Built in 1910 (Queen Anne style). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1944.
“Lamb House is a historic building in Ruskin, Florida, United States. It is located at 2410 West Shell Point Road.”
Wikipedia article A. M. Lamb House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 99 National Register listings published here for Hillsborough County · listed in 2007 · category: Building · built in 1910, Queen Anne style.
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 44 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 72 fires within 5 miles of A.M. Lamb House between 1993 and 2020, burning about 969 acres in total. 22 started naturally. 15 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 | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | VALROY PILE (29) |
| 22 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 2ND STREET NE (29) |
| 17 August 1997 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 13 August 2015 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | MORGAN FARM (29) |
| 1 August 2002 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 July 2014 | Fireworks | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 36TH STREET (29) |
| 30 July 1993 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 29 July 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | PIPPIN |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of A.M. Lamb House: 7 producers, 1 unknown. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Sand, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caloosa Shell Corp. - Concord Pit | Sand | Producer | ||
| Leisey Shell Corporation - Leisey Shell #2 | Sand | Producer | ||
| Leisey Shell Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Nest Coast Shell Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Chapman Contr. - Tampa Bay Shell Pit | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Dot - Ruskin Mine | Limestone, General | Unknown | Limestone | |
| Leisey Shell - Leisey Shell Pit | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Sun City Shell - Sun City Pit | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ruskin, the town this property stands in, in 27 storm reports between 1993 and 2022: 9 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 5 lightning, 2 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2000 | Lightning | Ruskin | 1 killed | A 27 year old male was struck and killed by lightning while fishing on a pond south of 19th Avenue near U.S. Highway 41 in Ruskin. Lightning struck the victims fishing rod and killed him instantly. Also, the lightning strike partially burned the victim's clothes and fishing boat. |
| October 1997 | Flood | Ruskin | $320,000 | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Flash Flood | Ruskin | $200,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ruskin | $100,000 | Thunderstorm winds toppled four large trees which fell atop and crushed two mobile homes and damaged a third mobile home along U.S. Highway 41 and the Little Manatee River in Ruskin. A few additional small trees and numerous branches were downed by thunderstorm wind along 7th Street south of U.S. Highway 41 in Ruskin. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ruskin | $50,000 | The Florida Highway Patrol reported that thunderstorm winds downed several light poles along the Hillsborough county portion of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge (I-275). |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ruskin | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines across the southern portion of Hillsborough County. |
| January 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ruskin | $50,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds blew down trees and blew a carport into power lines. |
| September 2013 | Lightning | Ruskin | $25,000 | The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Ruskin, FL was struck by lightning causing widespread damage to electronics across the office. Several computer motherboards, monitors, security systems, a HAM radio, and internet routers were all damaged. Time was estimated from the point when several computer systems failed. |
| July 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Ruskin | $25,000 | A tornado briefly touched down over rural south Hillsborough County on the 2900 block of 24th Street, south of 21st Avenue SE. The tornado uprooted one large tree, removed one quarter of a barns metal roof and snapped large branches off two additional trees before it lifted and dissipated. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ruskin | $15,000 | A tree was knocked down and some roofing was removed from one mobile home due to downburst winds. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ruskin | $15,000 | The Tampa Electric Company reported that thunderstorm winds downed a few trees, several branches and power lines in Ruskin. |
| July 2022 | Lightning | Ruskin | $10,000 | Media reports of house fire caused by lightning strike on Dovesong Trace in Ruskin. |
| July 1999 | Lightning | Ruskin | $10,000 | Lightning struck the National Weather Service Office near the intersection of 14th Avenue SE and 27th Street SE and caused considerable electrical damage to several pieces of telecommunication equipment. |
| July 1999 | Lightning | Ruskin | $6,400 | Lightning struck and damaged a moving vehicle on Interstate 75 two miles south of County Road 672 (exit 47) in southern Hillsborough County. The lightning bolt struck the driver side mirror and damaged the electrical system of the vehicle which rendered it inoperable. The electrical charge of the lightning bolt travelled through the tires of vehicle which were blown out and partially melted. The occupants of the vehicle were not injured by the lightning strike. |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ruskin | $2,000 | The public reported thunderstorm winds downed two large oak trees, a fence and a home television antenna on the 2300 block of 24th Street in Ruskin. |
| September 2014 | Heavy Rain | Ruskin | - | Official NWS observation in Ruskin measured 8.29 inches of rain during the 4 day period. |
| June 2006 | Heavy Rain | Ruskin | - | The rainfall was 6.76 inches at the National Weather Service office 3 miles east of Ruskin. Elsewhere the rainfall was widespread at 3.5 to 5 inches throughout the county. |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ruskin | - | A local utility reported numerous trees and power lines down. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Ruskin | - | Dime sized hail was reported by an off-duty NWS employee in Ruskin. |
| July 1999 | Hail | Ruskin | - | Dime sized hail was reported along Interstate 75 by the public through Bay News Nine Cable. |
| August 1999 | Waterspout | Ruskin | - | The public reported, through Bay News Nine Cable of Tampa, a waterspout between the Sunshine Skyway Bridge (I-275) and Ft. Desoto County Park on Mullet Key. |
| March 1998 | Hail | Ruskin | - | Quarter sized hail was reported by the public on the 1500 block of Gulf City Road. |
| February 1998 | Hail | Ruskin | - | One inch hail was reported by a Skywarn Spotter near U.S. Highway 301 and Balm Road. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ruskin | - | Trees blown down across a road in Ruskin area. |
| February 1993 | Hail | Ruskin | - | Dime-size hail fell in Ruskin. |
| August 2002 | Funnel Cloud | Ruskin | - | no account filed |
| February 1998 | Hail | Ruskin | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | A.P. Dickman House | 1.6 miles | 2000 |
 | George McA. Miller House | 1.7 miles | 1974 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 07001049 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Hillsborough County | All 99 listed properties in this county. |
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