Built in 1902 (Stick style). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
“The George Rewerts House is a historic residence located in Defiance, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.”
Wikipedia article George Rewerts House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 13 National Register listings published here for Shelby County · listed in 1991 · category: Building · built in 1902, Stick style.
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 10 fires within 5 miles of George Rewerts House between 2007 and 2020, burning about 21 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 | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 June 2020 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 March 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Defiance, the town this property stands in, in 21 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 13 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Defiance | $45,000 | Shed and hog house destroyed. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Defiance | - | Law enforcement report of a barn blown down and damage to trees. Winds gusted to an estimated 90-100 mph. |
| April 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Defiance | - | This tornado touched down less than a mile southeast of Defiance, Iowa just north of the Linden Road and Knotty Pine Road Intersection. Here, a roof was blown off a barn and several tree trunks in the area were snapped. The tornado moved to the northeast, skirting the town of Defiance by less than a mile to the east. A home at the intersection of Linden Road and 2300th Street received minor roof damage and had its car garage completely destroyed. This was the worst damage from this tornado in Shelby County, warranting an EF-1 rating with max wind speeds estimated at 105 miles per hour. Another large barn at the intersection of Street F16 and Mulberry Road had large sections of its roof damaged. At 1753 CST, the tornado crossed into Crawford County half a mile west of 300th Street. At this point in time, EF-1 damage was still being done with several tree trunks being snapped with the passage of the tornado. The peak width achieved by this tornado in Shelby County was 300 yards, with an average width of 200 yards. This tornado continued into Crawford County and produced additional EF-0 and EF-1 damage until it dissipated 6 miles north-northeast of Manilla, Iowa. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Defiance | - | A large tree branch was blown down onto power lines, which caused power to go out for several hours. |
| March 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Defiance | - | A storm chaser caught a rope tornado on video southwest of Defiance. The narrow and weak tornado apparently caused no damage as it remained in an open field and was from the same supercell that spawned a larger tornado to the southwest in Harrison county a little earlier. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Defiance | - | Along Highway 59 south of town. |
| September 2010 | Hail | Defiance | - | The hail was mostly nickel-size, but a few stones were as big as quarters. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Defiance | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at least at 60 to 70 mph by a spotter flattened crops in the area. |
| June 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Defiance | - | An apparent tornado downed 30 to 40 trees and damaged a farm outbuilding 4 miles south of Defiance. |
| June 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Defiance | - | A tornado touched down briefly northwest of Defiance. The tornado caused mainly just tree damage. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Defiance | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Defiance | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Defiance | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Defiance | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Defiance | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Defiance | - | no account filed |
| November 2005 | Hail | Defiance | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Defiance | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Defiance | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Defiance | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Defiance | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant View Stock Farm Historic District | 4.9 miles | 2019 | |
 | Irwin Consolidated School | 7.4 miles | 2002 |
 | Saint Boniface Catholic Church District | 7.9 miles | 1991 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 91001450 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Shelby County | All 13 listed properties in this county. |
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