Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
“The Lobb House is a private single-family house located at 203 West Onota Street in Munising, Michigan. It is also known as the Lobb-Madigan House.”
Wikipedia article Lobb House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 14 National Register listings published here for Alger County · listed in 1976 · category: Building.
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 12 fires within 5 miles of Lobb House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 19 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 | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 July 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Hiawatha National Forest | MURRAY BAY |
| 12 July 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore | MARSH |
| 22 June 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Hiawatha National Forest | WICKES POINT |
| 9 May 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | AUTRAIN TOWNSHIP VFD 0001220 - 2020 |
| 2 May 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 May 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Lobb House: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaw and Lobb Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Munising, the town this property stands in, in 26 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 4 flash flood, 3 heavy rain. The reports record 4 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2006 | Lightning | Munising | 3 hurt | Lightning struck a tour boat for shipwreck cruises in Munising Bay. Three people were treated and released at a local hospital for minor injuries. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munising | 1 hurt | Downed trees blocking roads. A hiker was injured by a falling tree. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Munising | $75,000 | Heavy rain resulted in flooding along the Anna River late Monday night into early Tuesday morning. Driveway bridges and a private road were damaged or washed out along M-94, and railroad tracks were washed out between Munising Junction and Munising. Time estimated from radar. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Munising | $15,000 | Three to four inches of rain caused the Anna River to go over its banks in Munising reaching the bottom of the bridge on Highway H-58. Floodwaters were one to two feet deep near Brook Street and East Varnum Street with basement flooding reported along Brook Street. The parking lot of the Family Fare Supermarket was also flooded. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Munising | $3,500 | An approximate 75-foot section of the paved trail in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Park was washed out the evening of April 28th from recent heavy rainfall and seasonal snow melt. Time estimated from radar. |
| October 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munising | $1,500 | A spotter near Munising reported three large trees uprooted. Each tree was about two feet in diameter. Yard furniture was also blown about 50 feet and a 70 pound grill was blown over. Time of the report was estimated from radar. |
| July 2024 | Heavy Rain | Munising | - | There were reports on social media of minor street flooding on Onota and Maple Streets in Munising during the evening of the 15th. |
| October 2024 | Hail | Munising | - | There was a Facebook report of penny sized hail in Munising. |
| September 2020 | Hail | Munising | - | There was a social media report of one inch diameter hail in Munising from a thunderstorm on the evening of the 26th. Time of the report was estimated from radar. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Munising | - | Patrons at Bear Creek Inn reported ponds overflowing onto Highway H-58 between Munising and Van Meer from heavy rainfall of three to four inches on the morning of the 5th. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Munising | - | There was a public report of golf ball sized hail at Pictured Rocks Golf Course. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Munising | - | A spotter reported marble to quarter-sized hail near Munising which fell for 11 minutes. |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | Munising | - | The Munising ASOS measured 2.21 inches of rainfall in approximately 36 hours. |
| June 2012 | Heavy Rain | Munising | - | The observer near Munising measured 1.55 inches of rainfall. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munising | - | A few two-inch diameter branches down. |
| July 2006 | Hail | Munising | - | Dime to penny-sized hail. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munising | - | Power lines down. 65-foot maple tree down. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munising | - | One to two inch diameter tree branches were broken off. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munising | - | A spotter estimated 65 mph wind gusts. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munising | - | 18 inch diameter tree up-rooted, other trees downed. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Munising | - | Dime sized hail. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munising | - | 8 to 10 inch diameter trees blown down, blocking highway H-13. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munising | - | Gales with three funnel clouds sighted over Lake Superior. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munising | - | The Alger County Sheriff reported trees down south of Munising. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Munising | - | no account filed |
| October 1995 | Hail | Munising | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Schoolcraft Furnace Site | 1.9 miles | 1977 |
 | Grand Island Harbor Rear Range Light | 2.4 miles | 1990 |
 | Bay Furnace | 3.1 miles | 1971 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 76001023 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Alger County | All 14 listed properties in this county. |
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