Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
“The Goodyear Block, also known as the Arbeiter Block, is a commercial building located at 138 E. Main Street in Manchester, Michigan, US.”
Wikipedia article Goodyear Block, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 87 National Register listings published here for Washtenaw 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 8 fires within 5 miles of Goodyear Block between 1996 and 2019, burning about 105 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP FD 0000218 - 2018 |
| 14 May 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP FD 0000187 - 2019 |
| 22 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP FD 0000133 - 2018 |
| 20 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP FD 0000129 - 2018 |
| 2 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP FD 0000126 - 2019 |
| 19 April 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP FD 0000128 - 2018 |
| 11 April 1996 | Debris and open burning | 98 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 December 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP FD 0000481 - 2019 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Goodyear Block: 1 producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washtenaw County Road Comm. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Manchester, the town this property stands in, in 34 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 25 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 1 lightning, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2008 | Flood | Manchester | $200,000 | no account filed |
| December 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manchester | $10,000 | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manchester | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manchester | $5,000 | Wires reported down. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manchester | $2,000 | A 14 inch diameter tree was blown over. Power lines were also reported down, with a power pole snapped. |
| July 2001 | Lightning | Manchester | $2,000 | Lightning struck a house. Only minor damage was reported. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manchester | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manchester | - | Numerous trees reported blown down with damage to a barn. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manchester | - | Trees and power lines observed down. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manchester | - | Power lines reported down over the roadway. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manchester | - | A 24 inch diameter tree was reported down. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manchester | - | A tree was blown down. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manchester | - | Emergency Manager reported 2 twelve inch limbs blown down. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manchester | - | Trees were reported blown down. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manchester | - | Trees and power lines were reported blown down. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manchester | - | Local law enforcement reported large tree limbs and wires down. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manchester | - | Spotters reported a tree blown down on M-52. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manchester | - | Trained spotters reported a two and half foot tree blown down. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manchester | - | A trained spotter reported trees and wires down. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manchester | - | The emergency manager reported 4 two foot trees blown down. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manchester | - | Emergency management reported 9 inch diameter tree limbs blown down. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manchester | - | Emergency management reported 7 inch diameter tree limbs blown down. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Manchester | - | Thunderstorms developed just north of a warm front that was moving northeast into far southern Michigan. One storm in Washtenaw County briefly reached severe levels. The most notable part of the storms was the heavy rain, with estimates of 5 to 7 inches of rain in a few hours in parts of Washtenaw, Lenawee, and Monroe Counties. The heavy rain produced a lot of nuisance standing water, but no flash flooding. However, some river flooding did result (see following). |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manchester | - | Spotters reported large trees blown down by 60 mph wind gusts. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Manchester | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | Manchester | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Manchester | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manchester | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Manchester | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Manchester | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Manchester | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manchester | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manchester | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manchester | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Fountain-Bessac House | under 500 feet | 1988 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 93000770 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Washtenaw County | All 87 listed properties in this county. |
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