Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
One of 37 National Register listings published here for Story 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 16 fires within 5 miles of Calamus Creek Bridge between 2011 and 2018, burning about 192 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 | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 31766 645 AVE, IA |
| 22 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 May 2012 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 10643 NE 142ND AVE, IA |
| 10 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Calamus Creek Bridge: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Cook Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| E. Aarthun Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Maxwell, the town this property stands in, in 44 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 13 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 11 heavy rain, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maxwell | $100,000 | The Emergency manager reported a swath of corn blown down between Collins and Maxwell. |
| May 2004 | Flash Flood | Maxwell | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Flash Flood | Maxwell | $25,000 | Law enforcement reported flash flooding around Maxwell with numerous roads reported as having water running over them. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Maxwell | $25,000 | Hail reached quarter size by 1838 CST. |
| July 2000 | Hail | Maxwell | $25,000 | no account filed |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maxwell | $20,000 | Public reported large tree on a home. Time estimated from radar. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maxwell | $10,000 | Fire Department reported 6 inch diameter tree snapped near the base as well as a 12 inch tree limb downed onto a fence. |
| May 2014 | Flash Flood | Maxwell | $10,000 | Highway 210 had water across the road between 670th and 680th ave, about 2 miles east of Maxwell. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maxwell | $10,000 | Roof ripped off of a mobile home. |
| August 2010 | Flash Flood | Maxwell | $10,000 | Flash flooding reported with water over the road 1/2 mile north of Highway 210 on 670th Ave and 310th Street. |
| August 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Maxwell | $10,000 | Tornado tracked through the north end of a farmstead resulting in tree damage. One window was blown out of the farmhouse. |
| August 2004 | Hail | Maxwell | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Maxwell | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Maxwell | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Maxwell | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maxwell | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maxwell | $2,000 | Law enforcement relayed reports of a tree down in Maxwell. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maxwell | $2,000 | Power was knocked out in Maxwell. |
| May 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Maxwell | $2,000 | Intermittent tornado track in open fields. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maxwell | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maxwell | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maxwell | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maxwell | $1,000 | Numerous 2 to 4 inch limbs were down in Maxwell. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Maxwell | - | Mostly small hail with a few stones up to quarter sized. |
| April 2022 | Heavy Rain | Maxwell | - | Storm total of 3.90 inches of rain. |
| April 2022 | Heavy Rain | Maxwell | - | Storm total of 3.09 inches of rain. Rain continues. |
| April 2022 | Heavy Rain | Maxwell | - | Storm total of 3.80 inches of rain. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Maxwell | - | Trained spotter reports water over the intersection of Woodlawn and 2nd Street at least 6 inches deep. Report via social media. |
| July 2021 | Heavy Rain | Maxwell | - | Public report of 5.20 inches of rain. |
| October 2020 | Hail | Maxwell | - | A trained spotter relayed an image of roughly penny to nickel sized hail. |
| September 2019 | Heavy Rain | Maxwell | - | Coop observer recorded heavy rainfall of 2.60 inches over the last 24 hours. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Maxwell | - | Trained spotter reported quarter sized hail falling on the south side of Maxwell along with strong winds. No wind damage was observed at the time. |
| July 2018 | Funnel Cloud | Maxwell | - | Public reported a funnel cloud. |
| June 2018 | Heavy Rain | Maxwell | - | The Maxwell LARC recorded 3.8 inches of heavy rainfall so far today. |
| June 2018 | Heavy Rain | Maxwell | - | Public reported heavy rainfall of about 5 inches since 5:45 pm today, and that there was standing water in the area. |
| September 2016 | Heavy Rain | Maxwell | - | Coop observer reported heavy rainfall of 2.50 inches. |
| August 2016 | Heavy Rain | Maxwell | - | Public reported storm total heavy rainfall of 4.00 inches. |
| April 2012 | Heavy Rain | Maxwell | - | Rainfall of 2.50 inches in 24 hours. |
| June 2008 | Heavy Rain | Maxwell | - | Rainfall of 1.50 inches. |
| August 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Maxwell | - | Tornado caused relatively little damage as it tracked through open country. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Maxwell | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Maxwell | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Maxwell | - | no account filed |
| October 1998 | Hail | Maxwell | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Kennison Wood House | 2.8 miles | 1995 | |
 | Octagon Round Barn, Indian Creek Township | 5.8 miles | 1986 |
 | East Indian Creek Bridge | 6.3 miles | 1998 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 98000486 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Story County | All 37 listed properties in this county. |
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