Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
“Gordon Hall, also known as the Judge Samuel W. Dexter House, is a private house located at 8341 Island Lake Road in Dexter, Michigan.”
Wikipedia article Gordon Hall (Dexter, Michigan), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 87 National Register listings published here for Washtenaw County · listed in 1972 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Gordon Hall between 2018 and 2020, burning about 18 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/undetermined | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 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 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SCIO TOWNSHIP FD 0821457 - 2018 |
| 28 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SCIO TOWNSHIP FD 0823523 - 2018 |
| 4 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DEXTER AREA FD 0000629 - 2018 |
| 24 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DEXTER AREA FD 0000695 - 2018 |
| 22 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DEXTER AREA FD 0000688 - 2018 |
| 8 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SCIO TOWNSHIP FD 19500 - 2019 |
| 16 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DEXTER AREA FD 0000576 - 2018 |
| 7 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SCIO TOWNSHIP FD 200301 - 2020 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Gordon Hall: 4 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Portland Cement Plnt Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Dunston Pit No 8 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| O E Gooding & Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| O E Gooding & Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pleasant Hills Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Washtenaw County Road Comm. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Washtenaw County Road Comm. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dexter, the town this property stands in, in 47 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 31 thunderstorm wind, 15 hail, 1 lightning. 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 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | $25,000 | Several trees were reported down, including one which fell onto a road. A car subsequently crashed into the fallen tree, causing 1 fatality. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | $25,000 | Numerous trees and powerlines reported down. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | $25,000 | Tree fell onto a car at Huron River Drive and North Territorial. |
| September 2008 | Lightning | Dexter | $21,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | $20,000 | A local newspaper article reported that the top 20 feet of a tree was blown down, crashing through the roof and into the kitchen of a home on Dolph Drive near Jackson Road. The residents of the home narrowly escaped injury. Property damage was roughly estimated at $20K. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | $15,000 | A local newspaper article reported a tree blown down across Newport Road near M-14 and another larger tree, about 3 feet in diameter, blown down on part of a house being renovated. No injuries were reported. Property damage was roughly estimated at $15K. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | $10,000 | Several trees were blown down. One landed on a house. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | $5,000 | Tress blown down onto a vehicle. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | $3,000 | The public reported large trees down. The high winds also lifted and flipped a pontoon boat. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | Power lines reported down. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | Two ten inch diameter trees down, one down on a vehicle. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | Spotter estimated 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | Power lines reported down. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | A trained spotter reported trees 10 to 12 inches in diameter uprooted. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | Emergency management reported a large tree down. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | A trained spotter measured a 60 MPH wind gust. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | A local nespaper article reported that 3 trees that had blown down were removed from area roadways and seven others were attended to as well. |
| March 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | Spotters reported that several large tree limbs were blow down in thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | The public reported trees down. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | Several 8 inch diameter trees were blown down. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Dexter | - | Skywarn spotters reported hail to 0.75 inch in both Dexter and Whitemore Lake. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | Tree limbs were blown down by 60 mph winds three miles west of Dexter. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Hail | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| March 2019 | Hail | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Hail | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Hail | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | James Litchfield House | 0.9 miles | 1984 |
 | Bell Road Bridge | 4.3 miles | 1996 |
 | Delhi Bridge | 4.6 miles | 2008 |
 | George W. Palmer House | 6.3 miles | 1996 |
 | Michigan Central Railroad Chelsea Depot | 6.3 miles | 1987 |
 | Chelsea Commercial Historic District | 6.4 miles | 2011 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 72000664 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Washtenaw County | All 87 listed properties in this county. |
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