Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
“The John McAra House is a single-family home located at 2157 Irish Road in Davison, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.”
Wikipedia article John McAra House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 73 National Register listings published here for Genesee County · listed in 1982 · 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 John McAra House between 2018 and 2020, burning about 24 acres in total. 2 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 | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BURTON CITY FIRE/RESCUE 0000265 - 2019 |
| 24 August 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DAVISON-RICHFIELD AREA FD 437 - 2020 |
| 7 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DAVISON-RICHFIELD AREA FD 18269 - 2018 |
| 17 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CITY OF FLINT FD 0002820 - 2018 |
| 8 June 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DAVISON-RICHFIELD AREA FD 19259 - 2019 |
| 12 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BURTON CITY FIRE/RESCUE 174 - 2020 |
| 7 May 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GRAND BLANC FD 186 - 2020 |
| 7 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DAVISON-RICHFIELD AREA FD 18180 - 2018 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of John McAra House: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurtz Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Davison, the town this property stands in, in 29 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 17 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 2 lightning, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Hail | Davison | $20,000,000 | Reports of widespread hail damage across Davison, which included car and house damage. |
| June 2006 | Lightning | Davison | $55,000 | A very intense lightning bolt struck a home, causing severe damage. The strike left a hole in the side of one wall and had electrical outlets smoking. Damages were estimated at $15K to the property and $40K to contents. Residents were home but no one was injured. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davison | $15,000 | Numerous large trees limbs were reported down along with power lines. |
| September 2005 | Lightning | Davison | $15,000 | Lightning struck a home in the Continental North mobile home park, causing a fire in the roof. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davison | $5,000 | A steel flag pole was bent, along with damage to a roof. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davison | $3,000 | Two to three foot diameter tree reported down on a house, along with downed power lines. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davison | - | Tree reported down. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davison | - | Several trees downed along with power lines and tree branches. Flint area also had one tree reported down. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davison | - | Numerous wires down on roads. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Davison | - | Reports of baseball size hail in Davison. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davison | - | Trees reported down. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davison | - | Multiple trees and power lines reported down. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Davison | - | Richfield Road was washed out. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davison | - | A 1 foot diameter tree reported blown down. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davison | - | A tree was reported down. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davison | - | A tree was snapped in half. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davison | - | A trained spotter measured a 74 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davison | - | Numerous tree limbs were reported down. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davison | - | A local newspaper reported a tree blown down on a power line along Irish Rd, just south of Potter Rd. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davison | - | A spotter reported a wind gust of 60 mph in the community of Davison. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Davison | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Davison | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Davison | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Davison | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davison | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Davison | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Davison | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Davison | - | no account filed |
| December 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davison | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Atlas Grange Hall | 2.3 miles | 1982 |
 | Barn at 4277 Irish Road | 2.3 miles | 1982 |
 | House at 1339 Cummings Road | 3.9 miles | 1982 |
 | House at 6112 Carpenter Road | 6.1 miles | 1982 |
 | Applewood | 6.2 miles | 1979 |
 | Flint Brewing Company | 6.2 miles | 1980 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82000522 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Genesee County | All 73 listed properties in this county. |
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