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Photograph of Hezekiah W. and Sarah E. Fishell Cobb House
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Hezekiah W. and Sarah E. Fishell Cobb House

Built in 1880 (Victorian architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

From the record

“Fishell Cobb House, also known as just the Cobb House, is a single-family home located at 115 West 2nd Street in Perry, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.”

Wikipedia article Hezekiah W. and Sarah E. Fishell Cobb House, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 45 National Register listings published here for Shiawassee County · listed in 1997 · category: Building · built in 1880, Victorian architecture.

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 2 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
  • Listed as. Cobb, Hezekiah W. and Sarah E. Fishell, House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
  • Address. 115 W. 2nd St., Perry, 48872
  • When was it listed? April 1997
  • Category. building
  • Township. Perry township
  • When was it built? 1880
  • Architectural style. Victorian architecture
  • National Register reference number. 97000281 - 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

9 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Hezekiah W. and Sarah E. Fishell Cobb House between 1994 and 2020, burning about 86 acres in total. None 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/undetermined4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Debris and open burning2

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
5 May 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesLSW EMERGENCY SERVICES FIRE DIVISION 0000222 - 201
9 April 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesLSW EMERGENCY SERVICES FIRE DIVISION 0000173 - 201
8 April 2019Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesPERRY AREA FIRE/RESCUE 0000049 - 2019
2 April 2019Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesPERRY AREA FIRE/RESCUE 0000042 - 2019
2 April 1994Debris and open burning60 acresMichigan Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
14 April 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesPERRY AREA FIRE/RESCUE 0000048 - 2018
26 March 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesLSW EMERGENCY SERVICES FIRE DIVISION 0000149 - 201
21 November 2020Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesSHIAWASSEE TOWNSHIP FD 0000062 - 2020

Every fire recorded in Shiawassee County

Mines and quarries near this property

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Hezekiah W. and Sarah E. Fishell Cobb House: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 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
Fisher Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Grand River Gravel Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Grand River PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Shiawassee County

Storms near this property

29 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Perry, the town this property stands in, in 29 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 17 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 3 tornado, 1 lightning. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 2007Tornado (EF1)Perry1 hurt, $400,000This tornado developed in Ingham County, just northeast of Mason, and tracked northeastward through the town of Williamston before crossing into Shiawassee County at 2153EST at a point 3.3 miles south-southeast of Perry (see Storm Data for Michigan, Southwest, for more information on the beginning portion of this tornado). In Shiawassee County, the tornado was on the ground for 2 miles and the most significant damage, rated EF1, was concentrated on Lovejoy, Locke, and Braden roads where 4 barns and 3 houses received damage. One house had windows blown out, one farm house had a section of roof taken off, and a modular home had the entire roof taken off. A man in the modular home received a bump on the head, otherwise, no injuries were reported. Total property damages to structures, vehicles, and other property were estimated at $400K. Average path width for the Shiawassee County portion was 100 yards.
September 2001LightningPerry1 hurtA 15-year old Perry Middle School student was hit by lightning while playing soccer on a school field. The boy was rushed to an area hospital for treatment. It is unknown at the time of this publication the condition of the boy.
March 2019Tornado (EF2)Perry$9,750,000The tornado touched down around the intersection of Britton Rd and I-69 and produced EF-0 damage up to Bancroft Rd and Newburg Rd with large tree limbs downed and trees snapped. Shoreline Lake Condos had over 10 trailers and mobile homes damaged from falling trees. The tornado continued northeast from Bancroft Rd/Newburg Rd to M-71 just ESE of Vernon producing EF-2 damage. One roof was completely taken off, a second story wall collapsed, and numerous homes with wall damage. The tornado weakened back down to EF-1 as two more home damaged near Bennington Rd Reed Rd. The tornado finally lifted near Riniel Rd just south of Lytle Rd.
August 2023Tornado (EF1)Perry$1,000,000The tornado touched down three miles west of Perry around Beardslee Rd, just south of W. Britton Rd, and initially traveled through Ruess Rd and Boulder Ln, where downed trees and fallen large tree limbs were observed. The tornado then intensified as it entered into the city of Perry. Damage located around the intersection of Polly St and Lamb St and southeast into the intersection of 2nd St and Washington St consisted of large uprooted trees, sheared large tree limbs, major roofing damage to several outbuildings, and shingle/siding damaging to some residential homes. These locations observed a peak wind around 95 mph with a tornado width around 430 yards. The tornado then weakened while entering the vicinity of Washington and 2nd St |where downed large tree limbs were observed, before lifting just east of this location.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindPerry$10,000Numerous trees and tree limbs were blown down.
November 1998Thunderstorm WindPerry$8,000no account filed
May 2007Thunderstorm WindPerry$4,000Emergency management reported trees down and a barn damaged.
September 2010Thunderstorm WindPerry$3,000Several trees and power lines were reported down.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindPerry$500A tree was reported down.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindPerry-Roof damage and a trailer flipped in a driveway.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindPerry-Multiple trees reported down, at least one landing on and damaging a home.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindPerry-Large tree branches and power line reported down.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindPerry-Dozens of 1 foot diameter pine trees uprooted.
November 2013Thunderstorm WindPerry-A spotter estimated a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindPerry-A trained spotter estimated a 65 MPH wind gust.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindPerry-Thunderstorm winds downed a tree just west of Perry.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindPerry-A trained spotter reported 3 to 6 inch diameter tree limbs blown down in thunderstorm winds.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindPerry-A trained spotter reported trees blown down.
September 2002Thunderstorm WindPerry-Spotters reported that three large trees were blown down.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindPerry-Several tress blown down.
April 1994HailPerry-Shiawassee County sheriff reported golf ball-size hail in both Perry and Owosso.
June 1994HailPerry-A severe thunderstorm dropped quarter-size hail in the town of Perry. In addition, strong wind gusts, estimated at 62 mph by spotters, blew down numerous large trees.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindPerry-A severe thunderstorm dropped quarter-size hail in the town of Perry. In addition, strong wind gusts, estimated at 62 mph by spotters, blew down numerous large trees.
June 2021HailPerry-no account filed
November 2013HailPerry-no account filed
June 2007HailPerry-no account filed
July 2004HailPerry-no account filed
September 2002HailPerry-no account filed
July 2000HailPerry-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Shiawassee 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

3 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
Charles H. Calkins House0.1 miles1978
William Horton Farmhouse2.9 miles1986
Owosso Downtown Historic District6.9 miles2014

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 97000281 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Shiawassee CountyAll 45 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.