Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.
“The Granite City YMCA is a historic YMCA building located at 2001 Edison Avenue in Granite City, Illinois. The building was built in 1924-26 for Granite City's branch of the YMCA, which was founded in 1916.”
Wikipedia article Granite City YMCA, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 40 National Register listings published here for Madison County · listed in 2017 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Granite City YMCA in 2011, burning under an acre 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 December 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 79TH |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Granite City YMCA: 14 past producers, 2 producers, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Thorium, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Plant | Thorium | Producer | ||
| Prospect Hill Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay | Producer | ||
| Barker Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| City Plant & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Dredge & Mill #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bambrick-Bates Constr. Co. Quarry 3 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Bowdirns Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Carlins Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gorman Brothers Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hogan's Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Granite City, the town this property stands in, in 38 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 23 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 4 tornado, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2001 | Tornado (F1) | Granite City | 1 hurt, $5,000,000 | The 6th and last tornado spawned by the Heavy Precipitation Supercell that moved across the NWS St. Louis, County Warning Area, formed on the east side of Granite City and moved east into south Pontoon Beach. The tornado first damaged an apartment complex near Worthen Park. Two buildings were destroyed with 4 others suffering major to minor damage. Several cars in the parking lot were damaged by flying debris. One person was injured by flying glass. The tornado caused intermittent damage as it moved east across the Legacy Golf Course. Trees were downed and 3 homes suffered roof damage. In southern Pontoon Beach, one house was destroyed as the attached garage was blown away and the entire roof blown off. About 20 other homes/businesses were damaged before the tornado dissipated. |
| April 1998 | Tornado (F1) | Granite City | $800,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | $600,000 | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | $500 | The county sheriff reported several large trees down in Granite City. Ham radio spotters also reported large trees down and minor street flooding near Godfrey. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | $200 | Lightning struck a transformer in Edwardsville starting a fire. Numerous large trees were also blown down. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | $200 | Several large trees were knocked down in Granite City. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | - | A member of the public reported estimated 60 mph wind gusts in Granite City. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees in the Wilson Park area. Also, a power pole was snapped off in this area. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees, power lines and numerous tree limbs around town. One large tree was uprooted and it fell onto a house on Logan Street. Two occupants inside the home were injured and taken to a local hospital. They had minor injuries. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large tree limbs. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree onto Illinois Route 3 in Granite City. Also, several trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down around Collisville. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large tree limbs around town. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines around Granite City. A mile east of Pontoon Beach, a large section of a tree was blown down onto a shed near Illinois Route 162. In Edwardsville, numerous tree limbs were blown down. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large trees, tree limbs and power lines in Granite City. Also, about 2 miles southeast of Madison, a 500 foot radio broadcast tower was knocked down. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a couple large tree limbs, which in turn knocked down a few power lines. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Granite City | - | A wide swath of large hail, up to golf ball size fell over Granite City and Pontoon Beach. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | - | Another enhanced area of wind damage occurred along and south of Interstate 70 in Madison County. Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down in Granite City, Mitchell, Edwardsville, Maryville, Collinsville, Troy, St. Jacob, and Highland. Two houses in Highland sustained minor guttering and siding damage. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Granite City | - | Hail up to one inch in diameter fell for about 10 minutes over Granite City. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | - | Thunderstorm winds snapped off a portion of a large oak. It landed on the roof of a home causing moderate roof damage. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF2) | Granite City | - | During the evening of Friday April 22nd, an intense supercell thunderstorm produced a long-track tornado which tore a path of destruction from west to east across the St. Louis Metropolitan Area, from St. Louis County Missouri eastward through the far northern portions of the City of St. Louis, then across the Mississippi River into Madison County Illinois. The tornado reached a maximum intensity of EF4 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale as it tracked through the community of Bridgeton, just west of Lambert St. Louis International Airport, in St. Louis County. The total path length was 21.3 miles, with a width of up to half a mile.||The tornado crossed the Mississippi River from the far northern portions of the City of St. Louis into Madison County Illinois approximately 1.5 miles south of Interstate 270 . The tornado continued east to half a mile north of the intersection of Illinois Route 203 and Pontoon Road. Damage east of this intersection included uprooted and snapped trees and three homes had roofs removed. At least one hundred homes were damaged in the area. The maximum damage found was in a neighborhood along Bern and Dawn Avenues. The tornadic damage then curved southeast and ended near the intersection of Alton Street and Pontoon Road. Damage width over this area varied from 50 to 150 yards with a path length of 5.1 miles. The damage east of Illinois Route 203 was rated low-end EF2. The highest wind speeds associated with the EF2 damage were approximately 120 mph. |
| February 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Granite City | - | It was determined that an EF1 tornado cut a 100 yard wide, over 3 mile long path through Granite City. The tornado first touched down at approximately 11:35 PM near the intersection of Illinois Route 3 and Rock Road. There, a large storage facility lost much of its roof. The tornado rapidly moved eastward at nearly 60 mph, causing significant tree and roof damage in its path. The tornado reached Maryville Road at around 11:38 PM where it dissipated. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | - | Local law enforcement reported numerous trees and power lines down across town. Several homes also sustained roof damage. Nine railroad cars were also blown over by the wind. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Granite City | - | Storm spotters reported 1 inch hail. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | - | Several trees and large tree limbs were blown down. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | - | Numerous trees were blown down. |
| July 2004 | Lightning | Granite City | - | Lightning hit the second-floor window of a four-family apartment building in the 2000 block of Grand Avenue. The strike ignited a fire in one of the apartments causing smoke to pour through the entire building. Firefighters contained the fire to one apartment. |
| August 2001 | Hail | Granite City | - | Storm spotters reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| October 2001 | Hail | Granite City | - | Amateur radio spotters reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Granite City | - | no account filed |
| January 2012 | Hail | Granite City | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Granite City | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Granite City | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Granite City | - | no account filed |
| September 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite City | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Emmert-Zippel House | 2.8 miles | 1996 |
 | Chain of Rocks Bridge | 4.2 miles | 2006 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100001564 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Madison County | All 40 listed properties in this county. |
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