Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
“The War Memorial, also known as the Russell A. House and as the Moorings was dedicated to the memory of veterans and soldiers of World War II.”
Wikipedia article Grosse Pointe War Memorial, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 396 National Register listings published here for Wayne 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 45 fires within 5 miles of Russell A. Alger Jr. House between 2018 and 2020, burning about 44 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DETROIT FD 0034676 - 2019 |
| 22 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DETROIT FD 0034155 - 2019 |
| 6 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DETROIT FD 0027928 - 2019 |
| 30 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ST CLAIR SHORES FD 0005454 - 2018 |
| 25 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DETROIT FD 0030316 - 2019 |
| 24 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DETROIT FD 0030178 - 2019 |
| 14 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DETROIT FD 0029062 - 2019 |
| 13 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DETROIT FD 0028947 - 2019 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Grosse Pointe Memorial Church | 0.2 miles | 1993 |
 | Beverly Road Historic District | 0.2 miles | 1995 |
 | Christ Church Chapel | 0.4 miles | 1993 |
 | Grosse Pointe High School | 0.4 miles | 1993 |
 | Paul Harvey Deming House | 0.4 miles | 1996 |
 | Academy of the Sacred Heart | 0.4 miles | 1987 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82002917 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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