Built in 1925. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
“The Hilzinger Block is a commercial building located at 106-110 South Main Street in Royal Oak, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.”
Wikipedia article Hilzinger Block, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 87 National Register listings published here for Oakland County · listed in 2006 · category: Building · built in 1925.
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 69 fires within 5 miles of Hilzinger Block between 2018 and 2020, burning about 67 acres in total. 7 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 | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DETROIT FD 0032226 - 2019 |
| 5 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MADISON HEIGHTS FD 3248 - 2018 |
| 3 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DETROIT FD 0031469 - 2019 |
| 3 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DETROIT FD 0031480 - 2019 |
| 27 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DETROIT FD 0034689 - 2019 |
| 25 September 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DETROIT FD 0034521 - 2019 |
| 21 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MADISON HEIGHTS FD 3451 - 2018 |
| 30 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DETROIT FD 0031891 - 2018 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Hilzinger Block: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Tungsten. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmet Co--Madison Hgts, Mich. | Tungsten | Producer | ||
| Daniels Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Royal Oak, the town this property stands in, in 14 storm reports between 1993 and 2020: 11 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2005 | Lightning | Royal Oak | 1 hurt | Lightning struck a Royal Oak man when he tried to remove a fallen tree branch from a neighbor's car. The strike happened outside an apartment building at 1703 Gardenia Avenue. The victim was taken to a hospital and released the next day. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Royal Oak | $75,000 | Broadcast media reported six trees down across the city with several homes and several vehicles damaged by the fallen trees. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Royal Oak | $12,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Royal Oak | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Royal Oak | $9,000 | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Royal Oak | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were reported down with 60 mph winds near Royal Oak. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Royal Oak | - | Multiple trees, large limbs and power lines reported down. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Royal Oak | - | A tree was reported down. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Royal Oak | - | A 10 inch diameter tree limb was reported down. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Royal Oak | - | Trees were reported blown down. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Royal Oak | - | Numerous trees were blown down. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Royal Oak | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Royal Oak | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Royal Oak | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | B and C Grocery Building | 0.3 miles | 2006 |
 | Detroit Zoological Park | 1.0 miles | 1990 |
 | Pleasant Ridge East Historic District | 1.1 miles | 2007 |
 | Pleasant Ridge Historic District | 1.3 miles | 1992 |
 | Pleasant Ridge Historic District (Boundary Increase) | 1.3 miles | 2010 |
 | Lathrup Village Historic District | 4.3 miles | 1998 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 06000403 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Oakland County | All 87 listed properties in this county. |
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