Built in 1904. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.
“The Lee Paper Company Mill Complex is a former factory located at 300 West Highway Street in Vicksburg, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.”
Wikipedia article Lee Paper Company Mill Complex, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 60 National Register listings published here for Kalamazoo County · listed in 2016 · category: District · built in 1904.
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 Lee Paper Company Mill Complex between 2018 and 2020, burning about 13 acres in total. None 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/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SOUTH KALAMAZOO COUNTY FIRE AUTH 0000617 - 2018 |
| 16 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SOUTH KALAMAZOO COUNTY FIRE AUTH 0000560 - 2018 |
| 2 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SOUTH KALAMAZOO COUNTY FIRE AUTH 0000355 - 2018 |
| 3 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SOUTH KALAMAZOO COUNTY FIRE AUTH 0000279 - 2019 |
| 26 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SOUTH KALAMAZOO COUNTY FIRE AUTH 0000348 - 2019 |
| 24 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PORTAGE FD 0001678 - 2019 |
| 22 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SOUTH KALAMAZOO COUNTY FIRE AUTH 0000331 - 2019 |
| 11 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PORTAGE FD 0001547 - 2018 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Lee Paper Company Mill Complex: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayward Dry Marl Pit | Limestone, General | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Vicksburg, the town this property stands in, in 27 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 14 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2020 | Flood | Vicksburg | $100,000 | Several roads were closed due to flooding. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Vicksburg | $100,000 | One inch diameter hail was reported in Vicksburg, in addition to estimated thunderstorm wind gusts to 70 m.p.h. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vicksburg | $50,000 | A few trees were blown down near Vicksburg. |
| June 1994 | Hail | Vicksburg | $50,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds blew down trees, and roofs were blown off several houses. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vicksburg | $50,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds blew down trees, and roofs were blown off several houses. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Vicksburg | $50,000 | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Vicksburg | $25,000 | The public in Vicksburg reported golf ball sized hail covered the ground with hail measured as large as two and a quarter inches in diameter. |
| March 2006 | Hail | Vicksburg | $25,000 | The public in Vicksburg reported hail as large as two and a quarter inches in diameter and hail briefly covered the ground. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vicksburg | $25,000 | Several trees were blown down three miles northeast of Vicksburg. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vicksburg | $20,000 | Nine trees were blown down in the Vicksburg area. |
| July 2000 | Hail | Vicksburg | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vicksburg | $15,000 | A 68 mph wind gust was measured at Kalamazoo airport and a street sign and several large healthy trees were blown down. |
| September 2006 | Hail | Vicksburg | $15,000 | Seven eighths inch diameter hail was reported in Vicksburg where it briefly covered the ground. |
| August 2003 | Hail | Vicksburg | $15,000 | A report of one inch diameter hail was received from three miles east of Vicksburg. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vicksburg | $10,000 | The public reported that six trees were blown down five miles east of Vicksburg. |
| March 2003 | Hail | Vicksburg | $10,000 | A severe thunderstorm produced three quarters inch hail in Vicksburg. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vicksburg | $10,000 | A 60 m.p.h. wind gust was reported in Vicksburg. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vicksburg | $5,000 | An isolated severe storm brought down several large trees in Vicksburg in southern Kalamazoo county. A funnel cloud was also reported but there were no tornados. One and a quarter inch diameter hail was also reported near Vicksburg. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vicksburg | $5,000 | Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Department reported a couple of trees were downed in Vicksburg. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vicksburg | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vicksburg | $2,500 | Trees downed along V-Avenue, just east of Vicksburg in Brady Township. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Vicksburg | - | A trained spotter reported one inch diameter hail near Vicksburg. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Vicksburg | - | Seven eighths inch diameter hail was reported. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Vicksburg | - | One inch diameter hail was reported in Vicksburg. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vicksburg | - | pulse storm produced bow echo across extreme southern Michigan and northern Indiana |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vicksburg | - | Amateur radio operators reported an estimated 65-mph wind gust in Vicksburg, which downed up to 10 trees. Two 24" diameter trees were snapped of 8 feet above the ground and landed on a bowling alley. A damage estimate was not available. This severe thunderstorm downed trees and power lines scattered across Kalamazoo County, which resulted in power outages for approximately 26,000 customers of Consumers Energy. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vicksburg | - | Power lines and trees down around Vine and Pearl Streets. A damage estimate was not available. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Vicksburg Historic District | 0.3 miles | 2022 |
| Vicksburg Union Depot | 0.7 miles | 2024 | |
 | Dr. Nathan M. Thomas House | 4.7 miles | 1982 |
 | Fanckboner-Nichols Farmstead | 6.5 miles | 2007 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 16000524 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Kalamazoo County | All 60 listed properties in this county. |
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