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Photograph of David and M. Maria Hughes House
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David and M. Maria Hughes House

Built in 1901 (Queen Anne style). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

From the record

“Maria Hughes House is a historic building located in Williamsburg, Iowa, United States. David Hughes, a Williamsburg native, was serving as Iowa County Superintendent of Schools and deputy clerk of court when he established the Iowa Lumber Company.”

Wikipedia article David and M. Maria Hughes House, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 10 National Register listings published here for Iowa County · listed in 1996 · category: Building · built in 1901, Queen Anne style.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Listed as. Hughes, David and M. Maria, House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
  • Address. 101 W. Penn St., Williamsburg, 52361
  • When was it listed? June 1996
  • Category. building
  • Township. Troy township
  • When was it built? 1901
  • Architectural style. Queen Anne style
  • National Register reference number. 96000697 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

34 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of David and M. Maria Hughes House between 2006 and 2020, burning about 167 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/undetermined22
Debris and open burning6
Smoking3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
29 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
26 July 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIowa Department of Natural ResourcesWILLIAMSBURG FIRE
30 May 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIowa Department of Natural ResourcesWILLIAMSBURG FIRE
10 May 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resources2249 235TH ST. WILLIAMSBURG, IA 52361, IA
1 May 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
7 April 2013Debris and open burning30 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
7 April 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resources2800 BLOCK OF 245TH ST., IA
5 April 2015Debris and open burning2.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Every fire recorded in Iowa County

Storms near this property

37 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Williamsburg, the town this property stands in, in 37 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 18 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 3 tornado, 1 heavy rain. The reports record 1 injury. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2001Thunderstorm WindWilliamsburg1 hurtThunderstorm wind gusting to 60 mph downed a tree, which fell on a person, who required treatment at a local hospital. Reported by law enforcement.
May 2003HailWilliamsburg$1,000,000no account filed
July 2008Thunderstorm WindWilliamsburg$25,000Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew the roof off of a car wash about 1 mile north of Williamsburg, IA around 445 am July 21. This report was relayed by a broadcast media partner.
May 2004Tornado (F1)Williamsburg$10,000Also reported by Chaser
August 2004Thunderstorm WindWilliamsburg$3,000Trees and power lines down with several reports of estimated 43 knot (50 mph) winds west and east of Williamsburg.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindWilliamsburg$3,000no account filed
July 2017Tornado (EF1)Williamsburg$1,000Tornado was rated an EF-1 with peak winds of 105 mph, a path length of 4.58 miles, with a max width of 60 yards. The tornado produced damage to mainly trees and crops with two houses also sustaining damage to windows.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindWilliamsburg$1,000Wind gusts estimated to be 80 mph snapped a power pole in half along County Road M about 3 miles west of Williamsburg, IA at 500 pm CDT June 29.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindWilliamsburg$1,000Thunderstorm downburst winds downed trees in Williamsburg.
January 2023Tornado (EF1)Williamsburg-A tornado developed just northeast of Williamsburg, and south of Interstate 80. The tornado blew over a semi tractor trailer on I-80, then continued to the northeast. The tornado caused minor damage to a cattle shelter, and tree damage at a farmstead, before lifting near U.S. Highway 151. The tornado was on the ground for roughly 8 minutes, along a path estimated at 4.7 miles. There were no injuries. Assistance from Iowa County Emergency Management in completing the survey is much appreciated.
April 2023HailWilliamsburg-Trained spotter reported that hail was occurring at the moment of the report.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindWilliamsburg-Emergency Manager reported an estimated 70 mph thunderstorm gust.
May 2023HailWilliamsburg-Report received from Mping.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindWilliamsburg-Measured by a home weather station.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindWilliamsburg-Power lines were blown down.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindWilliamsburg-Wind gusts estimated to be 60 mph blew a large tree branch down on the east side of Williamsburg, IA around 440 pm CDT May 12.
May 2013Flash FloodWilliamsburg-Law enforcement reported numerous county roads impacted by water.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindWilliamsburg-A trained spotter reported 60 mph winds.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindWilliamsburg-Wind gusts estimated to be 60 mph were observed in Williamsburg, IA at 512 pm CDT June 29. Trees of unknown size were heard breaking at the time.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindWilliamsburg-Ten evergreen trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. Time of the event was estimated using an earlier report, but it may have been from the first of two storms to impact this area around an hour earlier.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindWilliamsburg-The public reported a wood and metal fence knocked over during a thunderstorm. Some of the posts were pulled completely out of the ground while others were broken off. A mobile home on the property was pushed over along with a pair of trailers on an adjacent lot. The garage door attached to the house was dented.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindWilliamsburg-Emergency Manager reported that strong thunderstorm winds damaged power lines. Power was out at the mall. Time of the event was estimated by radar.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindWilliamsburg-Emergency Manager reported several large trees down in Williamsburg with the power out in half of the town. The time of the event was estimated by radar.
May 2011HailWilliamsburg-Two inch diameter hail fell 1 mile south southwest of Williamsburg, IA at 304 pm CDT May 22.
April 2010HailWilliamsburg-Quarter sized hail fell on Interstate 80 near mile marker 225 about 6 miles east northeast of Williamsburg, IA at 525 pm April 5.
April 2010HailWilliamsburg-Non-severe hail (<1.0) fell near Williamsburg, IA at 510 pm April 5.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindWilliamsburg-Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew down several trees in Williamsburg, IA around 445 am July 21. This report was relayed by a broadcast media partner.
June 2006Funnel CloudWilliamsburg-numerous reports of funnel clouds along I-80
June 2005HailWilliamsburg-On Interstate 80 at mile marker 221
July 2004Heavy RainWilliamsburg-2.50 inches in past 2.5 hours; water ponding on a gravel road.
July 2000HailWilliamsburg-Penny-sized hail reported by NWS Cooperative Observer.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindWilliamsburg-Large tree downed.
April 2023HailWilliamsburg-no account filed
May 2023HailWilliamsburg-no account filed
May 2011HailWilliamsburg-no account filed
September 2000HailWilliamsburg-no account filed
April 1999HailWilliamsburg-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Iowa County

Map coverage status

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.

Listed places nearby

5 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
Pilot Grove4.4 miles1977
Plagmann Round Barn5.1 miles1986
St. Michael's Church, Cemetery, Rectory and Ancient Order of Hibernians Hall6.8 miles1983
Upper South Hotel7.6 miles1966
Fred G. Turner House7.7 miles1985

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 96000697 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Iowa CountyAll 10 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.