. Runkle Queen House | 3.2 miles | 1987 | |
| Miles and Elizabeth Smith Kellogg House | 3.6 miles | 2017 | |
| Winterset City Park Historic District | 3.9 miles | 2021 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 87001665 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Madison County | All 55 listed properties in this county. |
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