Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
“Central School is a former school building located at 101 East Pike Street in Pontiac, Michigan. It is the oldest remaining school building in Pontiac.”
Wikipedia article Central School (Pontiac, Michigan), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 87 National Register listings published here for Oakland County · listed in 1984 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Central School between 2018 and 2020, burning about 29 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 | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP FD 0003804 - 2019 |
| 17 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WATERFORD TOWNSHIP FD 0008643 - 2019 |
| 1 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ROCHESTER HILLS FD 0004453 - 2019 |
| 4 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | AUBURN HILLS FD 0001651 - 2020 |
| 3 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WATERFORD TOWNSHIP FD 0006862 - 2019 |
| 13 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP FD 0003315 - 2019 |
| 13 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WATERFORD TOWNSHIP FD 0007257 - 2019 |
| 11 July 2019 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WATERFORD TOWNSHIP FD 0007188 - 2019 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Central School: 2 producers. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mt Plant No. 3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Underwood Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pontiac, the town this property stands in, in 9 storm reports between 1999 and 2011: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2000 | Flash Flood | Pontiac | $125,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pontiac | $45,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pontiac | $16,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pontiac | $10,000 | A few trees were reported blown down, which took down power lines. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pontiac | $10,000 | A National Weather Service employee reported numerous large trees down throughout a subdivision near Waterford. A local newspaper confirmed reports of widespread trees down all across Waterford Township. A few homes received minor damages. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pontiac | $5,000 | Trees limbs were downed, fencing destroyed, and windows of a home were damaged near Elizabeth Lake and Cooley Lake in Waterford. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pontiac | - | A trained spotter estimated a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| July 2000 | Hail | Pontiac | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Pontiac | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Eagle Theater | 0.2 miles | 1984 |
 | Grinnell Brothers Music House | 0.2 miles | 1984 |
 | Pontiac Commercial Historic District | 0.2 miles | 1984 |
 | Pontiac Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase) | 0.2 miles | 1989 |
 | Oak Hill Cemetery | 0.4 miles | 1989 |
 | St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church, Convent, and School | 0.4 miles | 1989 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84001809 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Oakland County | All 87 listed properties in this county. |
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