Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
“The Lewis Hotel is a historic building located in Cherokee, Iowa, United States. Lewis was a New York City native who settled in the Cherokee area in 1872.”
Wikipedia article Lewis Hotel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 8 National Register listings published here for Cherokee County · listed in 1997 · 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 28 fires within 5 miles of Lewis Hotel between 2009 and 2020, burning about 78 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 May 2013 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Lewis Hotel: 20 past producers, 9 producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bugh Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Cherokee County Hwy Dept | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Cherokee Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Cherokee Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Corbett Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ext Brewer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hyndman and Freeman | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lundell Const | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Maudlin Const Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Maudlin Const Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cherokee, the town this property stands in, in 71 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 37 hail, 16 thunderstorm wind, 10 flash flood, 4 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1994 | Hail | Cherokee | $500,000 | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherokee | $200,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused widespread tree damage, including several large trees blown down. Several homes and businesses were damaged by falling trees, and other had shingle and other roof damage. Several vehicles were also damaged by falling trees and tree debris. A storage shed full of sports equipment at the high school was destroyed, with the equipment damaged. Signs and power lines were blown down, and a power outage resulted. A semi was blown over near town. |
| August 2002 | Flash Flood | Cherokee | $200,000 | Heavy rain amounting to over four inches caused flooding of roads and basements. Maple creek rose out of its banks and up to the bottom of a bridge on Iowa Highway Seven. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherokee | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Cherokee | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Cherokee | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Cherokee | $30,000 | Heavy rain caused flash flooding of numerous streets in the town of Cherokee. Basements and parkland were also flooded. |
| June 2003 | Lightning | Cherokee | $20,000 | Lightning caused a house fire which damaged the roof and ceiling of a home. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherokee | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused tree and power line damage, resulting in power outages. Several trees were blown completely down, including one which damaged the porch of a house. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherokee | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including large limbs blown down. The winds also blew down power lines. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherokee | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage and blew down power lines. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherokee | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Cherokee | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2025 | Flash Flood | Cherokee | - | Pictures showed significant street flooding in lower areas on the southeast side of Cherokee. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherokee | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts brought several large limbs down. As a result of limbs coming down on powerlines around Cherokee, up to 1800 electrical customers were without power. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherokee | - | Thunderstorm winds downed several large tree branches in Cherokee. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherokee | - | Thunderstorm winds produced damage to large tree limbs. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherokee | - | Strong winds caused tree to split. |
| May 2016 | Heavy Rain | Cherokee | - | Rainfall of 3.75 inches was measured. |
| June 2014 | Heavy Rain | Cherokee | - | Thunderstorms produced rainfall of 2.15 inches. |
| June 2014 | Heavy Rain | Cherokee | - | Rainfall of 3.70 inches was measured. |
| June 2014 | Heavy Rain | Cherokee | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall of 4.08 inches. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Cherokee | - | Hail covered the ground. |
| May 2012 | Flash Flood | Cherokee | - | Heavy rain caused flash flooding of rural fields and roads. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Cherokee | - | Hail was accompanied by heavy rain. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Cherokee | - | Large hail was estimated at 4 inches in diameter with one stone measured at 3.5 inches. The hail caused an unknown amount of damage to vehicles. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Cherokee | - | Large hail caused an unknown amount of vehicle, siding, and roof damage. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Cherokee | - | Heavy rain caused flash flooding of several roads in the town of Cherokee. |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherokee | - | Thunderstorm winds blew over a semi truck. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Cherokee | - | Large hail covered the ground. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherokee | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several branches blown down. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Cherokee | - | Heavy rain caused flooding of roads and fields. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Cherokee | - | Heavy rain caused flooding of numerous streets and several basements. |
| August 2005 | Hail | Cherokee | - | Large hail was accompanied by winds gusting to 50 mph. |
| September 2004 | Flash Flood | Cherokee | - | Rainfall of 4.5 inches caused flooding of streets. |
| July 2003 | Flash Flood | Cherokee | - | Heavy rains caused rapid flooding of city streets and low areas, including a park. |
| June 2003 | Flash Flood | Cherokee | - | Heavy rain caused the Little Sioux River to rise rapidly to just out of its banks. Other low areas including some roads were also flooded. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherokee | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including trees of unknown size blown down. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherokee | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including some trees down. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Cherokee | - | no account filed |
| April 2025 | Hail | Cherokee | - | no account filed |
| August 2025 | Hail | Cherokee | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Cherokee | - | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Hail | Cherokee | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Hail | Cherokee | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Hail | Cherokee | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Cherokee | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherokee | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Cherokee | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Flood | Cherokee | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherokee | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Cherokee | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Cherokee | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Cherokee | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Cherokee | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Cherokee | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Cherokee | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Cherokee | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Cherokee | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Cherokee | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Cherokee Public Library | under 500 feet | 1985 |
 | Cherokee Commercial Historic District | 0.1 miles | 2005 |
 | Illinois Central Railroad Yard-Cherokee | 0.3 miles | 1990 |
 | Boughton, Lemuel C. and Mary (Vaughn), House | 0.4 miles | 2019 |
 | Seaman, Roy C. and Lena (Johnson), House | 0.5 miles | 2019 |
 | Gillette, Guy M. and Rose (Freeman), House | 0.6 miles | 2019 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 97000963 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Cherokee County | All 8 listed properties in this county. |
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