Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.
“John and Isabel Burnham House, also known as the Pagoda House, is a historic home located at Long Beach, Indiana. It was designed by architect John Lloyd Wright and built in 1934.”
Wikipedia article John and Isabel Burnham House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 34 National Register listings published here for LaPorte County · listed in 2013 · 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 6 fires within 5 miles of John and Isabel Burnham House between 2000 and 2020, burning about 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NEW BUFFALO TOWNSHIP FD 103 - 2020 |
| 8 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NEW BUFFALO TOWNSHIP FD 76 - 2019 |
| 5 June 2009 | Fireworks | under an acre | Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore | BALDY |
| 3 May 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore | MT. BALDY |
| 26 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NEW BUFFALO TOWNSHIP FD 67 - 2020 |
| 9 November 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NEW BUFFALO TOWNSHIP FD 196 - 2019 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of John and Isabel Burnham House: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan City Eng. | Stone | Producer | ||
| Michigan City Plant | Silica | Producer | ||
| Sheridan Ave Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Long Beach, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports in 2024: 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Hail | Long Beach | $35,000 | no account filed |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Long Beach | $25,000 | Several trees and power lines down throughout Michigan City. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Long Beach | $15,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach School | 0.3 miles | 2019 | |
 | Hoover-Timme House | 0.4 miles | 2013 |
 | Lowell E. and Paula G. Jackson House | 0.6 miles | 2013 |
 | George and Adele Jaworowski House | 1.1 miles | 2013 |
| Tryon Farm | 1.9 miles | 2020 | |
 | Washington Park | 3.1 miles | 1991 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 13000085 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| LaPorte County | All 34 listed properties in this county. |
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