Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. 5 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1954.
“The Sikes House is a historic home in Fort White, Florida, United States. It is located at 288 Ellis Street, just south of US 27.”
Wikipedia article Sikes House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 11 National Register listings published here for Columbia County · listed in 2007 · category: Building.
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 193 fires within 5 miles of Sikes House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,558 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 69 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 47 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | HILLIARD LN(12) |
| 17 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | WASHINGTON ST (12) |
| 1 August 1999 | Natural | 4.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 31 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | SANDERS WAY (12) |
| 22 July 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | MILL (12) |
| 15 July 2000 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 June 2011 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | ELIM CHURCH ROAD (12) |
| 3 June 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fort White, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 1995: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort White | $500 | Large trees blown down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Fort White Public School Historic District | 0.3 miles | 1989 |
 | O'Leno State Park | 7.9 miles | 2014 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 06001318 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Columbia County | All 11 listed properties in this county. |
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