Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
“The Horton Bay School is a school building located at 04991 Boyne City-Charlevoix Road in Horton Bay, Michigan. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.”
Wikipedia article Horton Bay School, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 17 National Register listings published here for Charlevoix County · listed in 2001 · 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 15 fires within 5 miles of Horton Bary School between 1992 and 2019, burning about 20 acres 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 August 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BOYNE CITY FD 0077446 - 2018 |
| 5 May 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHARLEVOIX 03 |
| 5 May 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 May 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 May 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Horton Bary School: 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Oge Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Shale Prospect | Clay | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Horton Bay General Store | 0.2 miles | 1991 |
 | Horton Bay House-Red Fox Inn | 0.2 miles | 1995 |
 | Greensky Hill Mission | 5.8 miles | 1972 |
 | Wolverine Hotel | 5.9 miles | 1986 |
 | Boyne City Central Historic District | 6.2 miles | 2012 |
 | Boyne City Water Works Building | 6.6 miles | 1998 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 00001603 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Charlevoix County | All 17 listed properties in this county. |
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