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Photograph of Appanoose County Sheriff's House and Jail
Photograph by Jim Roberts, CC BY-SA 4.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Appanoose County Sheriff's House and Jail

Built in 1872 (Victorian architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

From the record

“The Appanoose County Sheriff's House and Jail is a historic structure located in Centerville, Iowa, United States. Provisions for a jail in Appanoose County were not realized until 1855 when a small stone building was constructed.”

Wikipedia article Appanoose County Sheriff's House and Jail, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 13 National Register listings published here for Appanoose County · listed in 1997 · category: Building · built in 1872, Victorian architecture.

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

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 527 N. Main St., Centerville, 52544
  • When was it listed? October 1997
  • Category. building
  • Also known as. Centerville MPS
  • City. Centerville city
  • When was it built? 1872
  • Architectural style. Victorian architecture
  • National Register reference number. 97001292 - 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

11 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Appanoose County Sheriff's House and Jail between 2011 and 2019, burning about 194 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 burning8
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Recreation and ceremony1

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
5 July 2015Debris and open burningunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
4 April 2015Debris and open burning1.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
1 April 2015Debris and open burning5.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
1 April 2015Debris and open burningunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
31 March 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined30 acresIowa Department of Natural Resources20492 495TH ST., IA
30 March 2015Debris and open burning120 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
14 March 2015Debris and open burning20 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
6 February 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Every fire recorded in Appanoose County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Appanoose County Sheriff's House and Jail: 11 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Zinc, Gypsum-Anhydrite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Centerville Gypsum Co. MineGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Drill HoleZincPast ProducerSphalerite
Carter-Waters Corp. PlantClayProducer
Centerville Clay Products Co.ClayPast Producer
Centerville QuarryClayProducer
UnknownClayPast Producer
UnknownClayPast Producer
Centerville No. 2 QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Centerville QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Clarkdale QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Appanoose County

Storms near this property

60 of 83 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Centerville, the town this property stands in, in 83 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 27 heavy rain, 24 hail, 23 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 WindCenterville1 hurt, $100,000no account filed
August 2007LightningCenterville1 hurt, $5,000no account filed
April 2007FloodCenterville$250,000no account filed
May 2003HailCenterville$100,000no account filed
December 2021Thunderstorm WindCenterville$50,000Public reported a large tree partially uprooted and on a home. Metal building flipped. Time estimated from radar.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindCenterville$50,000Appanoose County Sheriff reported power lines and trees down in the town of Centerville. Time was estimated via radar.
June 2011HailCenterville$50,000Quarter to golf ball size hail.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindCenterville$25,000Multiple trees of 3 to 4 feet in diameter were down.
July 2009Flash FloodCenterville$25,000Highway 2 was closed.
July 2008Flash FloodCenterville$25,000Water was reported over Highway 2.
July 2008Flash FloodCenterville$25,000Water was flowing over Highway 2 east of Centerville.
July 1997FloodCenterville$25,000no account filed
July 2015Thunderstorm WindCenterville$20,000A 10 inch diameter tree was snapped off at the top.
November 2015Thunderstorm WindCenterville$15,000Trained spotter reported numerous branches upwards of 6 inches in diameter down as well as a tree approximately 3 feet in diameter down. Time radar estimated.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindCenterville$15,000Reports of outbuildings blown down.
June 2019HailCenterville$10,000Law enforcement reported golf ball sized hail fell for several minutes before becoming smaller in size. A severe weather spotter reported small branches snapped at the same time as the hail.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindCenterville$10,000Trees damaged and power lines were down.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindCenterville$10,000Several large branches were downed and a few trees as well.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindCenterville$10,000no account filed
May 1996HailCenterville$10,000no account filed
July 2016Thunderstorm WindCenterville$5,000Law Enforcement reported 12 inch diameter trees downed in Centerville. Time and location estimated from radar, delayed report.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindCenterville$5,000Trained spotter reported estimated wind gust of 65 mph.
June 2011HailCenterville$5,000Nickel to quarter size hail covering the parking lot.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindCenterville$5,000Power lines were downed.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindCenterville$5,000no account filed
September 2005HailCenterville$5,000no account filed
May 2004Thunderstorm WindCenterville$5,000no account filed
August 2003Thunderstorm WindCenterville$5,000no account filed
September 2001Thunderstorm WindCenterville$5,000no account filed
August 2010Thunderstorm WindCenterville$3,000Winds was 40 MPH sustained, with gusts to 60 MPH.
June 2011HailCenterville$3,000no account filed
March 2006HailCenterville$3,000no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindCenterville$3,000no account filed
June 2017HailCenterville$2,000Trained spotter reported 2 inch hail.
May 2004Tornado (F0)Centerville$2,000The tornado was a brief touchdown in open areas. The tornado itself was actually embedded within a large area of straight line winds.
May 2004HailCenterville$2,000no account filed
June 2001HailCenterville$2,000no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindCenterville$2,000no account filed
May 1996LightningCenterville$2,000no account filed
May 2013Thunderstorm WindCenterville$1,000no account filed
March 2006HailCenterville$1,000no account filed
May 1997HailCenterville$1,000no account filed
August 2025Heavy RainCenterville-A 24 hour rain total of 4.8 inches.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindCenterville-Trained spotter reported tree limbs down.
June 2021Heavy RainCenterville-Coop observer reported 2.97 inches of rain in 24 hours.
June 2021Heavy RainCenterville-Coop observer reported 2.64 inches of rain in 24 hours.
August 2021Heavy RainCenterville-A 24 hour rain total of 2.91 inches.
August 2021Heavy RainCenterville-A 24 hour rain total of 3.05 inches.
July 2021Heavy RainCenterville-A 24 hour rainfall report of 2.07 inches.
December 2021Thunderstorm WindCenterville-Wind gusts of 60-70 mph near Centerville reported via social media. Time estimated via radar.
June 2020Heavy RainCenterville-Trained spotter measured 1.99 inches of rain. Beginning time estimated by radar.
May 2019Heavy RainCenterville-CoCoRaHS observer recorded heavy rainfall of 2.28 inches over the last 24 hours.
May 2019Heavy RainCenterville-Coop observer recorded heavy rainfall of 2.10 inches over the last 24 hours.
May 2019Heavy RainCenterville-CoCoRaHS observer recorded heavy rainfall of 2.14 inches over the last 24 hours.
September 2019Heavy RainCenterville-Coop observer recorded heavy rainfall of 3.60 inches over the last 24 hours.
September 2019Heavy RainCenterville-CoCoRaHS observer recorded heavy rainfall of 3.75 inches over the last 24 hours.
June 2017HailCenterville-Trained spotter reported jagged very large hail that was potentially 3-4 inches in diameter. Numerous leaves stripped off trees and small branches down due to the hail.
June 2017HailCenterville-Trained spotter reported half dollar sized hail.
June 2016Heavy RainCenterville-Trained spotter reported heavy rainfall of 1.10 inches. Heavies rain fell between 2129 and 2140 CDT.
June 2016HailCenterville-Penny to nickel hail was reported.

Every storm recorded in Appanoose 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

6 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
Appanoose County Courthouse0.4 miles1981
Courthouse Square Historic District0.4 miles1997
U.S. Post Office0.5 miles1978
Stratton House0.5 miles1975
Sturdivant-Sawyer House0.6 miles1984
Vermilion Estate0.6 miles1978

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 97001292 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Appanoose CountyAll 13 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.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • 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.