Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
One of 621 National Register listings published here for Cook County · listed in 1988 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Karl Vogt Building in 2005, 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 July 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 18 May 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tinley Park, the town this property stands in, in 23 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 8 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2006 | Lightning | Tinley Park | 1 hurt, $50,000 | A house was struck by lightning which started a fire in the attic. The lightning struck the chimney, knocking part of it down. A woman washing her face felt a shock in her arm but suffered no serious injuries. |
| July 2001 | Lightning | Tinley Park | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tinley Park | $1,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| January 2026 | Flash Flood | Tinley Park | - | Flooding was reported on numerous streets and roadways, including in Lemont, Homer Glen, Oak Lawn, Chicago Ridge and Hickory Hills. In the City of Chicago, street flooding was reported in Washington Park and Auburn Gresham. Basement flooding was reported in Chicago Lawn, Ashburn, West Englewood and Auburn Gresham. Route 83 was flooded between Archer Avenue and Route 45. Rainfall reports included 2.89 inches near Crestwood and 2.70 inches in Oak Lawn. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tinley Park | - | A photo shared on social media showed damage to roof trim and gutters of a house near 167th Street and Oak Park Avenue. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tinley Park | - | A photo showed leaning utility poles at 175th Street and Harlem Avenue. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tinley Park | - | Numerous trees and tree limbs were blown down causing damage to roofs and cars. Some trees were uprooted, some were snapped. |
| September 2024 | Flood | Tinley Park | - | Two lanes of eastbound Interstate 80 were blocked by flood waters near Harlem Avenue. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tinley Park | - | A photo was shared on social media of a large tree limb that was snapped off a tree near 177th Street and 65th Court. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tinley Park | - | Power lines blown down. |
| September 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tinley Park | - | Wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph. |
| August 2008 | Flood | Tinley Park | - | Street flooding was reported near Harlem and 171st Street. |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | Tinley Park | - | Standing water at Harlem Avenue and 171st Street was reported to be three and a half feet deep. |
| April 2007 | Flood | Tinley Park | - | Several creeks have overflowed their banks. Flooding in low lying areas. |
| August 2007 | Flood | Tinley Park | - | Four inches of water covering a road. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Tinley Park | - | Reported at 179th St and 84th Ave. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Tinley Park | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Tinley Park | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Tinley Park | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Tinley Park | - | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Hail | Tinley Park | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Hail | Tinley Park | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Tinley Park | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | George R. Thorne House | 4.4 miles | 1997 |
 | John Humphrey House | 5.4 miles | 2005 |
 | Twin Tower Sanctuary | 5.5 miles | 1988 |
| Ravisloe Country Club | 5.7 miles | 2021 | |
| The Rockwell House | 6.1 miles | 2024 | |
| Olympia Fields Country Club | 6.5 miles | 2001 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 87002499 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Cook County | All 621 listed properties in this county. |
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