Built in 1989. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. 3 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1971.
One of 50 National Register listings published here for Monroe County · listed in 2001 · category: Site · built in 1989.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 18 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Islamorada, the town this property stands in, in 9 storm reports between 1998 and 2001: 3 waterspout, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2001 | Lightning | Islamorada | 1 hurt | Female injured by lightning during a thunderstorm. She was touching a stainless steel counter of the restaurant she worked at when she was struck. She worked at the Islamorada Fish Company. |
| November 1998 | Tornado (F1) | Islamorada | $100,000 | A tornado moved ashore from the Straits of Florida into the middle Keys near mile marker 80. It travelled in a northeast direction crossing to the west side of U.S. 1. Damage occurred to the roof of a motel and to trees, fences and power lines. |
| April 2001 | Waterspout | Islamorada | - | Waterspout observed 1/4 mile North of Islamorada |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Islamorada | - | 16-foot boat capsized; two fisherman rescued by coastguard; no injuries reported. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Islamorada | - | Minor roof damage to a convienience store. A flagpole was removed from ground. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Islamorada | - | Billboard flattened, power and telephone lines knocked down. Molasses Reef C-MAN station, about 5 miles offshore of Key Largo, measured a 42 knot wind gust at 7:59 pm EDT and a 52 knot gust at 8:59 pm EDT. |
| August 2000 | Waterspout | Islamorada | - | Waterspout observed 1 mile south of Islamorada |
| September 1999 | Waterspout | Islamorada | - | Waterspout occurred 1 mile north of Snake Creek near Islamorada |
| February 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Islamorada | - | Tornado moved from the south across Islamorada near MM 80. Extensive damage to homes and businesses. Widespread tree and vegetation loss. |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Alligator Reef Light | 3.6 miles | 2011 |
 | Florida Keys Memorial | 5.0 miles | 1995 |
| Matecumbe Methodist Church | 5.0 miles | 2020 | |
| Matecumbe Methodist Church Cemetery | 5.0 miles | 2021 | |
| San Francisco Shipwreck Site | 5.6 miles | 2006 | |
| Herrara Shipwreck Site | 6.3 miles | 2006 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 01000530 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Monroe County | All 50 listed properties in this county. |
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