Built in 1928. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.
“The Grosse Pointe Yacht Club (GPYC) is a private yacht club located on the shore of Lake St. Clair in Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan.”
Wikipedia article Grosse Pointe Yacht Club, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 396 National Register listings published here for Wayne County · listed in 2015 · category: District · built in 1928.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Grosse Pointe Yacht Club between 2018 and 2020, burning about 40 acres in total. 4 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 | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DETROIT FD 0034155 - 2019 |
| 11 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | EASTPOINTE FIRE/RESCUE 0003704 - 2019 |
| 9 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | EASTPOINTE FIRE/RESCUE 3373 - 2020 |
| 6 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DETROIT FD 0027928 - 2019 |
| 30 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ST CLAIR SHORES FD 0005454 - 2018 |
| 13 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DETROIT FD 0028947 - 2019 |
| 12 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DETROIT FD 0028740 - 2019 |
| 10 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ST CLAIR SHORES FD 4819 - 2019 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Grosse Pointe Yacht Club: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Salt. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Huron Salt Co. | Salt | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Hawkins Ferry House | 0.5 miles | 2019 | |
 | John T. Woodhouse House | 2.1 miles | 2005 |
 | Carl E. and Alice Candler Schmidt House | 2.2 miles | 2005 |
 | Koebel, Charles J. and Ingrid V. (Frendberg), House | 2.5 miles | 2009 |
 | Saint Paul Catholic Church Complex | 3.0 miles | 1994 |
 | Academy of the Sacred Heart | 3.1 miles | 1987 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 14001124 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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