Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
“The Jortin Forbes House is a single-family home located at 211 North Ann Arbor Street in Saline, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.”
Wikipedia article Jortin Forbes House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 87 National Register listings published here for Washtenaw County · listed in 1985 · 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 9 fires within 5 miles of Jortin Forbes House between 2018 and 2019, burning about 9 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SALINE AREA FD 0000924 - 2019 |
| 26 August 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SALINE AREA FD 0001000 - 2019 |
| 8 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CLINTON FD 0000184 - 2018 |
| 26 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP DPS 0820465 - 2018 |
| 16 July 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP DPS 0617710 - 2019 |
| 30 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SALINE AREA FD 0000494 - 2018 |
| 11 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ANN ARBOR FD 386728 - 2019 |
| 25 March 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SALINE AREA FD 0000353 - 2019 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Jortin Forbes House: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Du-Pine Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Maple Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| O E Gooding & Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| William Brink Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Saline, the town this property stands in, in 62 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 33 thunderstorm wind, 26 hail, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saline | $200,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Lightning | Saline | $127,000 | A newspaper reported that a lightning strike traveled through the ductwork of four furnaces in the same neighborhood. This started a fire in the basement of each home. Three of the homes suffered only minor damage, but the fire got into the drywall of the fourth home and caused more substantial damage. |
| July 2001 | Lightning | Saline | $65,000 | A storage shed and 900 gallons of diesel fuel caught fire when lightning struck the fuel tanks in Pittsfield Township. |
| May 2000 | Lightning | Saline | $40,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saline | $40,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saline | $30,000 | A newspaper reported that 5 utility poles were blown down in thunderstorm winds along US-12 in Saline. Three of the poles came down onto moving cars. No injuries were reported. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saline | $15,000 | Several trees and powerlines were reported down. |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saline | $15,000 | no account filed |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saline | $1,000 | Multiple trees reported down. Shingles removed from a roof. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saline | $1,000 | Trained spotter reported 6 inch trees blown down. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saline | - | Estimated wind gust of 60 mph. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saline | - | Multiple trees and tree limbs reported down. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saline | - | Large tree limb reported down on road. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saline | - | A ten inch diameter tree was uprooted. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saline | - | One foot tree limb reported down. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saline | - | Tree and roof damage reported. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saline | - | Numerous reports of trees blown down and blocking roads. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saline | - | A large tree was snapped. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saline | - | Several large tree branches were reported down on powerlines. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saline | - | A trained spotter estimated a 60 MPH wind gust. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saline | - | Law enforcement estimated wind gusts at 60 MPH. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saline | - | A trained spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 MPH. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saline | - | A trained spotter estimated 60 MPH thunderstorm winds in Saline and reported several large limbs down. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saline | - | Numerous large tree limbs were blown down. A large tree was also uprooted. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saline | - | A trained spotter measured a 75 mph thunderstorm wind gust. The spotter also reported branches down. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saline | - | A trained spotter estimated a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saline | - | The emergency manager reported 8 inch tree limbs down. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saline | - | A trained spotter reported tree limbs down. |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saline | - | A trained weather spotter reported a 67 MPH thunderstorm wind gust. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saline | - | A trained spotter reported trees and large limbs down. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saline | - | A trained spotter reported large limbs down. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saline | - | A trained spotter reported several 5 inch diameter tree limbs blown down in thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Saline | - | no account filed |
| April 2020 | Hail | Saline | - | no account filed |
| September 2014 | Hail | Saline | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Hail | Saline | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Saline | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Saline | - | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Hail | Saline | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Saline | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Saline | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Saline | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Saline | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Saline | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Saline | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Saline | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Saline | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Saline | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saline | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Saline | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Saline | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saline | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Saline | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Saline | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Saline | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Saline | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Saline | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Saline | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Saline | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Saline | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Church, Zalmon, House | under 500 feet | 1985 |
 | Louis Sturm House | under 500 feet | 1985 |
 | Miller-Walker House | 0.1 miles | 1985 |
 | Saline First Presbyterian Church | 0.1 miles | 1985 |
 | North Ann Arbor Street Historic District | 0.1 miles | 1985 |
 | Union Block | 0.1 miles | 1985 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85002954 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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