Built in 1873. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
“The Bangor Elevator is a grain elevator located at 142 West Monroe Street in Bangor, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.”
Wikipedia article Bangor Elevator, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 9 National Register listings published here for Van Buren County · listed in 2009 · category: Building · built in 1873.
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 20 fires within 5 miles of Bangor Elevator between 2005 and 2020, burning about 30 acres in total. 2 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 | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BANGOR COMMUNITY FD 325 - 2020 |
| 30 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BANGOR COMMUNITY FD 285 - 2019 |
| 29 June 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BANGOR COMMUNITY FD 260 - 2020 |
| 25 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BANGOR COMMUNITY FD 255 - 2020 |
| 9 May 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BANGOR COMMUNITY FD 185 - 2020 |
| 7 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BANGOR COMMUNITY FD 169 - 2018 |
| 6 May 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BANGOR COMMUNITY FD 179 - 2020 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Bangor Elevator: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fish and Steward Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bangor, the town this property stands in, in 18 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 17 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bangor | $50,000 | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Bangor | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bangor | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bangor | $20,000 | no account filed |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bangor | $10,000 | Multiple trees were blown down near Bangor. |
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bangor | $10,000 | Several trees were blown down in Geneva and Decatur. |
| October 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bangor | $10,000 | Multiple trees and power lines were blown down near Bangor. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bangor | $10,000 | A 65 m.p.h. wind gust was reported by a trained spotter in Bangor. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bangor | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bangor | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bangor | $2,500 | Downed trees blocked eastbound lane of Michigan Highway 43 in Bangor. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bangor | $2,500 | Van Buren County Central Dispatch reported a few trees and power lines downed in Bangor Township. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bangor | $2,500 | Several large limbs downed in Bangor. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bangor | $500 | The sheriff reported high winds were blowing down signs. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bangor | - | Large healthy tree snapped. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bangor | - | Three large healthy trees were blown down three miles south southwest of Kendall. Power outages and minor wind damage were reported in Bangor. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bangor | - | State police reported that a couple of trees were blown down one mile north of Bangor. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bangor | - | 12 inch diameter tree limb down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Marshall's Store | 7.2 miles | 2002 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 09000523 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Van Buren County | All 9 listed properties in this county. |
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