Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
“The Shay Hexagon House is a house located at 396 East Main Street in Harbor Springs, Michigan. It was part of a complex of three buildings built by Ephraim Shay.”
Wikipedia article Shay Hexagon House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 49 National Register listings published here for Emmet County · listed in 1972 · 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 Shay Complex between 1992 and 2020, burning about 44 acres in total. 1 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 | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BEAR CREEK RESORT FD 0000239 - 2019 |
| 7 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | READMOND-FRIENDSHIP FD 0074371 - 2018 |
| 4 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PETOSKEY DPS-FIRE DIVISION 0000369 - 2020 |
| 26 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HARBOR SPRINGS AREA FD 2018115 - 2018 |
| 17 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HARBOR SPRINGS AREA FD 2018106 - 2018 |
| 7 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HARBOR SPRINGS AREA FD 202055 - 2020 |
| 4 June 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | EMMET 0003 |
| 19 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HARBOR SPRINGS AREA FD 2018079 - 2018 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Shay Complex: 4 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn Dixie Plant | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Petoskey Shale Mine & Mill | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Kegomic Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Petoskey Crushed Stone Co.Ls.Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Backus Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Koboski Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kuchnicki Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Noggel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Chief Andrew J. Blackbird House | under 500 feet | 1972 |
 | Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad Harbor Springs Depot | 0.3 miles | 2000 |
 | St. Francis Solanus Mission | 3.9 miles | 1972 |
 | Mineral Well Park | 4.0 miles | 1987 |
 | J. M. Wells House | 4.0 miles | 1986 |
 | Frank Schapler House | 4.0 miles | 1986 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 72000612 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Emmet County | All 49 listed properties in this county. |
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