Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
“The Red Ball Garage, also known as the Ed Neil Garage, is a historic building located in Swedesburg, Iowa, United States. The building is located along what was known as the Military Road.”
Wikipedia article Red Ball Garage, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 54 National Register listings published here for Henry County · listed in 1999 · 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 National Weather Service names Swedesburg, the town this property stands in, in 9 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1994 | Hail | Swedesburg | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swedesburg | $100 | Winds estimated to be 60 mph blew away two stop signs near the intersection of 170th Street and Highway 218 about 7 miles north of Mount Pleasant. |
| July 2021 | Hail | Swedesburg | - | Golf ball hail on 218 near Swedesburg. Heavy rain with near zero visibility. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swedesburg | - | Several large tree limbs blown down. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Swedesburg | - | A public report was received of hail up to the size of nickels that last for 5 minutes. |
| July 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Swedesburg | - | An EF0 tornado with maximum winds estimated at 80 mph touched down 1.9 miles southwest of Swedesburg, IA. It traveled 1.51 miles and lifted 0.8 miles south of Swedesburg. The average path width was 10 yards. No damage was reported. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Swedesburg | - | A portion of a gravel road (Kentucky Ave) south of Highway 78 washed away in the heavy rains. Time estimated. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Swedesburg | - | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swedesburg | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Hult, Charles E., House, Summer Kitchen and Wood Shed | under 500 feet | 1999 |
 | Swedesburg Historic Commercial District | under 500 feet | 1999 |
 | Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church | under 500 feet | 1999 |
 | John Hultquist House | 0.2 miles | 1999 |
| Samuel and Sarah Hulme House | 5.3 miles | 2019 | |
 | Benjamin Chapel and Richwoods Cemetery | 6.4 miles | 2015 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 99000826 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Henry County | All 54 listed properties in this county. |
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