Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. 6 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1955.
One of 31 National Register listings published here for Lake County · listed in 2004 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 126 fires within 5 miles of Harper House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,380 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 31 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 42 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 20 August 1993 | Natural | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 August 1993 | Natural | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 July 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 1 July 2006 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 35-TURKEY FARM-0725 |
| 6 June 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 June 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Harper House: 4 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clermont Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Highway Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| E.R. Jahna Industries - Clermont Mine | Sand | Producer | ||
| Florida Crushed Stone Co. - Pine Needle Mine | Sand | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Montverde, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 2015 and 2023: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2023 | Heavy Rain | Montverde | - | Orange County Fire Rescue reported heavy rain at a construction area washed dirt across the Florida Turnpike near mile marker 272, stranding several vehicles. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montverde | - | Lake County Emergency Management reported numerous trees down across the east side of Clermont; including at Old Highway 50 and County Road 455, Hartwood Marsh Road and Sadler Court, and the Magnolia Point Subdivision. Additional minor debris littered the roadways across Hartwood Marsh Road. The heaviest damage was reported to be off Lake Boulevard and Highway 50 near the Lake and Orange County line. Winds were estimated near 60 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Clermont Woman's Club | 6.8 miles | 1993 |
| William Alfred Suggs Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5277 | 6.9 miles | 2021 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 04000969 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lake County | All 31 listed properties in this county. |
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