Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
“The Vermontville Opera House is an auditorium located at 120 East First Street in Vermontville, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.”
Wikipedia article Vermontville Opera House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 18 National Register listings published here for Eaton County · listed in 1993 · 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 12 fires within 5 miles of Vermontville Opera House between 2005 and 2020, burning about 13 acres in total. 1 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 | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | VERMONTVILLE FD 0000062 - 2018 |
| 12 June 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | VERMONTVILLE FD 0000080 - 2019 |
| 5 May 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CASTLETON-MAPLEGROVE-NASHVILLE FD 0000046 - 2019 |
| 9 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | VERMONTVILLE FD 0000054 - 2019 |
| 22 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CASTLETON-MAPLEGROVE-NASHVILLE FD 0000068 - 2018 |
| 2 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | VERMONTVILLE FD 0000050 - 2019 |
| 2 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHARLOTTE FD 0000195 - 2019 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Vermontville Opera 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crandell Ionia Road Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Vermontville, the town this property stands in, in 9 storm reports between 1999 and 2024: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. 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 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vermontville | $100,000 | Numerous trees were blown down between Vermontville and Eaton Rapids. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vermontville | $100,000 | The Maple Valley High School in Vermontville suffered significant damage including a roof which was partially torn off and sections of windows which were blown in. |
| August 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Vermontville | $50,000 | A very brief touchdown of a F0 tornado occurred in Vermontville. There were no injuries and fatalities. However, a tin roof was blown off of a house on First Street in Vermontville. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vermontville | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vermontville | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Vermontville | $10,000 | The post office in Vermontville reported three quarters inch diameter hail. |
| August 2004 | Hail | Vermontville | $10,000 | Three quarters inch diameter hail was reported by the public two miles south of Hoytville at the intersection of Needmore and Loucks roads. Law enforcement in Vermontville reported that a few large trees were blown down and blocked area roads. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vermontville | $10,000 | Several power lines and trees were downed in Vermontville. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vermontville | - | An Eaton county official reported that numerous trees were blown down just west of Vermontville. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | First Congregational Church | 0.2 miles | 1971 |
 | Vermontville Chapel and Academy | 0.4 miles | 1972 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 93000620 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Eaton County | All 18 listed properties in this county. |
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