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Photograph of Michigan Theatre
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Michigan Theater

Built in 1930. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

From the record

“The Michigan Theatre is a historic movie palace in downtown Jackson, Michigan. Butterfield Theatres, and opened in 1930 as the first air-conditioned building in downtown Jackson.”

Wikipedia article Michigan Theatre (Jackson, Michigan), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 29 National Register listings published here for Jackson County · listed in 1980 · category: Building · built in 1930, by Maurice Herman Finkel.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 124 N. Mechanic St., Jackson, 49201
  • When was it listed? May 1980
  • Category. building
  • City. Jackson city
  • When was it built? 1930
  • Architect. Maurice Herman Finkel
  • National Register reference number. 80001874 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

54 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Michigan Theater between 2015 and 2020, burning about 126 acres in total. 7 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/undetermined24
Equipment and vehicle use20
Natural7
Debris and open burning3

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
27 September 2018Debris and open burning1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesJACKSON FD 3751 - 2018
20 September 2018Natural1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesJACKSON FD 3627 - 2018
27 August 2018Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesJACKSON FD 3274 - 2018
24 August 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesJACKSON FD 3240 - 2018
20 August 2018Debris and open burning1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesJACKSON FD 3198 - 2018
2 August 2019Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesBLACKMAN-LEONI TOWNSHIP DPS 15226 - 2019
2 August 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesJACKSON FD 2959 - 2018
12 August 2018Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesJACKSON FD 3079 - 2018

Every fire recorded in Jackson County

Mines and quarries near this property

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Michigan Theater: 3 past producers, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Palmer Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Am Vitr Prod Co Clay Shale QuarryClayPast Producer
Am Vitrified Prod Co Clay Shale PitClayPast Producer
Grand Ledge Clay Shale PitClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Jackson County

Storms near this property

40 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jackson, the town this property stands in, in 40 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 33 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 1 flash flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2007Thunderstorm WindJackson$100,000Numerous trees were blown down throughout the county.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindJackson$100,000no account filed
June 2001Thunderstorm WindJackson$75,000no account filed
August 2002Flash FloodJackson$50,000no account filed
May 2004HailJackson$40,000Seven eighths inch diameter hail was reported 5 miles south of Jackson, and several power poles were blown down near Jackson as well.
May 2004HailJackson$30,000Two inch diameter hail was reported by the public in Jackson.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindJackson$30,000Law enforcement in Jackson reported that several trees and power lines were blown down.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindJackson$30,000Numerous reports of blown down trees and power lines were received from across Jackson county.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindJackson$25,000Numerous trees were blown down across the city of Jackson.
March 2003Thunderstorm WindJackson$25,000Numerous trees were blown down across Jackson county, and two large trees were uprooted two miles west of Brooklyn.
September 1997Thunderstorm WindJackson$25,000Jackson County Central Dispatch reported trees, power lines, and traffic lights were downed in and around the city of Jackson. A large tree limb fell across a van parked at the corner of N. Wisner and Norfolk Streets in Jackson. A Consumers Energy spokesman reported 5,000 customers lost power across Jackson County because of the severe thunderstorms. Water was also knocked out briefly at the Jackson Water Department, which resulted in customers not having water or having reduced water pressure until backup systems kicked in.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindJackson$20,000Numerous trees were blown down across Hanover township.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindJackson$20,000A 77 m.p.h. wind gust was recorded in the city of Jackson.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindJackson$20,000An isolated severe thunderstorm during the morning in Jackson produced several high wind gusts, causing several large trees and limbs to be blown down. One large tree was blown down on a home on the west side of Jackson, and another report of a tree blown down onto a home in Jackson was received as well. Another large tree limb was blown down and blocked a road.
October 2002Thunderstorm WindJackson$15,000Several power lines and trees were blown down in Jackson and also about five miles south of Jackson.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindJackson$10,000The general public reported a couple of trees were blown down one mile east of Brooklyn and two miles south of Jackson.
April 2003HailJackson$10,000One inch diameter hail was reported one mile north of Jackson.
April 2003HailJackson$10,000One and three quarters inch hail was reported by Blackman township police and fire personnel 5 miles north of Jackson. A report of a large tree down was also received from Spring Arbor, and a one foot diameter pine tree was snapped in half 5 miles southwest of Spring Arbor.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindJackson$10,000Several trees were blown down in Jackson.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindJackson$10,000An isolated severe thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated near 60 mph, blowing down several trees in Jackson during the early morning hours.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindJackson$10,000Trees and a few power lines were downed in Jackson.
December 1998Thunderstorm WindJackson$5,000The Jackson County Sheriff's Department reported 5 trees were downed in the city of Jackson.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindJackson$3,000A few trees and limbs were blown down.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindJackson$2,000Trees and power lines blown down in the city. Several cars damaged at a dealership, after one was flipped over from being pulled by the footings of a 20-foot promotional balloon that was caught in the wind and torn from its anchors.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindJackson$1,000A large tree was downed on Comdon Road.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindJackson$1,000Trees and power lines blown down in city. Over 3,000 customers lost electric power around the county.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindJackson$1,000Large tree damage and damage to mobile homes reported by spotter.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindJackson$500In addition to a tree falling on a house...additional tree and power line damage was reported.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindSouth Jackson-Jackson county central dispatch reported that several trees were blown down across portions of the county. Very heavy rainfall also caused some street flooding in Napoleon and Vandercook Lake.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindSouth Jackson-One tree was blown down.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindSouth Jackson-One tree was blown down.
December 2007Thunderstorm WindJackson-A trained spotter reported a 52 knot wind gust in Jackson.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindJackson-The Jackson Citizen Patriot newspaper reported tree limbs and power lines were downed across Jackson County. According to the Patriot, the Jackson County Road Commission reported tree limbs downed on Pulaski, Lansing, Sargent, and County Farm Roads, with most of the damage north of the city of Jackson in northern Jackson County. Approximately 1,500 homes lost power in the Jackson Area, including a section of N. West Avenue in the city. Damage estimates were not available.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindJackson-Jackson area law enforcement reported numerous trees and power lines downed in Blackman Township and the city of Jackson. The Jackson Citizen Patriot reported a Jackson woman was trapped when the wind dropped a large branch and live power lines over her car on Sixth Street, just north of W. Morrell. Damage to the car was minor and the woman was not injured. Over 200 power lines were downed by the storm and transformers were damaged by lightning strikes. Approximately 5,000 residents lost power in Jackson County. Damage estimates were not available.
June 1998Funnel CloudJackson-Jackson County Emergency Management reported a funnel cloud near the intersection of Lansing Ave. and Maple Grove Road in southern Rives Township, approximately 6 miles north of the city of Jackson.
August 1997Thunderstorm WindJackson-Jackson County Central Dispatch relayed report of 60 mph wind gust in the city of Jackson.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindJackson-no account filed
July 1996Thunderstorm WindJackson-no account filed
July 1996Thunderstorm WindJackson-no account filed
September 1996HailJackson-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Jackson County

Map coverage status

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.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
Peoples National Bank Buildingunder 500 feet2014
Otsego Hotel0.1 miles2015
Stone Post Office0.1 miles1972
First Congregational Church0.2 miles2017
Hayes Hotel0.2 miles2024
Jackson District Library0.3 miles1980

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 80001874 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Jackson CountyAll 29 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.