Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
One of 36 National Register listings published here for Winneshiek County · listed in 1998 · category: Structure.
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 2 fires within 5 miles of Gilliece Bridge between 2009 and 2018, burning about 32 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 | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Gilliece Bridge: 6 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Carolan Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Kendallville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bluffton, the town this property stands in, in 20 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 3 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2007 | Flood | Bluffton | $150,000 | Heavy rains led to flooding across parts of the county, mainly causing infrastructure damage. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bluffton | $60,000 | Trees were blown down at a farm in rural northwest Winneshiek County. One of the trees fell onto the porch of the farm house. Metal was blown off two metal outbuildings and a livestock trailer was rolled down a hill. |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Bluffton | $60,000 | Scenic River Road damaged by water. Time estimated. |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Bluffton | $45,000 | County Road W20 suffered damage from flood waters. Time was estimated. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bluffton | $15,000 | The public reported both a tree onto a roadway and loss of power in Bluffton. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bluffton | $12,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bluffton | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bluffton | $2,000 | Trees were blown down near Bluffton. |
| May 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Bluffton | $2,000 | A brief EF-0 tornado touched down northeast of Ridgeway. The tornado only produced some tree damage. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bluffton | $1,500 | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Hail | Bluffton | - | A trained spotter reported penny to quarter size hail 2 miles south-southeast of Bluffton. |
| August 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Bluffton | - | This brief EF-0 tornado developed about 2 miles southeast of Bluffton. It lasted for one minute, damaging several trees but causing no damage to structures. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bluffton | - | The public reported small tree limbs down throughout the town of Bluffton. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bluffton | - | An estimated 62 mph gust occurred in Bluffton. |
| June 2018 | Flood | Bluffton | - | Runoff from heavy rain pushed the Upper Iowa River out of its banks in Bluffton. The river crested just over the flood stage at 14.11 feet on the 10th. |
| August 2016 | Flood | Bluffton | - | Runoff from heavy rain pushed the Upper Iowa River out of its banks in Bluffton. The river crested less than a half foot above the flood stage at 14.41 feet. |
| October 2013 | Heavy Rain | Bluffton | - | In Bluffton, 2.25 inches of rain was measured. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Bluffton | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Bluffton | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Funnel Cloud | Bluffton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Bluffton Bridge | 2.1 miles | 1998 | |
 | Burr Oak House/Masters Hotel | 5.5 miles | 1983 |
 | Burr Oak Savings Bank | 5.6 miles | 2001 |
 | Kinney Octagon Barn | 6.1 miles | 1986 |
| Ten Mile Creek Bridge | 6.4 miles | 1998 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 98000464 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Winneshiek County | All 36 listed properties in this county. |
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