Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.
“The Downtown Florence Historic District in Florence, Colorado was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.”
Wikipedia article Downtown Florence Historic District (Florence, Colorado), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 25 National Register listings published here for Fremont County · listed in 2017 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 245 fires within 5 miles of Downtown Florence Historic District between 1992 and 2020, burning about 138 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 1 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/undetermined | 212 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Williamsburg Volunteer Fire Department (Florence Fire Protection District) | UNKNOWN |
| 4 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Williamsburg Volunteer Fire Department (Florence Fire Protection District) | UNKNOWN |
| 30 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Williamsburg Volunteer Fire Department (Florence Fire Protection District) | UNKNOWN |
| 26 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Williamsburg Volunteer Fire Department (Florence Fire Protection District) | UNKNOWN |
| 20 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Williamsburg Volunteer Fire Department (Florence Fire Protection District) | UNKNOWN |
| 2 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Williamsburg Volunteer Fire Department (Florence Fire Protection District) | UNKNOWN |
| 2 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Williamsburg Volunteer Fire Department (Florence Fire Protection District) | UNKNOWN |
| 19 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | CANON CITY |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 45 workings within 5 miles of Downtown Florence Historic District: 27 producers, 15 past producers, 3 occurrences. 27 still produce. What was taken out: Feldspar, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artesian Well #22 | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Canon City Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | Limonite, Siderite | |
| Oak Creek | Feldspar, Mica | Producer | ||
| White King, State Rock | Silica | Producer | ||
| Florence Perlite Mill | Perlite | Producer | ||
| Persolite | Perlite | Producer | ||
| Unidentified Placer Occurrence | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Unidentified Placer Occurrence | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Annex 2a | Clay | Producer | ||
| Beacon | Clay | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Florence, the town this property stands in, in 23 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 17 hail, 4 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1993 | Hail | Florence | $500 | Severe thunderstorms rumbled through portions of southeast Park and Fremont Counties. Hail up to 2.00 inches fell over the area, breaking windows in Canon City and south of Florence. The hail also damaged roofs of residences in Canon City. |
| January 2024 | Flood | Florence | - | Received call from Mykel Kroll, Fremont County Emergency Manager, notifying us of some minor flooding occurring along the Arkansas River in Florence from an ice jam downstream. Inundation of low-lying areas mostly occurred between the river and County Rd 119 in the town of Florence. No other impacts reported. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Florence | - | Flooding along CR 13A. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Florence | - | Flooding along Hwy 115 near Pathfinder Park. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florence | - | Six power poles were blown down. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Florence | - | Hail of 1.75 inches. |
| July 2018 | Flash Flood | Florence | - | State patrol reported that there was debris and flooding over highway 115 at mile marker 7. |
| August 1993 | Hail | Florence | - | Severe thunderstorms rumbled through portions of southeast Park and Fremont Counties. Hail up to 2.00 inches fell over the area, breaking windows in Canon City and south of Florence. The hail also damaged roofs of residences in Canon City. |
| August 1993 | Hail | Florence | - | Severe thunderstorms rumbled through portions of southeast Park and Fremont Counties. Hail up to 2.00 inches fell over the area, breaking windows in Canon City and south of Florence. The hail also damaged roofs of residences in Canon City. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Florence | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Florence | - | no account filed |
| September 2015 | Hail | Florence | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Florence | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Florence | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Florence | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Florence | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Florence | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Florence | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Florence | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Florence | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Florence | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Flash Flood | Florence | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Florence | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | US Post Office-Florence Main | under 500 feet | 1986 |
 | Main Street Bridge | 0.2 miles | 2002 |
| Florence High School | 0.3 miles | 2022 | |
| Rio Grande Railroad Viaduct | 2.5 miles | 2002 | |
 | Portland Bridge | 5.5 miles | 1985 |
 | Holy Cross Abbey | 6.1 miles | 1983 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100001309 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Fremont County | All 25 listed properties in this county. |
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