Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
“The Cedar Rapids City Hall and Library, in Cedar Rapids in Boone County, Nebraska, was built in 1913. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.”
Wikipedia article Cedar Rapids City Hall and Library, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 6 National Register listings published here for Boone County · listed in 1994 · 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 8 fires within 5 miles of Cedar Rapids City Hall and Library between 2011 and 2020, burning about 7 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 | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 9 March 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 4 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 28 January 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 21 January 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 18 January 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cedar Rapids, the town this property stands in, in 40 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 21 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2019 | Flash Flood | Cedar Rapids | $50,000 | Heavy rain and rapid snow melt created ice jams along Cedar Creek and flooded Highway 52 and Highway 56. The town of Cedar Rapids was evacuated due to the impending flood waters. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Rapids | $50,000 | Semi tractor trailer overturned. Large 12 inch diameter tree branches were also blown down. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Cedar Rapids | - | Trained spotter report of hail estimated up to 1 inch in diameter. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Rapids | - | Measured gust from public mesonet station of 64 mph. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Cedar Rapids | - | The office received a public report of golf ball sized hail just to the west of Cedar Rapids, Nebraska. Another golf ball sized hail report in the area was reported on mPING at the same time. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Rapids | - | A 69 mph wind gust was measured from a personal weather station. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Rapids | - | A 58 mph wind gust was recorded on a personal weather station. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Cedar Rapids | - | Trained spotter reported 1-inch hail and torrential rainfall. The spotter reported they received 1.40 inches of rain in 30 minutes. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Rapids | - | Trained spotter reported 5-inch tree limbs down due to wind gusts. |
| October 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Rapids | - | Personal weather station measured a peak wind gust of 61 mph. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Rapids | - | Personal weather station measured a peak wind gust of 69 mph. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Rapids | - | The public reported winds to near 70 mph. This resulted in tree limbs of 2 to 3 inches in diameter being blown down. There were also center irrigation pivots overturned as well. |
| April 2013 | Hail | Cedar Rapids | - | Hail up to quarter-size was accompanied by freezing rain and sleet in the Cedar Rapids area. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Cedar Rapids | - | Hail up to ping pong ball-size was reported just southeast of Cedar Rapids. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Rapids | - | Emergency Management estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of around 60 mph between Cedar Rapids and Saint Edwards. The strong winds caused scattered tree damage in the Cedar Rapids area. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Cedar Rapids | - | The hail was accompanied by thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. |
| May 2008 | Flash Flood | Cedar Rapids | - | Rainfall of 2 to 3 inches produced areas of flash flooding from around Cedar Rapids east across Highway 14 south of Albion then to near Boone. Debris from the flooding briefly closed Highway 14 with other flooding observed along River Road near Cedar Rapids and the Highway spur into Boone. Flash flooding also closed Highway 32 east of Petersburg for a while and several county roads also experienced flooding which not only closed them this evening, but also washed out their approaches. |
| February 2007 | Flood | Cedar Rapids | - | An ice jam along the Cedar River near Cedar Rapids flooded some farmland and few county roads near Cedar Rapids. The river came out of it's banks between 1/2 and 3/4 of a mile in the area. |
| August 2004 | Hail | Cedar Rapids | - | Hail estimated at 1 inch in diameter stripped corn fields west of town. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Rapids | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated at around 60 mph by a storm spotter. The winds downed large tree limbs causing damage to at least one vehicle in town. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Rapids | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at around 60 mph caused tree damage in town. |
| October 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Cedar Rapids | - | This tornado crossed over from Nance county...southwest of Boone county...one and one half miles east of the western county line. The tornado then traveled 1 mile north before lifting. According to a damage survey from the National Weather Service Hastings, Nebraska office, the tornado was around 60 yards wide in Boone county, and only some minor tree and crop damage was reported in Boone county, although more damage was observed across Nance county. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Rapids | - | Trees downed. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Cedar Rapids | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Cedar Rapids | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Cedar Rapids | - | no account filed |
| September 2008 | Hail | Cedar Rapids | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Rapids | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Cedar Rapids | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Cedar Rapids | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Cedar Rapids | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Cedar Rapids | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Cedar Rapids | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Hail | Cedar Rapids | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Hail | Cedar Rapids | - | no account filed |
| October 2000 | Hail | Cedar Rapids | - | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Hail | Cedar Rapids | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Rapids | - | no account filed |
| September 1995 | Hail | Cedar Rapids | - | no account filed |
| September 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Rapids | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | St. Anthony's Church and School | 0.1 miles | 2000 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 94000654 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Boone County | All 6 listed properties in this county. |
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