Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.
“The Francis Metallic Surfboat is a boat, currently housed at 130 West Center Street in Douglas, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.”
Wikipedia article Francis Metallic Surfboat, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 33 National Register listings published here for Allegan County · listed in 2015 · category: Structure.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · 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 Francis Metallic Surfboat between 1992 and 2020, burning about 44 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.4 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALLEGAN #8 |
| 7 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HAMILTON FD 0000149 - 2018 |
| 16 May 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | 12 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SAUGATUCK TOWNSHIP FD 2018256 - 2018 |
| 28 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.8 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALLEGAN 02 |
| 13 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GANGES TOWNSHIP FD 0000094 - 2019 |
| 13 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GANGES TOWNSHIP FD 0000093 - 2019 |
| 7 March 2012 | Debris and open burning | 8.2 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALLEGAN 01 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Francis Metallic Surfboat: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laketown Site | Silica | Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Douglas, the town this property stands in, in 9 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Douglas | $75,000 | An EF-0 tornado touched down briefly near Riverside road. One outbuilding was destroyed and two homes incurred minor siding and roofing damage from debris and fallen trees. Significant tree damage was observed along a path that was about a quarter of a mile long and 25 to 50 yards wide. |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Douglas | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Douglas | $5,000 | Several trees were blown down along the Lake Michigan shoreline. |
| October 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Douglas | $3,000 | no account filed |
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Douglas | $2,000 | Several power lines were blown down in and near Douglas. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Douglas | - | Trees snapped and uprooted across Saugatuck Township. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Douglas | - | As a strong gust front swept across the county, numerous trees and branches were reported down countywide by both law enforcement and trained spotters. Some roads were blocked by fallen trees and had to be cleared by the county Road Commission. Additionally, some scattered power outages were observed. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Douglas | - | State Police reported that a large tree fell on a car near downtown Saugatuck. They also reported that another large tree was blown down and blocked the intersection of 128th and 30th streets. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Douglas | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Douglas Union School | under 500 feet | 1995 |
 | Warner P. Sutton House | 0.8 miles | 1992 |
 | Leiendecker's Inn-Coral Gables | 0.8 miles | 2009 |
 | All Saints' Episcopal Church | 0.9 miles | 1984 |
 | Lake Shore Chapel | 1.0 miles | 1997 |
 | Saugatuck Pump House | 1.2 miles | 2015 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 15000156 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Allegan County | All 33 listed properties in this county. |
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