Built in 1916. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
One of 6 National Register listings published here for Kossuth County · listed in 1998 · category: Structure · built in 1916, by James Barney Marsh.
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 mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Des Moines River Bridge: 11 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Hoien Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Seneca Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Swea City, the town this property stands in, in 45 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 17 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 10 heavy rain, 2 funnel cloud. 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 | Swea City | $100,000 | Emergency Manager reported power lines, grain bins, residential and farm building damage damaged or destroyed, heavy tree damage, and an emergency communication tower destroyed. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swea City | $40,000 | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swea City | $40,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Flood | Swea City | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swea City | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swea City | $15,000 | Emergency Manager reported several trees down in town by estimated winds of 60 to 70 MPH. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swea City | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Swea City | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Swea City | $5,000 | Torrential rainfall also reported. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swea City | $5,000 | Large trees down, one was an 18 inch diameter Ash tree. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Swea City | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swea City | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swea City | $5,000 | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Hail | Swea City | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swea City | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Swea City | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Swea City | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Swea City | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Swea City | $2,000 | Emergency Manager reported grape sized hail. Relayed via the Swea City Fire Chief. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swea City | $2,000 | An 8 inch diameter branch was down across the driveway. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Swea City | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Swea City | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Swea City | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Swea City | $1,000 | no account filed |
| April 2025 | Hail | Swea City | - | Report via mping. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swea City | - | Large tree branch downed in Swea City. Time estimated from radar. |
| August 2022 | Heavy Rain | Swea City | - | A 24 hour rainfall total of 3.40 inches. |
| July 2021 | Heavy Rain | Swea City | - | A 24 hour rain total of 2.83 inches. |
| August 2021 | Heavy Rain | Swea City | - | A 24 hour rainfall of 5.25 inches. |
| May 2020 | Heavy Rain | Swea City | - | CO-OP report of 3.34 inches of rain. Beginning and end time roughly estimated from radar. |
| May 2020 | Heavy Rain | Swea City | - | CoCoRaHS report of 2.92 inches of rain. Beginning and end time roughly estimated from radar. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swea City | - | Emergency manager estimated wind speeds 60 to 70 mph. |
| September 2018 | Heavy Rain | Swea City | - | CoCoRaHS observer recorded heavy rainfall of 3.2 inches over the last 24 hours. |
| August 2017 | Heavy Rain | Swea City | - | Coop observer reported heavy rainfall of 2.93 inches over the last 24 hours. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swea City | - | Trained spotter estimated winds at 60 to 65 mph. Also report lots of small tree branches down. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swea City | - | Emergency Manager reported wind gusts to 60 mph, along with pea sized hail. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Swea City | - | Kossuth County EM reported dime to nickel sized hail. |
| September 2016 | Heavy Rain | Swea City | - | Coop observer reported heavy rainfall of 2.08 inches. |
| October 2016 | Hail | Swea City | - | Trained spotter measured penny to dime sized hail. |
| June 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Swea City | - | The funnel cloud was reported to be rotating and lowering. |
| June 2008 | Heavy Rain | Swea City | - | Rainfall of 1.46 inches. |
| June 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Swea City | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Heavy Rain | Swea City | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Swea City | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Swea City | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 98000535 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Kossuth County | All 6 listed properties in this county. |
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