Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1949.
“The Hammerstein House is a historic house located at 1520 Polk Street in Hollywood, Florida, United States.”
Wikipedia article Hammerstein House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 39 National Register listings published here for Broward County · listed in 2005 · category: Building.
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 45 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 Hammerstein House between 1993 and 2015, burning about 17 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 May 2015 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | MEMORIAL (6) |
| 24 April 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 20 April 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 15 March 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 28 February 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 11 February 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 7.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 900 |
| 30 December 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Hammerstein House: 5 past producers, 3 producers, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Peat, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dania Pit | Peat, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hollywood Pit No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pegram Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sterling Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Big Cypress Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Main Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Monarch Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Rhodes Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Snake Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hollywood, the town this property stands in, in 68 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 21 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 11 flood, 8 lightning. The reports record 2 deaths and 7 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2005 | Rip Current | Hollywood | 1 killed | Strong east winds created by Hurricane Dennis created rip currents that drowned a man off Hollywood Beach. |
| June 2005 | Rip Current | Hollywood | 1 killed | A woman of unknown age drowned when likely caught in a rip current along Hollywood Beach. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Hollywood | 1 hurt | Strong winds lead to damage throughout the Hollywood area. Trees fell onto a home on 31st Court near Johnson Street, and severely damaged a mobile home on Arthur Street near N 58 Ave, injuring a female occupant. Radar estimated winds were around 80 mph across the area at the time of the event. |
| July 2004 | Lightning | Hollywood | 1 hurt | A golfer on the 17th hole of the Orangebrook Golf Course was injured by a lightning strike. |
| September 2003 | Lightning | Hollywood | 1 hurt | An 81-year-old man was seriously injured by a lightning strike as he walked down the sidewalk near Johnson Street |
| July 1998 | Lightning | West Hollywood | 1 hurt | 55 year old male was injured while inspecting roof for leaks in Weston. |
| August 1999 | Lightning | Hollywood | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Lightning | Hollywood | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Lightning | Hollywood | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| April 2023 | Flash Flood | West Hollywood | $28,000,000 | During the afternoon and evening of April 12th, prolific rainfall occurred across southern and central metro Broward County, including the cities of Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Dania Beach, and Wilton Manors. Showers and thunderstorms repeatedly training over this urban corridor brought multiple hours with rainfall rates of 3-6 inches/hour, with total rainfall of 15-25 inches between Noon and Midnight. The highest measured rainfall amount was 25.91 at a WeatherSTEM gauge at Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport, with 20 inches falling between 4 and 10 PM. This rainfall rate has less than a 0.1% chance of being exceeded in any given year, and the rainfall over most of the Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood areas has an annual exceedance probability of no more than 0.5%. ||This extremely rare rainfall led to devastating impacts and crippled neighborhoods for several days. Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport was closed for nearly 40 hours due to high standing water. Over 1,100 buildings in Fort Lauderdale suffered damage, with 766 having major damage. Fort Lauderdale City Hall sustained major water damage and was considered a complete loss. At least 38,000 cubic yards of debris was collected in Fort Lauderdale. The city of Hollywood Waste Water plant sustained damage. Damage surveys revealed high water marks of over 3 feet inside homes in the Edgewood and Melrose Park neighborhoods of Fort Lauderdale, with 1-2 feet of standing water and high water marks in sections of Dania Beach and Hollywood. About 600 residents were displaced by the flood, with many being rescued from their homes by first responders. 22,000 residents were without power during the peak of the event, with the hardest hit areas remaining without it for days. Port Everglades, which supplies 100% of the fuel for the area (13 million gallons per day), suffered a 50% reduction in distribution due to submerged fuel pumps, with interruptions lasting over 10 days. This led to a fuel shortage across the area, with most South Florida gas stations having to close for days at a time. Nearly one thousand calls were made to local towing companies for abandoned/stranded vehicles in flooded water, with the number of vehicle insurance claims across the area in the thousands.||Damage totals were provided by Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood emergency management officials. |
| August 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Hollywood | $25,000 | Several mobile homes suffered minor damage to awnings and antennae. |
| November 2001 | Flood | Hollywood | $20,000 | Nearly a week of moderate to strong onshore winds, culminating with the approach of hurricane Michelle, produced coastal flooding from Hollywood Beach to Hallandale Beach. The flooding was worst near the time of high tide and involved damage to sea walls and other coastal structures. Water flowed across the "broadwalk" and into some businesses. Beach erosion in Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties during the entire event was moderate to locally severe. Beach renourishment costs are estimated at over $10 million. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hollywood | $10,000 | A severe thunderstorm moved across portions of the city of Hollywood. Eight floors of scaffolding were blown down at Memorial Regional Hospital. No one was working on the scaffolds when it came down.||About 10 minutes later, multiple trees were knocked over along with branches broken off, two fences and a home with minor roof damage at T.Y. Park near I-95 and Sheridan Street. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hollywood | $10,000 | A large ficus tree was uprooted onto a house during a severe thunderstorm wind gust. |
| August 2004 | Lightning | Hollywood | $10,000 | Lightning struck a house blowing out a window and damaging the electrical system. |
| March 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Hollywood | $5,000 | An emergency manager reported numerous trees down near Sheridan Steet and the Florida Turnpike after a severe thunderstorm moved through the area. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Hollywood | $5,000 | A large tree was downed and a carport was damaged during a strong thunderstorm in the area of N 59 Avenue and Buchanan Street in Hollywood. |
| September 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | West Hollywood | $5,000 | A tornado touched down in the 4800 block of Jefferson Street in Hollywood, breaking off large tree branches. A well defined tornado debris signature (TDS) was observed on doppler radar as the tornado moved NW across portions of Hollywood, crossing the Florida Turnpike near Stirling Road. Trees were uprooted west of the Turnpike near and south of the Broward College central campus in Davie, before lifting near the intersection of University Drive and I-595 in Davie. |
| June 2004 | Lightning | Hollywood | $5,000 | A lightning strike ruptured a natural gas line. The small fire was eventually extinguished. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hollywood | $5,000 | A HAM radio antenna was toppled into power lines and large branches were blown down. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hollywood | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down at 71 Street and Buchanan. |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hollywood | $3,000 | Several large trees and power lines were knocked down in Dania Beach near Federal Highway north of Sheridan Street. A chain link fence was also blown down. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Hollywood | $2,000 | A member of the public reported downed large tree branches and fence damage in Hollywood after a strong thunderstorm moved through the area. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Hollywood | $1,000 | Hollywood police department reported flood waters entering multiple homes east of Federal Highway east of Sheridan Street. |
| October 2008 | Flash Flood | Hollywood | $1,000 | An area of heavy rainfall produced flash flooding across portions of southeastern Broward County, primarily in the Hollywood, Pembroke Pines and Cooper City areas. North Perry Airport received 4.95 inches in 2 hours. An off-duty National Weather Service employee reported 3 feet of water over the intersection of Johnson Street and University Drive. |
| August 2019 | Flood | West Hollywood | $100 | Trained spotters reported heavy rainfall of 2 to 3.5 inches which caused street flooding near the Intersection of 56th Ave and Sheridan street around Sheridan plaza, between 1 pm and 4 pm. |
| September 2025 | Flood | Hollywood | - | Member of the public shared footage of significant street flooding occurring on Sheridan Street East of US1 in Hollywood. Water up halfway to car tires. |
| September 2025 | Flood | Hollywood | - | Local broadcast media and emergency management reported flooding along Arthur Street in Hollywood with the road submerged in water. |
| September 2025 | Flood | Hollywood | - | Social media photos of a flooded community parking lot in Dania Beach near the intersection of US-1 and Sheridan Street. |
| April 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Hollywood | - | Broadcast media showed aerial coverage of a landfalling waterspout on Hollywood Beach, just east of the intersection of Hayes Street and N. Surf Road. The video footage showed a circulation briefly moving onshore with chairs and an umbrella being picked up from the beach up to the Broadwalk. A tornado warning was issued at 12:44 PM EDT. |
| April 2023 | Funnel Cloud | Hollywood | - | Public report of funnel cloud sighted over the Intercoastal Waterway north of Sheridan Street by West Lake Park in Dania Beach. No damage noted. |
| April 2023 | Funnel Cloud | Hollywood | - | A video report was received via social media of a funnel cloud in Dania Beach, between Hollywood Boulevard and Sheridan Street, near the Intercoastal Waterway. |
| April 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | West Hollywood | - | A weak tornadic debris signature (TDS) was noted on radar in a slow-moving thunderstorm in Broward County. There was minimal damage found in the area of the noted TDS in western Hollywood. A short-lived, small tornado likely only impacted the tree-top level. It was determined to be a low end EF-0 with estimated peak wind speed around 65 mph. |
| June 2023 | Hail | West Hollywood | - | City of Hollywood emergency management reported quarter-sized hail and trees down in the Hollywood Hills area. Time estimated from radar. |
| January 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hollywood | - | Broadcast media reported via social media a downed tree and powerlines on Buchanan Street in Hollywood due to strong thunderstorm wind gusts. Estimated wind speeds in the 55 to 65 mph range. |
| January 2022 | Flood | Hollywood | - | The public shared via social media videos of flooding on neighborhood streets in Dania Beach. Water was approaching sidewalks and in front of houses. |
| June 2022 | Flash Flood | Hollywood | - | City of Hollywood emergency manager reported street flooding of up to 12 inches deep in several neighborhood streets. Media reports indicated water reaching a reporter's calves near Federal Highway and Roosevelt Street. ||Nearby rainfall measurements indicated amounts of up to 2 inches which fell in less than an hour. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hollywood | - | Report from social media of some trees down in the Hollywood area. Picture evidence of a large tree branch snapped and leaning over roadway. Also, light, thin banners originally attached to a fence of Hollywood Hills High School were blown off. Wind gust estimated from the HWO ASOS of 46 mph surrounding the time frame of the report. |
| September 2020 | Flood | Hollywood | - | Broadcast media reported several streets in Hollywood that flooded with several cars stalled out in the flood waters near Moffett Street and 14th Avenue due to heavy showers and thunderstorms. Rainfall amounts from gauges in the area were around 3.5 inches between 9 AM and 1030 AM EDT. |
| October 2020 | Flood | West Hollywood | - | Pictures on social media showed flooding at the intersection of Park Road and Sheridan Street in Hollywood. The sidewalk and the parking lot of a shopping plaza were under water. |
| October 2020 | Flood | Hollywood | - | Social media video of street and parking lot flooding along US1 between Mayo and Fletcher streets. Water can be seen halfway up the curb of the side street. |
| October 2020 | Flood | Hollywood | - | A WPLG meteorologist reported via social media decent flooding in a neighborhood in Hollywood due to continuous shower activity with isolated embedded thunderstorms. Pictures show driveways and streets under several inches of water. Rain accumulations of 2-3 inches was measured in this area. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Hollywood | - | Driftwood Middle School WeatherBug site recorded a gust to 62 mph/54kts. A tree fell on an occupied car on 72nd Avenue north of Sheridan Street, very close to the location of the wind gust, with no injury to the occupants. Additional tree and minor structure damage was reported in the vicinity. |
| April 2015 | Hail | West Hollywood | - | A trained weather spotter reported penny sized hail at S 56th Ave. and Hollywood Blvd. |
| April 2015 | Hail | West Hollywood | - | A trained weather spotter reported penny sized hail at the intersection of Johnson Road and Park Road. |
| October 2015 | Heavy Rain | Hollywood | - | NWS employee reported 6 to 8 inches of standing water on side streets south of Hollywood Blvd and east of US1 in Hollywood. Many roads were near impassable. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hollywood | - | A trained spotter reported a wind gust of 62 mph. This gust was measured using a handheld anemometer. The location was in Hollywood Beach near Hollywood Boulevard and A1A. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Hollywood | - | A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail one to two miles southeast of the Driftwood Estates near Hollywood Blvd. and South 28th Ave. |
| December 2009 | Flood | Hollywood | - | Standing water from the heavy rainfall on the evening of December 17th continued into the afternoon hours of December 18th. Water up to 18 inches deep was reported in a mobile home park in Pembroke Park, with streets and parking lots still under a few feet of water in parts of Hollywood, Hallandale Beach, Pembroke Park and Aventura. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Hollywood | - | A SKYWARN spotter reported nickel-size hail. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hollywood | - | Large branches were blown off of trees near Hollywood Memorial Hospital. |
| March 2003 | Hail | Hollywood | - | Hail covered the ground in many areas from Hollywood to Pembroke Park and ranged in diameter from penny to golf ball-size. |
| July 2002 | Hail | Hollywood | - | A SKYWARN spotter reported dime-size hail near Sheridan Street and U.S. 441. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hollywood | - | A large tree was uprooted at Topeekegee Yugnee Park. Pea sized hail was reported in numerous locations around southern Broward County. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hollywood | - | Tree branches four to five inches in diameter downed. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hollywood | - | Wind gust recorded at uncommissioned HWO ASOS at North Perry Field. |
| July 1998 | Hail | Hollywood | - | Three quarter inch hail reported along Hollywood Blvd near I95. |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hollywood | - | Widespread reports of downed trees and power lines. street flooding primarily in hollywood. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hollywood | - | power lines down. |
| August 1997 | Hail | Hollywood | - | one half to one inch hail around US 1 and sheridan. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Hollywood Woman's Club | 0.2 miles | 1995 |
 | Hollywood Boulevard Historic Business District | 0.5 miles | 1999 |
 | Joseph Wesley Young House | 0.5 miles | 1989 |
 | Hollywood Garden Club | 1.9 miles | 2005 |
 | Villa Providence | 2.4 miles | 2013 |
 | Nyberg-Swanson House | 2.6 miles | 1999 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 05000051 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Broward County | All 39 listed properties in this county. |
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