Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
“The Spina Hotel is a historic former hotel building in Ironton, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1913 with multiple commercial spaces and grandly designed architecture.”
Wikipedia article Spina Hotel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 31 National Register listings published here for Crow Wing County · listed in 1980 · 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 163 fires within 5 miles of Spina Hotel between 1992 and 2020, burning about 341 acres in total. None started naturally. 35 were 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 | 66 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 September 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.6 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 145 workings within 5 miles of Spina Hotel: 125 past producers, 13 prospects, 4 producers, 3 unknowns. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algoma-Zeno Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1904, 1915 | |
| Range Redi Mix Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Adams Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Algoma Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Hematite, Magnetite | |
| Algoma Mine | Manganese | Producer | 1920 | |
| Alstead Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Hematite, Magnetite | |
| Alstead-North Hillcrest Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | 1955 | |
| Arko Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Hematite, Magnetite | |
| Arko Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | 1955 | |
| Armour No.2 Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1912 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ironton, the town this property stands in, in 8 storm reports between 2010 and 2021: 7 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ironton | - | An estimated 5 inch diameter tree branch was broken. |
| September 2021 | Hail | Ironton | - | no account filed |
| September 2018 | Hail | Ironton | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Ironton | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Ironton | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Ironton | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Ironton | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Ironton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Ironton City Hall | under 500 feet | 2002 |
| Elevated Metal Water Tank, Ironton | 0.2 miles | 1980 | |
 | Ironton Sintering Plant Complex | 0.8 miles | 1980 |
 | Elevated Metal Water Tank, Crosby | 1.3 miles | 1980 |
 | Soo Line Depot | 1.3 miles | 1980 |
| Elevated Metal Water Tank, Trommald | 2.9 miles | 1980 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80002032 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Crow Wing County | All 31 listed properties in this county. |
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