Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
“The Jacob and Rebecca Fuerst Farmstead was a farm located at 24000 Taft Road in Novi, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.”
Wikipedia article Jacob and Rebecca Fuerst Farmstead, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 87 National Register listings published here for Oakland County · listed in 1997 · category: District.
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 24 fires within 5 miles of Jacob and Rebecca Fuerst Farmstead between 2010 and 2020, burning about 21 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NOVI FD 0004815 - 2019 |
| 31 August 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NOVI FD 0005330 - 2019 |
| 30 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WALLED LAKE FD 0000644 - 2019 |
| 4 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WIXOM FD 0000653 - 2020 |
| 2 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NOVI FD 0003788 - 2018 |
| 19 July 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LIVONIA FIRE/RESCUE 0006169 - 2019 |
| 19 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NORTHVILLE FD 0021362 - 2018 |
| 13 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NOVI FD 0004244 - 2019 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Jacob and Rebecca Fuerst Farmstead: 4 producers, 1 past producer. 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Haas Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hayes Washed S & G, Inc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Levy Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Thomson Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Novi, the town this property stands in, in 27 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 18 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 3 flash flood, 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 | Thunderstorm Wind | Novi | $500,000 | Wires reported down across both directions of I-275 near Grand River, some wires on cars as well. |
| August 1998 | Flash Flood | Novi | $500,000 | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Novi | $50,000 | Numerous trees were blown down, snapped, and uprooted in and around the Novi Town Center. |
| July 2000 | Flash Flood | Novi | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Novi | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Novi | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Novi | - | Two large spruce trees uprooted. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Novi | - | Multiple trees and tree limbs down in and around Novi. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Novi | - | Eight inch tree limbs reported down, with numerous small tree limbs downed around neightborhood. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Novi | - | Multiple trees reported down. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Novi | - | Multiple large trees were uprooted. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Novi | - | Multiple tree limbs reported down. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Novi | - | Several 1 to 4 inch in diameter tree limbs reported down. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Novi | - | A large tree was uprooted. |
| September 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Novi | - | Trees reported uprooted. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Novi | - | An 8 inch diameter tree branch reported down. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Novi | - | Large tree limbs were reported down at 10 Mile and Haggerty Roads. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Novi | - | A National Weather Service employee reported two trees down. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Novi | - | A trained spotter reported large tree branches down. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Novi | - | A trained spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 MPH. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Novi | - | A trained spotter reported large tree branches down. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Novi | - | no account filed |
| October 2008 | Hail | Novi | - | no account filed |
| October 2008 | Hail | Novi | - | no account filed |
| October 2008 | Hail | Novi | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Novi | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Novi | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Robert Yerkes House | 2.1 miles | 1973 |
 | Joseph D. Yerkes House | 2.4 miles | 1984 |
 | Kittie C. McCoy House | 5.5 miles | 2009 |
 | Botsford-Graser House | 5.6 miles | 2002 |
 | Detroit Finnish Co-operative Summer Camp | 5.8 miles | 2007 |
 | Farmington Historic District | 5.9 miles | 1976 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 97000928 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Oakland County | All 87 listed properties in this county. |
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