Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
“Point School was a one-room schoolhouse was located at 6976 N. Vincennes Trail near Grant Park, Illinois.”
Wikipedia article Point School, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 14 National Register listings published here for Kankakee County · listed in 1992 · 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 1 fire within 5 miles of Point School in 2020, burning about 1 acre 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 April 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2020-579 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Point School: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momence Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grant Park, the town this property stands in, in 28 storm reports between 2004 and 2026: 16 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 3 tornado, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grant Park | $50,000 | Multiple large trees were blown down along area county roads, including one that fell onto a house at 620W County Line Road, and another that was uprooted and fell onto a car. Some of the trees were up to 16 inches in diameter. |
| June 2010 | Lightning | Grant Park | $50,000 | Lightning struck a house, which started a fire. |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grant Park | $25,000 | High winds damaged a brand new, 10,000 foot greenhouse and flattened and damaged 30,000 perennials. The high winds also blew plastic roofs off some 30 separate plant buildings and took the roof off of a pole barn. A grain auger was flipped over and damaged. A large barn on N 11000 E Road was blown over and destroyed. A large tree was blown down. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grant Park | $15,000 | Numerous large trees were blown down, including some that damaged a home. |
| November 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grant Park | $5,000 | Barn doors were blown in and a few power poles were blown down. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grant Park | $3,000 | Utility poles were blown down. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grant Park | - | Tree damage was reported west of Grant Park. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grant Park | - | Tree limbs were blown down northwest of Grant Park. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grant Park | - | Trees and large tree limbs were blown down near Grant Park. Patches of corn were flattened east of Grant Park. |
| May 2023 | Tornado (EFU) | Grant Park | - | A video shared shows a landspout-type tornado kicking up dust in a field southwest of Route 1 and Route 17 near Grant Park. Time was estimated based on radar. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grant Park | - | Trees and tree limbs were blown down. A 6 to 8 inch diameter tree limb was blown down near Maple Street and Taylor Street. |
| August 2021 | Heavy Rain | Grant Park | - | Rainfall of 3.69 inches was measured in 1 hour and 18 minutes. |
| August 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Grant Park | - | A tornado with peak winds of 80 mph touched down along N 11000 E Road. Tree limbs were blown down, a utility pole was damaged and crops were damaged. The tornado moved southeast through Grant Park. Numerous trees were damaged including some trees snapped and some trees uprooted. Minor roof damaged occurred to a house on Park Street and to another house on Maple Street. The tornado lifted near Lake Metonga. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grant Park | - | Power lines were blown down, a 30 foot tall tree was snapped and shingles were blown off a roof. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grant Park | - | Multiple 6 inch diameter tree limbs were snapped off of healthy trees. A 2 foot diameter tree was blown down. |
| September 2019 | Hail | Grant Park | - | Tennis ball size hail was reported on 11000 E just north of 9000 N. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grant Park | - | Two utility poles and a large diameter tree were blown down. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grant Park | - | A ten inch diameter tree was blown down. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grant Park | - | Winds were estimated at 66 mph and an eight inch diameter tree limb was blown down. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grant Park | - | Trees were blown down. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grant Park | - | Several large trees were blown down. |
| April 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Grant Park | - | This tornado began about 1 mile southwest of Grant Park in an open field where it was spotted by the fire department. It crossed Route 1 west of town damaging a fence. The tornado moved into town causing minor roof damage to a few homes. Part of the roof of the fire station was peeled off and a large tree fell in the yard behind the fire station. The tornado moved across an open field, then knocked down a large tree at 9000N and Route 1. There was also minor roof damage to a farm building northeast of the intersection. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Grant Park | - | no account filed |
| March 2026 | Hail | Grant Park | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Grant Park | - | no account filed |
| March 2016 | Hail | Grant Park | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Grant Park | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Grant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Edward Chipman Public Library | 4.3 miles | 2017 |
 | Downtown Momence Historic District | 5.1 miles | 2006 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 92001539 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Kankakee County | All 14 listed properties in this county. |
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