Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
“The old Durand High School is a former school building located at 100 West Sycamore Street in Durand, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.”
Wikipedia article Old Durand High School, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 45 National Register listings published here for Shiawassee 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 13 fires within 5 miles of Durand High School between 2018 and 2020, burning about 42 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | VERNON TOWNSHIP FD 0000058 - 2019 |
| 13 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | VERNON TOWNSHIP FD 0000054 - 2019 |
| 10 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DURAND FD 0200015 - 2019 |
| 5 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | VERNON TOWNSHIP FD 0000048 - 2018 |
| 19 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GAINES TOWNSHIP FD 0000169 - 2018 |
| 30 June 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | VERNON TOWNSHIP FD 0000042 - 2019 |
| 2 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SHIAWASSEE TOWNSHIP FD 0000029 - 2018 |
| 1 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | VENICE TOWNSHIP FD 0000030 - 2018 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Durand High School: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Mccann Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Blinja & Hammond Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lennon Sand and Gravel Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Durand, the town this property stands in, in 9 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. 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 2007 | Hail | Durand | $2,800,000 | Large hail hammered areas in a 3 mile radius around Durand for 50 minutes. The hail, at times, was as big as golf balls. A local newspaper reported $1.8M in hail damages to homes alone. Hundreds of vehicles also took a beating. Local experts estimated damages at an average of $4K per vehicle. This information was used to estimate $1M in total damages to vehicles. Many crops in the area were also destroyed. One farmer estimated $400K in losses to soybeans alone. Total crop damages were estimated at a conservative $2M, bringing the total cost of this hailstorm to nearly $5M. |
| June 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Durand | $10,000 | Media reports indicated damage to a barn and a few trees near Prior and Byron Roads in Vernon Township in eastern Shiawassee County. It was determined the damage resulted from a weak EF-0 tornado with maximum winds estimated at 65 mph. The tornado was on the ground for a minute or less as it traveled eastward. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durand | $6,000 | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durand | - | Large pine tree uprooted and down on a garage. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durand | - | South side of a home sustained damage to siding and a blown out window. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durand | - | Barn roof peeled up and nearby small greenhouse sustained damage. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durand | - | Multiple trees and power lines reported down. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durand | - | An 18 inch diameter pine tree was reported blown down. |
| July 1999 | Hail | Durand | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Grand Trunk Railway Station | 0.5 miles | 1971 |
 | Williams-Cole House | 2.2 miles | 1986 |
 | Martin Road Bridge | 5.1 miles | 1991 |
 | Byron Historic Commercial District | 6.8 miles | 1984 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 09000130 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Shiawassee County | All 45 listed properties in this county. |
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