Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
One of 9 National Register listings published here for Hancock County · listed in 1977 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The chapter on Warsaw Township in History of Hancock County, Illinois, Together with an Outline History of the State, and a Digest of State Laws, published 1880 names Warsaw. This is what it says, exactly as the scans read.
Cyrus B. Adams, proprietor of the Adams House of Warsaw, is a native of Rochester, New York; was born May 25. 1S22, and is a son of J. D. Adams, who was a native of Vermont. He was reared and educated in JSTew York; came to Warsaw in 1858, and brought tlie first locomotive on the T., P. &. W. R. R. to Warsaw. He was master meciianic and assistant superintendent of the raih'oad until 1862, when he entered the navy; was 1st Asst. Engineer of the Mississippi squadron, being 3 years in the service, which closed in 1865. Soon afterward he opened the Adams House, and is still proprietor, and keeps a first-class hotel. He was married Dec. 12, 1843, to Catharine Lanard, of Canada. On his father's side he is of Scotch ancestry. His father was in the war of 1812, and participated in the battle of Lake Champlain. He was Ensign in the navy. His grandfather was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, participating in the first battle of the Revolution. On his mother's side he is of French ancestry. Her uncle was a soldier in the Revolutionary war; also was in the frigate Boston; was ranked as Captain in the army. The Master was taken prisoner and confined in Dartmere prison in London, about 8 months.
Passage source: History of Hancock County, Illinois, Together with an Outline History of the State, and a Digest of State Laws, published 1880.
C. Alhers is a native of Hanover, German^', and was born in 1817. He emigrated to America in 1836, and to Warsaw in 1847. He here became a prominent merchant, and in 1856 erected a large flouring mill at a cost of $30,000. This mill is known far and near as the " Grace Mills," and stands on the foundation of the Water street mill that was erected in 1854, and was burned in 1855, during the great conflagration that occurred in Warsaw at that time. C. Albers & Co. manufacture the best of flour, and have entirely a merchant trade. They use Thropp's patent middlings purifier, and Becker's brusher. There are 6 stands of burrs, which are driven by an 80 horse-power engine. The present capacity of the mill is 250 barrels in 24 hours.
Passage source: History of Hancock County, Illinois, Together with an Outline History of the State, and a Digest of State Laws, published 1880.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Warsaw Township - 8,861 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Warsaw Historic District between 1996 and 2014, burning about 77 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 | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 June 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 April 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Great Rivers National Wildlife Refuge | GREG LANDI |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Warsaw Historic District: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gray Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mc Manus and Tucker Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Warsaw, the town this property stands in, in 30 storm reports between 1996 and 2020: 12 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 5 tornado, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1999 | Tornado (F3) | Warsaw | $15,000,000 | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Warsaw | $400,000 | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Tornado (F1) | Warsaw | $400,000 | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Warsaw | $400,000 | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Flash Flood | Warsaw | $250,000 | Heavy rains resulted in some flash flooding in parts of Hancock County IL during the morning of June 14. New Warsaw Rd in Warsaw, IL to Route 400 E was closed due to the flood waters. Several mud slides occurred in the area. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $50,000 | Trees & power lines down |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $10,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be 65 mph blew down some large tree limbs and power lines in Warsaw, IL around 520 pm CDT August 20. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $5,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be 65 mph blew down some tree limbs and power lines in Warsaw, IL at 138 am CDT June 27. |
| June 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Warsaw | $5,000 | A tornado touched down briefly around 8:45 pm at the farm residence located at 875 N County Road 300E just southwest of Warsaw, IL. The roof of a cattle barn, a corn storage silo, irrigation equipment, some trees, and the roof, siding and a window of the residence were all damaged. |
| July 2003 | Heavy Rain | Warsaw | $5,000 | Water on roads |
| November 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | - | Reports of tree limbs and power lines down throughout the county. Time estimated using radar. |
| June 2019 | Flood | Warsaw | - | The Mississippi River at Gregory Landing and Keokuk began June above their major flood stages of 25.0 and 19.0 feet respectively. The river at Gregory Landing fell below major flood stage around 5 AM on June 1st and around 5 AM on June 13th at Keokuk. The river crested at 26.97 feet on June 2 at Gregory Landing which is preliminarily the 3rd highest crest on record. The Mississippi River at Keokuk crested on May 30th and was falling through the month of June but its highest level during the month was 25.3 feet early on June 1st. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Warsaw | - | Time of the event was estimated using radar. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | - | Broadcast media relayed a report of numerous trees down in town. |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | - | Trees were reported blown down, and damage was reported destroyed by thunderstorms wind. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 65 mph blew down some 8 to 9 inch diameter tree limbs in Warsaw, IL around 615 pm CDT May 12. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Warsaw | - | The time of this report was estimated based off of radar data. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Warsaw | - | Quarter sized hail fell in Warsaw, IL at 138 am CDT June 27. |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Warsaw | - | Heavy rains resulted in some flash flooding during the evening of June 1 across parts of Hancock County Illinois. A bridge on Conable Road about 5 miles north of Hamilton, IL was under flood waters. In addition, the Bentley Blacktop was flooded and impassible just east of Bentley, IL. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph were observed on County Road 12 four miles west of Sutter, IL at 730 pm July 27. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | - | Fire dept reported 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | - | Law enforcement reported power lines down |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | - | Law enforcement reported additional power lines down |
| February 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | - | Semi truck overturned by strong wind. |
| July 2000 | Flash Flood | Warsaw | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rains, which resulted in a mud slide across a county road. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Warsaw | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Warsaw | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Flood | Warsaw | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Warsaw | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Warsaw | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Cyrus Felt House | 6.1 miles | 1980 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 77000486 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Hancock County | All 9 listed properties in this county. |
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