Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.
“The Ishpeming Municipal Building is a public building located at 100 East Division Street in Ishpeming, Michigan. It is also known as Ishpeming City Hall.”
Wikipedia article Ishpeming Municipal Building, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 40 National Register listings published here for Marquette County · listed in 1981 · 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 38 fires within 5 miles of Ishpeming Municipal Building between 1994 and 2020, burning about 42 acres in total. 3 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 | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.1 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 August 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HARD ROCK FIRE |
| 30 July 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 175 workings within 5 miles of Ishpeming Municipal Building: 112 past producers, 28 prospects, 18 occurrences, 11 producers. 17 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold&Copper&Tungsten&Zinc Prospect | Copper, Gold, Tungsten, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Mi.Verde Antique Co.Dolomite Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Ropes | Gold, Silver | Plant | 1880, 1882 | |
| Unnamed Copper and Tungsten Prospec | Copper, Tungsten | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Copper and Zinc Prospect | Copper, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Copper&Molybdenum Prospect | Copper, Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Molybdenum Prospect | Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| Ropes Mine | Gold, Silver | Producer | 1880, 1882, 1989 | |
| Superior Gold & Silver Exploration | Gold, Silver | Prospect | 1889 | |
| Unnamed Copper Prospect | Copper | Occurrence |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ishpeming, the town this property stands in, in 32 storm reports between 1998 and 2020: 14 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 1 wildfire. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ishpeming | $1,000,000 | Law enforcement reported multiple large trees and power lines down in the city of Ishpeming. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Ishpeming | $10,000 | A few trees uprooted or snapped and branches broken off in the South Angeline/Salisbury/Terrace Street area south of Ishpeming. One large branch fell on a car breaking the back window and doing additional body damage. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ishpeming | $5,000 | There was a public report of a tree down over a vehicle in Ishpeming. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ishpeming | $3,000 | Law enforcement reported a natural gas leak caused by damage from a large uprooted tree along East Johnson Street in the city of Ishpeming. |
| May 2012 | Lightning | Ishpeming | $2,000 | Lightning and high wind from thunderstorms caused more than 200 customers to lose power in Ishpeming. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Ishpeming | $1,000 | There was a report of half a tree down and a power outage near Ishpeming from thunderstorm winds. Time of the report was estimated from radar. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ishpeming | $1,000 | Trees were reported down in Ishpeming. Time was estimated based on radar. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Ishpeming | - | Nickel sized hail was observed just to the south of Al Quall Recreational Area in Ishpeming. |
| June 2018 | Hail | West Ishpeming | - | Penny-sized hail was reported just west of Ishpeming. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Ishpeming | - | There were public reports of dime-sized hail on Business M-28 between Ishpeming and Negaunee. |
| July 2016 | Funnel Cloud | Ishpeming | - | A spotter near Ishpeming observed a funnel cloud over Bell Hospital. The funnel cloud went back up into the cloud when penny sized hail and a heavy rain were observed. |
| May 2015 | Hail | West Ishpeming | - | There were delayed public reports via social media of nickel-sized hail in West Ishpeming. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ishpeming | - | One to two foot diameter trees were blown down. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ishpeming | - | Tree fell on automoble. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ishpeming | - | Two 8 inch diameter trees uprooted. Other trees down. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Ishpeming | - | One inch hail. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ishpeming | - | Several trees down along US 41 west of Ishpeming. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ishpeming | - | Large tree down over County Road 581. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Ishpeming | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Ishpeming | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Ishpeming | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Ishpeming | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Ishpeming | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Ishpeming | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Flash Flood | Ishpeming | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Flash Flood | Ishpeming | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Flash Flood | Ishpeming | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Flash Flood | Ishpeming | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Ishpeming | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Wildfire | Ishpeming | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Ishpeming | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | West Ishpeming | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Ishpeming Main Street Historic District | under 500 feet | 2021 |
 | Braastad-Gossard Building | 0.1 miles | 2015 |
 | Mather Inn | 0.2 miles | 1978 |
 | Cliffs Shaft Mine | 0.4 miles | 1992 |
 | Cleveland Mine Engine House Number 3 | 0.4 miles | 2007 |
 | Jackson Mine | 2.3 miles | 1971 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 81000312 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Marquette County | All 40 listed properties in this county. |
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