Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.
“Hamtramck Stadium, also known as Roesink Stadium, is one of only 12 remaining Negro league baseball stadiums. It is located at 3201 Dan Street, in Veterans Park, in Hamtramck, Michigan.”
Wikipedia article Hamtramck Stadium, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 396 National Register listings published here for Wayne County · listed in 2012 · category: Structure.
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 164 fires within 5 miles of Grandstands, Hamtramck Stadium between 2018 and 2019, burning about 164 acres in total. 19 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 | 78 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 46 |
| Natural | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DETROIT FD 0032107 - 2019 |
| 8 September 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DETROIT FD 0033121 - 2018 |
| 7 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DETROIT FD 0033020 - 2018 |
| 3 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DETROIT FD 0031432 - 2019 |
| 28 September 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DETROIT FD 0035675 - 2018 |
| 27 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DETROIT FD 0034689 - 2019 |
| 24 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DETROIT FD 0034326 - 2019 |
| 23 September 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DETROIT FD 0034275 - 2019 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Grandstands, Hamtramck Stadium: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Aluminum, Graphite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cummings-Moore Graphite | Graphite | Producer | ||
| Mclouth Steel Gibralter Roll'G Mill | Iron | Producer | ||
| Stroble Primary Aluminum Plant | Aluminum | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hamtramck, the town this property stands in, in 9 storm reports between 1995 and 2020: 5 hail, 4 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 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamtramck | $1,000 | A large tree was reported blown down. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamtramck | - | Large trees blown down, along with large branches. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamtramck | - | A large tree limb was reported down. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamtramck | - | Metal fence and gate was partially blown over, along with power lines blown down. |
| July 1995 | Hail | Hamtramck | - | A ham radio operater reported three-quarters inch hail. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Hamtramck | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Hamtramck | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Hamtramck | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Hamtramck | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | St. Florian Historic District | 0.7 miles | 1984 |
 | Jos. Campau Historic District | 0.7 miles | 2012 |
 | St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Roman Catholic Parish Complex | 1.2 miles | 1989 |
 | St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church and Rectory | 1.3 miles | 1989 |
 | Arden Park-East Boston Historic District | 1.5 miles | 1982 |
 | Frances Harper Inn | 1.5 miles | 2023 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 12000458 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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