Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
“The M and J Nelson Building is a building in downtown McAllen, Texas, that is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.”
Wikipedia article M and J Nelson Building, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 23 National Register listings published here for Hidalgo County · listed in 2008 · 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 44 fires within 5 miles of M and J Nelson Building between 2002 and 2017, burning about 320 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FIRE CALL |
| 27 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 11-740 |
| 26 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ILLEGAL BURN |
| 21 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge | SANTA ANA MEXICO 1 |
| 26 August 2004 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | South Texas Refuge Complex | PLAZA HOTEL |
| 16 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | South Texas Refuge Complex | SPEEDWAY |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cine El Rey | 0.2 miles | 2002 | |
| Casa de Palmas | 0.2 miles | 2003 | |
 | Mary S. and Gordon Griffin House | 0.7 miles | 2014 |
 | Sam and Marjorie Miller House | 0.7 miles | 1997 |
 | Valley Fruit Company | 3.3 miles | 2011 |
| Louisiana-Rio Grande Canal Company Irrigation System | 3.9 miles | 1995 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 08000962 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Hidalgo County | All 23 listed properties in this county. |
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