East Elm-North Macomb Street Historic District

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

From the record

“The East Elm-North Macomb Street Historic District is a residential historic district located in the city of Monroe in Monroe County, Michigan. The district was listed as a Michigan Historic Site and added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 6, 1982.”
Wikipedia article East Elm-North Macomb Street Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 15 National Register listings published here for Monroe County · listed in 1982 · category: District.

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

The listing

Address. Roughly bounded by River Raisin, Lorain, Monroe and Macomb Sts., Monroe, 48162
When was it listed? May 1982
Category. district
Also known as. City of Monroe MRA
City. Monroe city
National Register reference number. 82002853 - 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

18 since 2013

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of East Elm-North Macomb Street Historic District between 2013 and 2020, burning about 26 acres in total. 5 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
Natural	5
Equipment and vehicle use	3

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
18 September 2019	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Michigan Department of Natural Resources	MONROE DIVISION OF PUBLIC SAFETY 0002859 - 2019
11 August 2019	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Michigan Department of Natural Resources	MONROE TOWNSHIP VFD 1324 - 2019
30 July 2018	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Michigan Department of Natural Resources	MONROE TOWNSHIP VFD 1179 - 2018
11 July 2019	Equipment and vehicle use	1.0 acres	Michigan Department of Natural Resources	MONROE DIVISION OF PUBLIC SAFETY 0002079 - 2019
9 June 2019	Equipment and vehicle use	1.0 acres	Michigan Department of Natural Resources	IDA TOWNSHIP VFD 219 - 2019
19 June 2019	Natural	1.0 acres	Michigan Department of Natural Resources	FRENCHTOWN TOWNSHIP FD 19926 - 2019
14 June 2020	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Michigan Department of Natural Resources	MONROE TOWNSHIP VFD 923 - 2020
2 May 2018	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Michigan Department of Natural Resources	LASALLE TOWNSHIP VFD 0000152 - 2018

Every fire recorded in Monroe County

Mines and quarries near this property

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of East Elm-North Macomb Street Historic District: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
	Monroe Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
	Turtle Lake Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Monroe County

Storms near this property

60 of 61 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Monroe, the town this property stands in, in 61 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 43 thunderstorm wind, 15 hail, 2 flood, 1 lightning. The reports record 3 injuries. 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
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	2 hurt, $10,000	Three RV's were blown over. A Carleton woman was injured at the Harbortown RV Resort on LaPlaisance Road. Another person was injured at Sterling State Park.
July 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	1 hurt	A newspaper reported that a large tree blew over in thunderstorm winds and fell onto a man, trapping him in his back yard.
November 2019	Flood	Monroe	$4,000,000	no account filed
July 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	$315,000	no account filed
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	$75,000	Law enforcement reported widespread trees down throughout the city of Monroe and across eastern portions of Monroe County. Many homes and businesses suffered damage. The City of Monroe declared an emergency later in the night and asked people to stay off the streets. Winds were estimated at 65 MPH. Total property damages were estimated at roughly $75K.
June 2006	Lightning	Monroe	$75,000	Lightning struck a home and a fire smoldered for 3 hours before erupting into a full blown fire. The home and the family's contents sustained heavy water, smoke and heat damage. No injuries were sustained. Total property damage was roughly estimated at 75K based on pictures included in the newspaper.
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	$50,000	Several trees, large limbs, and power lines were downed. Two cars in Monroe were smashed by falling trees. A home in Woodland Beach was heavily damaged when a tree fell on it. Power was out in downtown Monroe well into the next day.
July 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	$40,000	no account filed
December 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	$10,000	no account filed
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	$5,000	Large trees reported down.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	$5,000	Two trees were uprooted, one damaging part of the deck on a house in Bedford Township. Winds took down power lines at other locations around the county.
May 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	$4,000	Multiple power lines reported down.
June 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	$3,000	no account filed
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	$2,000	Tree limbs were reported blown down, along with shingles off a roof.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	$1,000	Tree limbs were reported down, along with roof shingles and siding off a house.
March 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	$500	Downed electrical pole reported.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	$500	Power line reported down.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	-	A few trees reported blown blown.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	-	Tree reported blown down on house in Monroe Township.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	-	Tree reported blown down on house.
August 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	-	A large tree branch fell onto a pickup truck cab.
August 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	-	A few large trees uprooted with large tree limbs down.
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	-	Multiple trees reported down.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	-	A large tree branch was reported down.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	-	A tree was reported blown down.
May 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	-	A 10 inch tree limb was reported down.
August 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	-	Wires reported blown down.
May 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	-	Power lines reported down.
July 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	-	Large tree limbs reported down.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	-	Large tree limbs were blown down.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	-	A trained spotter estimated 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust which brought down small tree branches.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	-	Multiple trees were reported blown down.
June 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	-	A trained spotter estimated wind gusts to 60 MPH.
June 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	-	A trained spotter estimated wind gusts to 70 MPH.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	-	Trees were reported down.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	-	Power lines were blown down.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	-	Several pine trees were snapped in downtown Monroe. Large tree limbs were also blown down.
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	-	The emergency manager estimated a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust.
August 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	South Monroe	-	A large tree was blown down on Oakwood Drive.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	-	A trained spotter reported large limbs and small trees blown down.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	-	The emergency manager reported numerous trees blown down.
May 2001	Hail	Monroe	-	A slow moving cold front drifted south across southeast Michigan. Most of the area stayed cloudy and cool during the day. The exception was near the Ohio border, where ample sunshine pushed temperatures to near 80. A number of thunderstorms developed ahead of the cold front, but only near the Ohio border were the storms able to (barely) reach severe levels.
September 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	-	A few large trees blown down.
November 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	-	Law enforcement reported wires blown down at Noble St. and Telegraph.
June 2019	Hail	Monroe	-	no account filed
June 2019	Hail	Monroe	-	no account filed
June 2015	Hail	Monroe	-	no account filed
July 2012	Hail	Monroe	-	no account filed
February 2008	Flood	Monroe	-	no account filed
June 2006	Hail	Monroe	-	no account filed
June 2006	Hail	Monroe	-	no account filed
June 2006	Hail	Monroe	-	no account filed
June 2006	Hail	Monroe	-	no account filed
June 2006	Hail	Monroe	-	no account filed
June 2005	Hail	Monroe	-	no account filed
October 1999	Hail	Monroe	-	no account filed
July 1999	Hail	Monroe	-	no account filed
May 1998	Hail	Monroe	-	no account filed
September 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	-	no account filed
July 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Monroe	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Monroe 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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Wing-Allore House	0.1 miles	2014
Gov. Robert McClelland House	0.1 miles	1971
St. Mary's Church Complex Historic District	0.2 miles	1982
George Armstrong Custer Equestrian Monument	0.2 miles	1994
Sawyer House	0.3 miles	1977
Rudolph Nims House	0.3 miles	1972

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 82002853 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Monroe County	All 15 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.