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Photograph of Samuel D. Van Duzer House
Photograph by Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Samuel D. Van Duzer House

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

From the record

“Van Duzer House was built as a single family home, and is located at 205 South Ann Arbor Street in Saline, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.”

Wikipedia article Samuel D. Van Duzer 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

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Listed as. Van Duzer, Samuel D., House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
  • Address. 205 S. Ann Arbor St., Saline, 48176
  • When was it listed? October 1985
  • Category. building
  • Also known as. Saline MRA
  • City. Saline city
  • Architectural style. Gothic Revival
  • National Register reference number. 85002963 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

8 since 2018

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Samuel D. Van Duzer House between 2018 and 2019, burning about 8 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
Natural4
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Equipment and vehicle use2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 August 2019Natural1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesSALINE AREA FD 0000924 - 2019
26 August 2019Natural1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesSALINE AREA FD 0001000 - 2019
8 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesCLINTON FD 0000184 - 2018
16 July 2019Natural1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesPITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP DPS 0617710 - 2019
30 April 2018Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesSALINE AREA FD 0000494 - 2018
11 April 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesANN ARBOR FD 386728 - 2019
25 March 2019Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesSALINE AREA FD 0000353 - 2019
22 November 2019Natural1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesSALINE AREA FD 0001427 - 2019

Every fire recorded in Washtenaw County

Mines and quarries near this property

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Samuel D. Van Duzer 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Du-Pine PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Maple PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
O E Gooding & Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
William Brink Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Washtenaw County

Storms near this property

60 of 62 shown

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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 1998Thunderstorm WindSaline$200,000no account filed
July 2002LightningSaline$127,000A 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 2001LightningSaline$65,000A storage shed and 900 gallons of diesel fuel caught fire when lightning struck the fuel tanks in Pittsfield Township.
May 2000LightningSaline$40,000no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindSaline$40,000no account filed
July 2002Thunderstorm WindSaline$30,000A 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 2010Thunderstorm WindSaline$15,000Several trees and powerlines were reported down.
November 1998Thunderstorm WindSaline$15,000no account filed
September 2014Thunderstorm WindSaline$1,000Multiple trees reported down. Shingles removed from a roof.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindSaline$1,000Trained spotter reported 6 inch trees blown down.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindSaline-Estimated wind gust of 60 mph.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindSaline-Multiple trees and tree limbs reported down.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindSaline-Large tree limb reported down on road.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindSaline-A ten inch diameter tree was uprooted.
September 2014Thunderstorm WindSaline-One foot tree limb reported down.
September 2014Thunderstorm WindSaline-Tree and roof damage reported.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindSaline-Numerous reports of trees blown down and blocking roads.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindSaline-A large tree was snapped.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindSaline-Several large tree branches were reported down on powerlines.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindSaline-A trained spotter estimated a 60 MPH wind gust.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindSaline-Law enforcement estimated wind gusts at 60 MPH.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindSaline-A trained spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 MPH.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindSaline-A trained spotter estimated 60 MPH thunderstorm winds in Saline and reported several large limbs down.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindSaline-Numerous large tree limbs were blown down. A large tree was also uprooted.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindSaline-A trained spotter measured a 75 mph thunderstorm wind gust. The spotter also reported branches down.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindSaline-A trained spotter estimated a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindSaline-The emergency manager reported 8 inch tree limbs down.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindSaline-A trained spotter reported tree limbs down.
April 2003Thunderstorm WindSaline-A trained weather spotter reported a 67 MPH thunderstorm wind gust.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindSaline-A trained spotter reported trees and large limbs down.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindSaline-A trained spotter reported large limbs down.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindSaline-A trained spotter reported several 5 inch diameter tree limbs blown down in thunderstorm winds.
May 2024HailSaline-no account filed
April 2020HailSaline-no account filed
September 2014HailSaline-no account filed
July 2013HailSaline-no account filed
July 2011HailSaline-no account filed
August 2011HailSaline-no account filed
March 2007HailSaline-no account filed
May 2007HailSaline-no account filed
July 2007HailSaline-no account filed
July 2007HailSaline-no account filed
June 2006HailSaline-no account filed
June 2006HailSaline-no account filed
June 2006HailSaline-no account filed
June 2006HailSaline-no account filed
May 2005HailSaline-no account filed
June 2005HailSaline-no account filed
May 2004Thunderstorm WindSaline-no account filed
May 2004HailSaline-no account filed
May 2004HailSaline-no account filed
June 2004Thunderstorm WindSaline-no account filed
May 2004HailSaline-no account filed
August 2002HailSaline-no account filed
April 2001HailSaline-no account filed
June 2000HailSaline-no account filed
May 2000HailSaline-no account filed
July 2000HailSaline-no account filed
July 2000HailSaline-no account filed
May 1999HailSaline-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Washtenaw County

Map coverage status

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.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
George R. Lutz Houseunder 500 feet1985
Wallace Block-Old Saline Village Hallunder 500 feet1985
Union Block0.1 miles1985
Saline First Presbyterian Church0.2 miles1985
Church, Zalmon, House0.2 miles1985
Miller-Walker House0.2 miles1985

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 85002963 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Washtenaw CountyAll 87 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.