Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
“Learned House was built as a private house located at 8544 Lake Street in Port Austin, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.”
Wikipedia article Charles G. Learned House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 27 National Register listings published here for Huron County · listed in 1984 · 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 4 fires within 5 miles of Charles G. Learned House between 2001 and 2020, burning about 10 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 | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2001 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | WILBUR |
| 5 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PORT AUSTIN FD 0000018 - 2018 |
| 7 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.7 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HURON 01 |
| 21 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.3 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | JOSE LAKE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Charles G. Learned House: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grind Stone City Sandstone Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Port Austin, the town this property stands in, in 13 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Port Austin | $100,000 | A tornado touched down near the intersection of N Hellman and Grindstone Rd, 1 mile east of Port Austin. Shortly after the tornado touched down, an outbuilding was destroyed, marking its peak intensity of 80 mph winds. As the tornado tracked east, a field of soybean crops was damaged. Numerous trees were then damaged as the tornado approached Sullivan Rd, in which the damage swath was approximately 50 yards in width. The tornado continued to track eastward, causing damage to a fence line before lifting just prior to reaching Tomlinson Rd. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Austin | $50,000 | Local media reported downed electrical poles and trees. |
| September 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Austin | $50,000 | Storm spotters reported that a large tree was uprooted and blown onto a house in thunderstorms winds. The house sustained extensive damage. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Austin | $15,000 | A large tree was blown down onto a vehicle. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Austin | - | Multiple power lines reported down. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Austin | - | A trained spotter measured a 62 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Austin | - | Central dispatch reported multiple trees blown down across M-25 in and around Port Austin. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Austin | - | The emergency manager reported numerous trees and wires down. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Austin | - | A trained spotter reported large tree limbs down. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Austin | - | Power lines were blown down, leaving 2400 people without power. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Port Austin | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Port Austin | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Port Austin | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Smith-Culhane House | under 500 feet | 2001 |
 | Winsor and Snover Bank Building | 0.1 miles | 1987 |
 | Port Austin Reef Light | 2.8 miles | 2011 |
 | Grindstone City Historic District | 4.8 miles | 1971 |
 | Huron City Historic District | 8.0 miles | 1995 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84001400 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Huron County | All 27 listed properties in this county. |
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