Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1945.
“The Lofthus is a Norwegian shipwreck near Boynton Beach, Florida, United States. Built in 1868 in Sunderland, England by T.R.”
Wikipedia article Lofthus (shipwreck), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 74 National Register listings published here for Palm Beach County · listed in 2004 · category: Site.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 11 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 federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Lofthus (shipwreck) between 2000 and 2017, burning about 18 acres in total. 1 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 | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | MINOR ROAD FIRE |
| 26 May 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 22 May 2007 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | CONGRESS COMMAND |
| 19 April 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.2 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 March 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | HC FIRE |
| 7 February 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | HYPOLUXO FIRE |
| 19 February 2017 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | NICKELS (50) |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Boynton Beach, the town this property stands in, in 23 storm reports between 1994 and 2012: 6 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado, 3 waterspout, 3 funnel cloud. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1998 | Rip Current | Boynton Beach | 1 killed | Strong easterly winds resulted in rip currents. 20 year old man was last seen surfing but time of drowning is unknown. Lifeguards reported several rescues. |
| July 2007 | Lightning | Boynton Beach | $875,000 | Three homes were struck by lightning in Boynton Beach during a 48-minute period on July 4th. The area affected was between Congress Avenue and Jog Road. ||One home in the 12300 block of Forest Greens Drive suffered about $100,000 in fire and smoke damage to the attic. A second home in the 9700 block of Coronado Lakes Drive suffered about $25,000 in damage when a tower atop the home was struck, with tiles being torn off the roof. ||The third home suffered the most damaged, estimated at $750,000, in the 4100 block of Juniper Terrace. Fire started in the attic and eventually collapsed a portion of the roof. Sixty percent of the roof burned away.||Over 600 lightning strikes were recorded in Palm Beach County between 3 and 5 PM. |
| August 2001 | Tornado (F1) | Boynton Beach | $100,000 | A tornado touched down near Greenbriar Drive and moved west northwest. A Chickee Hut at the Ann Marie Motel was damaged as were a fence and a portion of the motel roof. Power lines were blown down onto I-95 and trees were uprooted and street signs blown down along the path. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boynton Beach | $10,000 | Minor damage reported in a trailer park. |
| April 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Boynton Beach | $5,000 | A waterspout moved ashore from the intracoastal waterway and did minor damage to a restaurant at a yacht club near U.S.1 and Hypoluxo Road. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boynton Beach | - | A trained spotter reported trees downed with estimated wind gusts of 60 mph near Interstate 95. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boynton Beach | - | Public estimated up to 60 mph wind gusts from a thunderstorm just inland of Boynton Beach. |
| April 2007 | Hail | Boynton Beach | - | Nickel to golf ball size hail reported north of Boynton Beach Boulevard, just east of Florida Turnpike. |
| September 2004 | Hail | Boynton Beach | - | A SKYWARN spotter reported hail three-quarter of and inch in diameter. |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boynton Beach | - | A SKYWARN spotter estimated wind gusts of 60 mph. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boynton Beach | - | A large ficus tree was uprooted in west Boynton Beach. |
| September 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Boynton Beach | - | The Sheriff's Office reported a tornado on the ground for about one half mile. The tornado did no known damage and caused no casualties. |
| April 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Boynton Beach | - | A brief tornado touched down near Congress Avenue and Boynton Beach Boulevard. |
| September 2000 | Flood | Boynton Beach | - | Street flooding was reported in Boynton Beach. |
| September 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Boynton Beach | - | The public reported a tornado touched down near Woolbright Road and 23 Avenue. |
| July 1998 | Waterspout | Boynton Beach | - | USCG reported three waterspouts 20 to 30 nm east of Boynton Beach. |
| November 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Boynton Beach | - | Brief tornado touchdown near the turnpike and Hypoluxo Road did no known damage. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boynton Beach | - | Trees blown down at Lechalet Blvd and Military Trail in Boynton Beach. |
| April 2000 | Funnel Cloud | Boynton Beach | - | no account filed |
| November 1999 | Waterspout | Boynton Beach | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Funnel Cloud | Boynton Beach | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Funnel Cloud | Boynton Beach | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Waterspout | Boynton Beach | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Eastover | 0.3 miles | 2002 |
 | Osborne School | 2.4 miles | 2003 |
 | Boynton School | 2.9 miles | 1994 |
 | Boynton Woman's Club | 3.3 miles | 1979 |
 | Gulf Stream Hotel | 3.6 miles | 1983 |
 | Lake Worth City Hall, Old | 3.8 miles | 1989 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 03001363 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Palm Beach County | All 74 listed properties in this county. |
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