Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
“The American Club is a luxury spa and resort located in Kohler, Wisconsin. It is owned and operated by the Kohler Company.”
Wikipedia article American Club (Kohler, Wisconsin), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 60 National Register listings published here for Sheboygan County · listed in 1978 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · 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 17 fires within 5 miles of American Club between 2018 and 2020, burning about 6 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 3762 |
| 12 August 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 3283 |
| 31 July 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2360 |
| 10 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1679 |
| 6 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1469 |
| 4 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1310 |
| 10 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1518 |
| 1 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1713 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kohler, the town this property stands in, in 9 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2013 | Flood | Kohler | $15,000 | The Sheboygan near Sheboygan crested at 11.54 feet, 3.54 feet above flood stage, at 805 pm CDT on March 12th. |
| April 2013 | Flood | Kohler | $10,000 | The Sheboygan River in Sheboygan experienced moderate flooding, cresting at 10.23 feet, or 2.23 feet over the flood stage of 8 feet, at 925 PM CDT on April 11th. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kohler | $5,000 | Multiple reports of trees and large branches down as well as a power pole on fire. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Kohler | $5,000 | The Sheboygan River flooded low lying areas along the river due to several ice jams. The most impacted area was from just east of Kohler downstream to Kiwanis Park in Sheboygan. Portions of Indiana Ave. and New Jersey Ave., as well as other roads were closed due to flooding. At least one vehicle was submerged in the floodwaters on New Jersey Ave. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kohler | $2,000 | Several tree limbs down. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kohler | $2,000 | Large tree branches down. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kohler | $500 | A large american flag at 400 feet above ground was shredded by strong winds. A measured wind gust of 90 mph was recorded at the top of the flag pole. |
| July 2006 | Hail | Kohler | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Kohler | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Kohler Company Factory Complex | 0.3 miles | 2001 |
 | Riverbend | 0.9 miles | 1980 |
| Cole Historic District | 1.6 miles | 1988 | |
| Downtown Historic District | 1.7 miles | 1984 | |
 | David Taylor House | 1.9 miles | 1976 |
| Sheboygan Falls School | 2.0 miles | 2021 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78000141 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Sheboygan County | All 60 listed properties in this county. |
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