Built in 1859. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
One of 77 National Register listings published here for Jackson County · listed in 1992 · category: Building · built in 1859.
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 16 fires within 5 miles of John S. Dominy House between 1992 and 2019, burning about 48 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were 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 | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 June 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Savanna District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | ISLAND 199 |
| 1 May 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.1 acres | Savanna District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | SETBACK LEVEE |
| 6 April 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Savanna District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | GOOSEPOINT |
| 5 April 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Savanna District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | ESMAY SLOUGH |
| 28 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 35 |
| 23 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 31 |
| 23 April 2009 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Savanna District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | DUCK BLIND 80 |
| 15 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 37 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of John S. Dominy House: 7 past producers, 4 producers, 2 occurrences. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyde Haas Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Schultz Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Old Nichols Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rein,Schultz & Dahl Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Thomson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Trenkamp Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Turner Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Marshall Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sabula, the town this property stands in, in 6 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sabula | $50,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be 60 mph blew a pontoon boat onto a car in Sabula, IA around 522 pm June 27. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Sabula | - | Jackson county 911 relayed a report of flash flood damage in the town of Sabula. Sabula fire department was reportedly pumping water out of houses. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Sabula | - | Golf ball sized hail fell in Sabula, IA at 823 pm CDT May 20. |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sabula | - | Corn fields damaged. |
| June 1999 | Funnel Cloud | Sabula | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sabula | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Jeremiah Wood House | 0.6 miles | 1982 |
 | Savanna-Sabula Bridge | 2.4 miles | 1999 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 92000922 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Jackson County | All 77 listed properties in this county. |
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