Built in 1940. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
One of 55 National Register listings published here for Ingham County · listed in 1995 · category: Building · built in 1940, by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Sources: 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 44 fires within 5 miles of Goetsch-Winckler House between 2018 and 2020, burning about 44 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP FD 1903752 - 2019 |
| 20 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP FD 1903926 - 2019 |
| 2 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LANSING FD 0015086 - 2018 |
| 9 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP FD 1903338 - 2019 |
| 5 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LANSING TOWNSHIP FD 0000353 - 2018 |
| 16 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP FD 1903431 - 2019 |
| 15 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | EAST LANSING FD 0003100 - 2018 |
| 4 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LANSING FD 0011146 - 2018 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Goetsch-Winckler House: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briggs Company Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Dell Road Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fiser Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Jolly Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Okemos, the town this property stands in, in 4 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okemos | $10,000 | A few trees and tree limbs were blown down near Haslett where wind gusts up to 60 mph were reported. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okemos | - | A number of large trees snapped and uprooted in Okemos. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okemos | - | A trained spotter estimated that thunderstorm wind gusts reached 60 mph in Okemos. |
| August 1997 | Hail | Okemos | - | Okemos Police Department reported 3/4 inch diameter hail in Okemos. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Eustace Hall | 0.8 miles | 1971 |
 | Masonic Temple Building | 2.9 miles | 1999 |
 | Central School | 3.2 miles | 1986 |
 | Michigan State Medical Society Building | 3.7 miles | 2011 |
 | St. Katherine's Chapel | 4.0 miles | 1970 |
 | Penfil Apartments | 5.5 miles | 1990 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 95001423 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Ingham County | All 55 listed properties in this county. |
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