Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. 6 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1955.
“Estes Celery Company Precooler Historic District is a U.S. historic district located in Oviedo, Florida. The district is at 159 North Central Avenue.”
Wikipedia article R. W. Estes Celery Company Precooler Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 19 National Register listings published here for Seminole County · listed in 2001 · 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 107 fires within 5 miles of Estes, R.W. Celery Company Precooler Historic District between 1992 and 2020, burning about 339 acres in total. 36 started naturally. 5 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 36 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | LOCKWOOD- (59) |
| 3 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | OFF THE ROAD (03) |
| 28 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 314 |
| 2 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | FIRE TOWER (03) |
| 19 August 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 1 August 1992 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 1 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 31 July 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Estes, R.W. Celery Company Precooler Historic District: 3 producers, 2 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil A. Stone Co. - Stone Pit | Sand | Producer | ||
| Excavated Products - Sr 46 Pit | Sand | Producer | ||
| Hubbard Construction - Demetree North Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Sullivan Materials - Sullivan Materials Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sand | |
| Sullivan Materials - Tuscawilla Units | Sand | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oviedo, the town this property stands in, in 31 storm reports between 1993 and 2022: 15 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oviedo | 1 hurt, $50,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines. One tree severely damaged a house injuring one person. |
| November 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Oviedo | $1,400,000 | An F1 tornado touched down in southern Seminole County just north of Aloma Avenue and moved northeast, crossing the 417 Beltway and lifting along West Chapman Road. The tornado severly damaged four homes. Eight homes had moderate damage and 32 homes and mobile homes had minor damage. |
| June 2009 | Lightning | Oviedo | $700,000 | A 5000 square foot home was destroyed after being hit by lightning during a strong thunderstorm. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oviedo | $150,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and produced minor roof damage on five homes near Pine Lake Road. Minor wind damage was also reported at Oviedo Highschool and to a service station awning. A warehouse in the area received major roof damage. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oviedo | $40,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree and damaged a school in Oviedo. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oviedo | $40,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree and damaged a school in Oviedo. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oviedo | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees that destroyed a screen room on a house in Oviedo. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oviedo | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down large limbs and damaged awnings and roofs in Oviedo. Winds were estimated at 60 mph. |
| March 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oviedo | $5,000 | Trees were blown down in Oviedo damaging one car. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oviedo | $1,000 | A severe thunderstorm moved northeast from the Orlando area and toppled a large tree in the front yard of a home in Oviedo. Photos of the damage suggested winds near 60 mph. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oviedo | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew the shingles off a building in Oviedo. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Oviedo | - | A trained spotter reported quarter-sized hail in the Alafaya Woods Subdivision in Oviedo. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Oviedo | - | A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail on Providence Lane in Oviedo. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oviedo | - | Numerous reports of trees down across Seminole County were received from broadcast media and the public. Cross streets where downed trees were reported include: Forest Trail and South Lake Jesup Drive, and Graham Avenue and Hillcrest Drive in Ovideo, along Howard Avenue in Truck Corner. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oviedo | - | The public reported a large tree snapped in Ovideo near the intersection of State Road 436 and Mitchell Hammock Road. Also, a report of several large tree limbs downed by the winds in the Deer Run Subdivision in nearby Winter Springs. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Oviedo | - | Per various social media photos and reports; various members of the public reported hail ranging from ping pong to golf ball size fell in an area from Oviedo to Chuluota to just north of the University of Central Florida campus. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Oviedo | - | Several reports were received from the public via social media of quarter-sized hail in Oviedo, and nearby, nickel-sized hail was reported at the Twin River Golf Club. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Oviedo | - | A citizen in Oviedo observed quarter size hail. |
| March 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Oviedo | - | A citizen observed a funnel cloud in Oviedo. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Oviedo | - | Orlando media reported penny sized hail near Oviedo. |
| December 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oviedo | - | Several large trees were blown down in Oviedo. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oviedo | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines near Oviedo. |
| August 2002 | Flash Flood | Oviedo | - | Thunderstorm rainfall produced widespread flooding of major roadways in Seminole County, mainly south of Oviedo. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oviedo | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees in many areas around Oviedo and Seminole County. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oviedo | - | Thunderstorm winds snapped off a 30 foot oak tree and damaged the roof of a house just south of Oviedo. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Oviedo | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Oviedo | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Oviedo | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Oviedo | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Oviedo | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Oviedo | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Nelson and Company Historic District | 0.2 miles | 2001 |
 | First Methodist Church of Oviedo | 0.3 miles | 2007 |
 | Browne-King House | 0.3 miles | 2001 |
 | Wheeler-Evans House | 0.4 miles | 2001 |
 | Seminole County Home | 7.4 miles | 1999 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 01001022 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Seminole County | All 19 listed properties in this county. |
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