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Photograph of Saint Mary's School
Photograph by Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Saint Mary's School

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.

From the record

“Saint Mary's School is a school building located at 400 Congdon Street in Chelsea, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.”

Wikipedia article Saint Mary's School (Chelsea, Michigan), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 87 National Register listings published here for Washtenaw County · listed in 2010 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 400 Congdon St, Chelsea, 48118
  • When was it listed? December 2010
  • Category. building
  • City. Chelsea city
  • National Register reference number. 10001026 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

17 since 2018

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Saint Mary's School between 2018 and 2020, burning about 41 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Equipment and vehicle use1
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
18 July 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesCHELSEA AREA FIRE AUTHORITY 191037 - 2019
9 June 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesDEXTER AREA FD 1900610 - 2019
9 June 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesCHELSEA AREA FIRE AUTHORITY 190826 - 2019
23 June 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesCHELSEA AREA FIRE AUTHORITY 0000624 - 2018
19 May 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesCHELSEA AREA FIRE AUTHORITY 190721 - 2019
7 April 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesCHELSEA AREA FIRE AUTHORITY 190490 - 2019
6 April 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined25 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesMANCHESTER TOWNSHIP FD 0000133 - 2019
4 April 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesDEXTER AREA FD 1900360 - 2019

Every fire recorded in Washtenaw County

Mines and quarries near this property

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Saint Mary's School: 2 producers, 2 past producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Emery, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Detroit Abrasives Co--Chelsea, Mi.EmeryProducer
State Portland Cement Plnt Clay PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
O E Gooding & Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Washtenaw County Road Comm. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Washtenaw County

Storms near this property

52 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chelsea, the town this property stands in, in 52 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 29 thunderstorm wind, 19 hail, 2 lightning, 1 flash flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2007FloodChelsea$50,000A local newspaper reported basement flooding around a few of the inland lakes in extreme northwest Washtenaw County. Four to six inches of rain fell in just a few short hours on Sunday June 3rd. Inland lake levels slowly rose during the week, and eventually led to some minor flooding by mid-week. Total property damages were estimated at roughly $50K.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindChelsea$25,000The local newspaper reported significant damage on the south side of the North Lake area. Numerous large trees and power lines were down within a tight area along Lakeshore Drive and North Territorial and Stofer Roads. Several homes suffered from wind damage. There were also reports of windows blown out. The winds also knocked a transformer and pole into the lake. The local newspaper estimated that the damages would be measured in tens of thousands of dollars.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindChelsea$25,000no account filed
July 1998Thunderstorm WindChelsea$22,000no account filed
July 2014Thunderstorm WindChelsea$20,000A large tree fell onto a house.
July 2000Flash FloodChelsea$20,000no account filed
June 1998LightningChelsea$20,000no account filed
May 2003LightningChelsea$15,000Lightning struck the roof of a two-story home. This caused the roof and a bedroom above an attached garage to catch on fire.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindChelsea$9,000no account filed
July 2011Thunderstorm WindChelsea$5,000Several power lines reported down.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindChelsea$2,000no account filed
March 2003Thunderstorm WindChelsea$500Law enforcement reported that thunderstorm winds blew over a power pole.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindChelsea-Tree reported down on the road.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindChelsea-A large tree limb was reported down.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindChelsea-A large tree fell onto a car.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindChelsea-Emergency manager estimated a 65 mph thunderstorm wind gust.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindChelsea-A trained spotter estimated a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindChelsea-A spotter measured a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindChelsea-Law enforcement reported a tree ten inches in diameter down.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindChelsea-A trained spotter reported limbs 6 to 7 inches in diameter down.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindChelsea-A trained spotter reported numerous tree branches 3 inches in diameter down.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindChelsea-A trained spotter reported numerous large tree limbs blown down.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindChelsea-A trained weather spotter estimated a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindChelsea-Three foot diameter trees were reported blown down.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindChelsea-A person from the general public estimated a 65 mph thunderstorm wind gust.
March 2003Thunderstorm WindChelsea-A trained spotter measured a 60 MPH wind gust in a thunderstorm.
April 2003Thunderstorm WindChelsea-Spotters reported that 8 to 10 inch diameter tree limbs were blown down in thunderstorm winds.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindChelsea-Spotters reported a 4 inch diameter tree blown down.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindChelsea-A trained spotter reported numerous trees down.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindChelsea-The Fire Department reported large trees and power lines down.
September 2002Thunderstorm WindChelsea-Spotters reported that three large trees were blown down onto power lines.
September 2001Thunderstorm WindChelsea-Large 2 feet diameter trees blown down.
July 2021HailChelsea-no account filed
April 2020HailChelsea-no account filed
August 2014HailChelsea-no account filed
March 2012HailChelsea-no account filed
March 2012HailChelsea-no account filed
June 2009HailChelsea-no account filed
June 2009HailChelsea-no account filed
April 2004HailChelsea-no account filed
May 2004HailChelsea-no account filed
May 2004HailChelsea-no account filed
May 2003HailChelsea-no account filed
May 2003HailChelsea-no account filed
June 2003HailChelsea-no account filed
July 2001HailChelsea-no account filed
July 2001HailChelsea-no account filed
March 2000HailChelsea-no account filed
May 2000HailChelsea-no account filed
June 1998HailChelsea-no account filed
June 1998HailChelsea-no account filed
September 1997Thunderstorm WindChelsea-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Washtenaw County

Map coverage status

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.

Listed places nearby

5 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
George W. Palmer House0.3 miles1996
Chelsea Commercial Historic District0.3 miles2011
Michigan Central Railroad Chelsea Depot0.3 miles1987
Gordon Hall6.6 miles1972
James Litchfield House7.4 miles1984

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 10001026 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Washtenaw CountyAll 87 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.