Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
“The Wilson Barn is a barn located at the northeast corner of Middlebelt and W. Chicago Roads in Livonia, Michigan right by Emerson Middle School.”
Wikipedia article Wilson Barn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 396 National Register listings published here for Wayne County · listed in 1973 · 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 47 fires within 5 miles of Wilson Barn between 2018 and 2020, burning about 46 acres in total. 8 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 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DETROIT FD 0027677 - 2019 |
| 25 August 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | REDFORD TOWNSHIP FD 1904182 - 2019 |
| 23 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DETROIT FD 0030078 - 2019 |
| 15 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WESTLAND FD 196253 - 2019 |
| 14 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LIVONIA FIRE/RESCUE 0007061 - 2019 |
| 9 July 2018 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LIVONIA FIRE/RESCUE 5880 - 2018 |
| 9 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DETROIT FD 0025290 - 2018 |
| 4 July 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DETROIT FD 0023405 - 2019 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Wilson Barn: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight Aggregate Corp Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Mijal Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Livonia, the town this property stands in, in 23 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 17 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 lightning. 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 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livonia | $2,000,000 | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livonia | $550,000 | no account filed |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livonia | $30,000 | Winds knocked down trees with some blocking roadways. Winds also knocked out power for 700 customers in the city of Plymouth. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livonia | $12,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livonia | $5,000 | Law enforcement reported that several large trees and power lines were blown down. Two large trees were also uprooted and damaged some of the fence around the Beth El Memorial Park Cemetery. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livonia | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Lightning | Livonia | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livonia | - | Large trees uprooted. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livonia | - | A trained spotter reported a tree 2 feet in diameter down. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livonia | - | A trained spotter reported large tree branches down and estimated the wind gusts at 60 MPH. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livonia | - | Law enforcement reported trees and power lines down. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livonia | - | Trained spotters reported a three foot tree blown down. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livonia | - | Off Duty NWS employee reported two eight inch diameter tree limbs blown down. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livonia | - | A trained spotter reported trees blown down. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livonia | - | Law enforcement reported several large trees blown down. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livonia | - | Several large tree limbs blown down. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livonia | - | Skywarn spotters reported 60 mph winds in the City of Livonia. |
| April 2000 | Flood | Livonia | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Livonia | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Livonia | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Flash Flood | Livonia | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Livonia | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Livonia | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Rosedale Gardens Historic District | 1.3 miles | 2010 |
 | Henry Ford Square House | 2.6 miles | 1980 |
 | Redford Township District No. 5 School | 4.5 miles | 1997 |
 | Norwayne Historic District | 5.1 miles | 2013 |
| Dearborn Country Club | 5.2 miles | 2025 | |
 | Redford Theatre Building | 5.3 miles | 1985 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 73000962 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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