Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
“McCoy House is a single-family home located at 1455 Benstein Road in Commerce Township, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.”
Wikipedia article Kittie C. McCoy House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 87 National Register listings published here for Oakland County · listed in 2009 · 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 23 fires within 5 miles of Kittie C. McCoy House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 106 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 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NOVI FD 0004815 - 2019 |
| 7 August 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WALLED LAKE FD 0000573 - 2019 |
| 6 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | COMMERCE TOWNSHIP FD 192011 - 2019 |
| 31 August 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NOVI FD 0005330 - 2019 |
| 30 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WALLED LAKE FD 0000644 - 2019 |
| 4 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WIXOM FD 0000653 - 2020 |
| 26 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | COMMERCE TOWNSHIP FD 191895 - 2019 |
| 2 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NOVI FD 0003788 - 2018 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Kittie C. McCoy House: 7 producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fyke Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Grand River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Levy Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Molesworth Oakland County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Portable Aggregates Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rose Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sleeth Rd Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Commerce, the town this property stands in, in 21 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 17 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, 2 hail. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1997 | Lightning | Commerce | 1 hurt | A 34-year-old woman was struck by lightning outside of her home in Commerce Township at 4:45 pm EST. She was taken to the University of Michigan Medical Center where she was listed in serious condition. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Commerce | $600,000 | Widespread trees and wires down. Union Lake Golf Course was particularly hurt hard, losing 20 trees. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Commerce | $20,000 | Two large trees were blown down. One tree fell onto a back deck and hot tub and extended into a garage. The other tree destroyed a driveway. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Commerce | $2,000 | A National Weather Service employee reported trees and wires down. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Commerce | $1,500 | Numerous large tree limbs down. A large tree was also reported down |at the Oakland County Complex. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Commerce | - | Numerous trees reported down. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Commerce | - | Large tree reported blown down. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Commerce | - | Tree blown down onto Commerce Road. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Commerce | - | A pear tree was reported blown down. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Commerce | - | A large tree branch was reported down. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Commerce | - | Numerous large tree limbs reported down. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Commerce | - | Trees and wires reported down. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Commerce | - | A large oak tree snapped. A 15 inch diameter dead tree was also downed. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Commerce | - | Numerous 6 to 8 inch diameter trees limbs reported down. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Commerce | - | Eight to ten inch diameter tree limbs were reported down along Glengary and Wixom Roads. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Commerce | - | Large branches up to 10 inches in diameter down around the Commerce area. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Commerce | - | Law enforcement reported a tree blown down. |
| September 2005 | Lightning | Commerce | - | Lightning struck two homes, causing fires in each. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Commerce | - | Spotters reported large tree limbs blown down. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Commerce | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Commerce | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Detroit Finnish Co-operative Summer Camp | 0.8 miles | 2007 |
 | Andrews-Leggett House | 3.5 miles | 1987 |
 | Jacob and Rebecca Fuerst Farmstead | 5.5 miles | 1997 |
 | North Milford Village Historic District | 5.7 miles | 2000 |
 | Dr. Henry K. Foote House | 5.7 miles | 1985 |
 | Milford Rural Agricultural School | 5.9 miles | 1992 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 08001105 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Oakland County | All 87 listed properties in this county. |
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