Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
“Stafford Planing Mill Site was the site of a mill, located on Huron Street in Port Hope, Michigan. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.”
Wikipedia article W. R. Stafford Planing Mill Site, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 27 National Register listings published here for Huron County · listed in 1987 · category: Site.
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 National Weather Service names Port Hope, the town this property stands in, in 7 storm reports between 1998 and 2007: 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 waterspout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Port Hope | $250,000 | A tornado spun up at 0126EST four miles west of Port Hope. It touched down at a farmstead and caused substantial damage, rated EF1. Large heavy farm machinery was lifted and displaced, and a farm shed was moved about 120 feet off of its foundation. Also, the walls of a large barn were lifted 6 to 8 feet from their foundation. Total property damages were estimated at $250K. The average path width was 100 yards. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Hope | - | An NWS survey confirmed trees blown down in a widespread area from Port Hope to Harbor Beach. The survey concluded that the damage was consistent with a microburst producing wind gusts estimated at 80 to 100 mph. |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Port Hope | - | Local law enforcement reported a few trees blown down. A trailer was also pushed off its foundation. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Port Hope | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Port Hope | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Port Hope | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Waterspout | Port Hope | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | W. R. Stafford Flour Mill and Elevator | under 500 feet | 1987 |
 | W. R. Stafford Saw Mill Site | 0.2 miles | 1987 |
 | W. R. Stafford Worker's House | 0.2 miles | 1987 |
 | Herman House | 0.3 miles | 1987 |
 | Melligan Store-Agriculture Hall | 0.3 miles | 1988 |
 | Masonic Temple | 0.3 miles | 1987 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 87001960 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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