Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
“The Votruba Block is a commercial building located at 112 Main Street in East Jordan, Michigan. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.”
Wikipedia article Votruba Block, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 17 National Register listings published here for Charlevoix County · listed in 2008 · 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 20 fires within 5 miles of Votruba Block between 1996 and 2018, burning about 51 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 | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHARLEVOIX 01 WILDERNESS |
| 10 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 June 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHARLEVOIX 0002 |
| 18 June 2007 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 May 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHARLEVOIX 02 |
| 25 May 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHARLEVOIX 05 |
| 8 April 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Votruba Block: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Norman Bartlett Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Smith Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names East Jordan, the town this property stands in, in 23 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 13 hail, 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2016 | Hail | East Jordan | $45,000 | Some vehicles were damaged by very large hail. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Jordan | $40,000 | Large tree blown down onto home, and a roof blown off a campground building, amid other wind damage reports from the East Jordan area. Trained spotter reported a gust to 52 mph in the Boyne City area, and the AWOS sensor at the Boyne Falls airport reported a gust to 51mph at 21:34. Several power outages were noted in the East Jordan area during the evening and overnight, prior to icing-related outages. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Jordan | $20,000 | Many trees and power lines were downed. |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Jordan | $15,000 | Barn roof blown off. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Jordan | $2,000 | Several trees down with a wind speed of 57 mph measured by a personal weather station 13 feet above the ground. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Jordan | $1,000 | A large tree was blown down. |
| June 2011 | Hail | East Jordan | - | A small branch was also downed by wind. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Jordan | - | A spotter measured a 63 mph wind gust. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Jordan | - | Several trees were downed. |
| July 2003 | Hail | East Jordan | - | Numerous thunderstorms developed across northern Lower Michigan in the evening hours, but only one became severe, producing nickel-sized hail in East Jordan. |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Jordan | - | Numerous trees snapped off and/or uprooted around the intersection of M-66 and M-32. Many powerlines also down. |
| September 2017 | Hail | East Jordan | - | no account filed |
| October 2016 | Hail | East Jordan | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | East Jordan | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | East Jordan | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | East Jordan | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | East Jordan | - | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Hail | East Jordan | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | East Jordan | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | East Jordan | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Jordan | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | East Jordan | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Jordan | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | East Jordan Lumber Company Store Building | under 500 feet | 2008 |
 | John J. and Eva Reynier Porter Estate | 2.4 miles | 1998 |
 | Boyne City Water Works Building | 6.5 miles | 1998 |
 | Wolverine Hotel | 6.8 miles | 1986 |
 | Boyne City Central Historic District | 6.9 miles | 2012 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 08000585 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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