Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
“The Botsford Inn is a nineteenth century inn and tavern located at 28000 Grand River Avenue in Farmington, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.”
Wikipedia article Botsford Inn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 87 National Register listings published here for Oakland County · listed in 1979 · 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 43 fires within 5 miles of Botsford Inn between 2018 and 2020, burning about 41 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
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 September 2019 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SOUTHFIELD FD 0010098 - 2019 |
| 14 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DETROIT FD 0032979 - 2019 |
| 11 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FARMINGTON HILLS FD 0007167 - 2019 |
| 9 August 2019 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FARMINGTON HILLS FD 0006209 - 2019 |
| 4 August 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DETROIT FD 0027677 - 2019 |
| 31 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DETROIT FD 0031002 - 2019 |
| 31 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SOUTHFIELD FD 0009725 - 2018 |
| 3 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DETROIT FD 0028400 - 2018 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Botsford Inn: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beardsley Bros.Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Lightweight Aggregate Corp Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Farmington, the town this property stands in, in 41 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 32 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 1 lightning, 1 flash flood. The reports record 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | 2 hurt, $60,000 | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | $1,500,000 | Multiple trees blown down, blocking roadways. Trees blown down with property damage across parts of Farmington. The City of Farmington estimates property damage close to 1.5 million. |
| July 1997 | Lightning | Farmington | $750,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Farmington | $50,000 | Wires reported down across Interstate 696. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | $20,000 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | $15,000 | The local newspaper reported 15 live wires and 5 trees down throughout the city of Farmington. A trained spotter estimated the wind gusts at 60 MPH. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | $13,000 | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Flash Flood | Farmington | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Farmington | $1,000 | Large tree reported down. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | $1,000 | Large tree limbs reported down. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | Trees and power lines reported down across Farmington. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | A gas station awning collapsed from the wind. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | A 6 inch diameter tree was reported blown down. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | Multiple large tree limbs observed down. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Farmington | - | Large tree limbs were reported down. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | Large tree was reported blown down. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | Billboard reported blown down. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Farmington | - | A large tree was reported down. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | A two foot diameter tree was blown down. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Farmington | - | Trees reported down. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | Trees reported blown down. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | Several large tree limbs blown down. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | Tree limbs, up to four inch in diameter, were reported down. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | Large tree limbs were reported down. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | A trained spotter reported large tree branches down. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | A National Weather Service employee reported large tree branches down. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | A trained spotter reported large tree branches down. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | A local television meteorologist reported tree limbs down. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | A trained spotter reported trees blown down. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | Trained spotters reported 10 inch diameter tree limbs blown down at Thirteen Mile and Middlebelt Roads in Farmington Hills. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | North Farmington | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| October 2008 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Farmington | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | John Grace School | 0.6 miles | 2023 |
 | First Methodist Episcopal Church of Farmington | 2.9 miles | 2014 |
 | Farmington Historic District | 3.2 miles | 1976 |
 | Royal Aldrich House | 3.3 miles | 1994 |
 | Botsford-Graser House | 3.6 miles | 2002 |
| Plumbrooke Estates | 4.0 miles | 2019 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79003173 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Oakland County | All 87 listed properties in this county. |
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