Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
“The House of David is a Christian Israelite religious organization and commune founded in Benton Harbor, Michigan, in March 1903. It was co-founded by spouses Benjamin Purnell (1861-1927) and Mary Purnell (1862-1953).”
Wikipedia article House of David (commune), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 32 National Register listings published here for Berrien County · listed in 2009 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Mary's City of David between 2018 and 2020, burning about 72 acres in total. 14 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 | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ST JOSEPH FD 228 - 2020 |
| 24 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NORTH BERRIEN FIRE RESCUE 163 - 2020 |
| 1 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ST JOSEPH CHARTER TWP FD STATION 1 2019068 - 2019 |
| 7 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ST JOSEPH FD 159 - 2019 |
| 7 August 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BENTON CHARTER TWP FD 0000399 - 2019 |
| 22 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BENTON HARBOR FD 293 - 2020 |
| 22 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NORTH BERRIEN FIRE RESCUE 140 - 2020 |
| 22 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BENTON HARBOR FD 238 - 2019 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Mary's City of David: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Joseph Terminal Mill | Limestone, General | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Benton Harbor, the town this property stands in, in 11 storm reports between 2003 and 2022: 9 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Benton Harbor | $3,000 | A tree fell onto power lines. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Benton Harbor | - | Emergency management officials reported a large tree down onto power lines. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Benton Harbor | - | Reports of trees down across roads just south of Benton Heights. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Benton Harbor | - | Trees down around Berrien County, including Benton Township. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Benton Harbor | - | Trees were reported blown down in Benton Harbor as well as south of Waltervliet. |
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | Benton Harbor | - | Emergency management reported water above car tires flowing across I-94. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Benton Harbor | - | Trained spotter reported trees down in Benton Harbor. Winds were estimated near 70 MPH. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Benton Harbor | - | Law enforcement reported trees down in Benton Harbor. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Benton Harbor | - | Numerous trees reported down. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Benton Harbor | - | Law enforcement reported trees and power lines down near Benton Harbor. |
| August 2006 | Hail | Benton Harbor | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Springs Park | 0.4 miles | 2023 | |
 | Shiloh House | 0.6 miles | 1972 |
 | Wendell P. and Harriet Rounds Robbins House | 0.9 miles | 2007 |
 | Fidelity Building | 1.4 miles | 2002 |
 | Blossomland Bridge | 2.6 miles | 1999 |
| Whitcomb Hotel | 2.8 miles | 2021 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 09000201 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Berrien County | All 32 listed properties in this county. |
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