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One of 13 National Register listings published here for Polk County · listed in 1985 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Alvah A. Heald House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Listed as. Heald, Alvah A., House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
- Address. 202 Sixth Ave., Osceola, 54020
- When was it listed? December 1985
- Category. building
- Village. Osceola village
- Architectural style. Italianate architecture
- National Register reference number. 85003097 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.
Fires near this property
21 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Alvah A. Heald House between 1994 and 2020, burning about 64 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 107 |
| 7 May 2019 | Fireworks | 1.8 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 18D0124 |
| 3 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20D0111 |
| 3 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19G0107 |
| 20 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 May 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 109 |
Mines and quarries near this property
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Alvah A. Heald House: 6 past producers, 3 prospects, 3 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Prospect Near Osceola | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Near Osceola | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Dresser Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dresser Gravel Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Herberg Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| John Gomulak Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Milo Measner Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Osceola Creek Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Osceola Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Osceola Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
14 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Osceola, the town this property stands in, in 14 storm reports between 1994 and 2018: 9 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2002 | Flash Flood | Osceola | $400,000 | More than five inches of rain fell within a few hours, causing Osceola Creek to rise. Approximately 75 feet of the Upper Millpond Dam was breached, and a significantly greater flow of water headed toward State Highway 35. It overtopped the highway and flooded Falls Trailer Park, where 12 mobile homes had to be evacuated. One mobile home was permanently damaged and a cabin was destroyed. Most damage was to roads and other infrastructure. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osceola | $20,000 | One-third of a greenhouse roof was removed, along with numerous trees uprooted at the Philadelphia Community Farm, southwest of Osceola. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osceola | $10,000 | Numerous trees down, including a few on houses and vehicles. |
| August 2018 | Hail | Osceola | - | A swath of large hail occurred along the St. Croix River, north and east to the city of Osceola. The city of Osceola measured up to quarter size hail. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osceola | - | Several trees felled. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osceola | - | A wind gust of 59 MPH was recorded at the Osceola airport. Trees up to 12 inches in diameter were downed in Osceola on Kent Street and 8th Avenue. Power lines were downed on County Road M and at the intersection of 248th Street and Education Boulevard in Osceola Township. A downed tree caused an automobile accident on 207th Street in Osceola Township. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osceola | - | Tree down across 30th Avenue. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osceola | - | Estimated Winds, a few trees and powerlines down. |
| August 1995 | Hail | Osceola | - | Two mobile homes damaged from falling tree limbs. A barn was destroyed. Numerous trees down and a haywagon was overturned. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osceola | - | Two large trees down. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osceola | - | Two mobile homes damaged from falling tree limbs. A barn was destroyed. Numerous trees down and a haywagon was overturned. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Osceola | - | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osceola | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Osceola | - | no account filed |
Map coverage status
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.
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | First Baptist Church | 0.2 miles | 2008 |
 | Geiger Building-Old Polk County Courthouse | 0.2 miles | 1985 |
| Osceola Commercial Historic District | 0.2 miles | 2000 | |
 | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Saint Marie Railway Depot | 0.5 miles | 2000 |
 | Cushing Land Agency Building | 6.6 miles | 2005 |
 | Thomas Henry Thompson House | 6.7 miles | 1984 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85003097 in Record Group 79. |
| Polk County | All 13 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.