Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
“Downing station, also known as the Depot Museum, is a historic train station located at Downing, Schuyler County, Missouri. It was built in 1872 by the Keokuk & Western Railroad.”
Wikipedia article Downing station, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 2 National Register listings published here for Schuyler County · listed in 1983 · 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 federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Downing Railroad Depot between 1992 and 2020, burning about 204 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 March 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 March 2002 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 March 2002 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 29 November 2020 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 October 2020 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Downing, the town this property stands in, in 8 storm reports between 2000 and 2020: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Downing | $8,000 | A 150 foot long hog confinement building, had half of its roof ripped off. An unknown number of dead hogs were observed. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 70 mph. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Downing | - | Trees, power lines, and other miscellaneous damage was reported the next day by local media. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Downing | - | A tree fell on a camper trailer parked at a residential home. also, a tree and power pole were both down in the town, with power out. |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Downing | - | Trees and limbs up to 12 inches in diameter were downed. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Downing | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Downing | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Downing | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Downing | - | 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 83001037 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Schuyler County | All 2 listed properties in this county. |
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