Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.
“McKinley Elementary School is a former school building located at 640 Plum Street in Wyandotte, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.”
Wikipedia article McKinley Elementary School (Wyandotte, Michigan), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 396 National Register listings published here for Wayne County · listed in 2017 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of McKinley Elementary School between 2018 and 2020, burning about 23 acres in total. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WYANDOTTE FD 0000619 - 2019 |
| 4 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SOUTHGATE FD 1903240 - 2019 |
| 16 August 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ECORSE FD 1658 - 2019 |
| 13 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WYANDOTTE FD 0000568 - 2019 |
| 10 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SOUTHGATE FD 1902950 - 2019 |
| 28 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SOUTHGATE FD 0002537 - 2018 |
| 23 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ECORSE FD 1476 - 2019 |
| 8 June 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TAYLOR FD 0004166 - 2019 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of McKinley Elementary School: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mclouth Steel Trenton Rolling Mill | Iron | Producer | ||
| Sibley Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wyandotte Cement Plt. | Stone | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wyandotte, the town this property stands in, in 31 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 20 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail. 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 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyandotte | $1,000 | Large trees were reported blown down. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyandotte | - | Large tree limb reported down. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyandotte | - | Large trees observed down. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyandotte | - | A tree limb up to 8 inches in diameter and power line reported down, along with additional small branches. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyandotte | - | Large tree branches reported down on the road. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyandotte | - | A large tree fell onto the road. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyandotte | - | Large tree limb reported down. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyandotte | - | Several trees and large tree limbs reported down. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyandotte | - | A spotter estimated a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyandotte | - | A 13 inch diameter tree was reported down. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyandotte | - | Eight inch diameter tree limbs reported down, along with damage to street lamp covers. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyandotte | - | Four to six inch diameter tree limbs reported down. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyandotte | - | A trained spotter reported trees and power lines down. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyandotte | - | A 16 inch tree was reported down in Wyandotte. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyandotte | - | A tree 12 inches in diameter was reported down. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyandotte | - | Four inch diameter tree limbs were reported down. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyandotte | - | A trained spotter reported tree and power lines blown down. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyandotte | - | A trained weather spotter estimated a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyandotte | - | A spotter reported numerous trees blown down. |
| August 2017 | Hail | Wyandotte | - | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Hail | Wyandotte | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Wyandotte | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Wyandotte | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Wyandotte | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Wyandotte | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Wyandotte | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Wyandotte | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Wyandotte | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Wyandotte | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Wyandotte | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyandotte | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Wyandotte Odd Fellows Temple | 0.8 miles | 2009 |
 | John and Emma Lacey Eberts House | 0.8 miles | 2009 |
 | First Congregational Church | 0.9 miles | 2023 |
 | Marx House | 0.9 miles | 1976 |
 | George P. MacNichol House | 0.9 miles | 1984 |
 | Ford-Bacon House | 0.9 miles | 1997 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100001840 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Wayne County | All 396 listed properties in this county. |
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