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Photograph of Thomas Picton Warlow, Sr., House
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Thomas Picton Warlow Sr. House

Built in 1927 (Mission Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. 7 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1955.

From the record

“House is a national historic site located at 701 Driver Avenue, Winter Park, Florida in Orange County.”

Wikipedia article Thomas Picton Warlow Sr. House, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 56 National Register listings published here for Orange County · listed in 2009 · category: Building · built in 1927, Mission Revival architecture.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
  • Listed as. Warlow, Thomas Picton, Sr., House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
  • Address. 701 Driver Ave., Winter Park, 32804
  • When was it listed? October 2009
  • Category. building
  • Census division. Orlando
  • When was it built? 1927
  • Architectural style. Mission Revival architecture
  • National Register reference number. 09000808 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Then and now

1955 to 1995

The ground this property stands on, surveyed 40 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet covering Thomas Picton Warlow Sr. House, surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet covering Thomas Picton Warlow Sr. House, surveyed 1955

Fires near this property

31 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Thomas Picton Warlow Sr. House between 1992 and 2018, burning about 100 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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
Railroad operations and maintenance13
Equipment and vehicle use7
Arson/incendiarism5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Recreation and ceremony2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
26 September 1996Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
15 July 1992Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
26 June 1998Railroad operations and maintenance5.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
21 June 1998Natural5.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
30 May 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlorida Forest Service2014-12-0304 (48)
28 May 2000Railroad operations and maintenance2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
28 May 1992Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
27 May 1995Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Every fire recorded in Orange County

Mines and quarries near this property

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Thomas Picton Warlow Sr. House: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Mabel QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Orange County

Storms near this property

31 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Winter Park, the town this property stands in, in 31 storm reports between 1993 and 2021: 13 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 3 lightning, 1 flash flood. The reports record 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2008LightningWinter Park1 hurtA Winter Park man was slightly injured by lightning while setting on his apartment balcony.
August 2007LightningWinter Park1 hurtA school crossing guard was struck and injured by lightning while on duty in Winter Park. He was hospitalized with burns and released.
August 1993Thunderstorm WindWinter Park$50,000Strong thunderstorm winds blew a tin roof off a car dealership in Winter Park.
June 2002LightningWinter Park$10,000Lightning started a fire that damaged an apartment in Winter Park.
April 2021HailWinter Park-Public reports quarter to golf ball sized hail in Winter Park.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindWinter Park-Broadcast Media relayed several images and a video on Twitter of several large downed trees in the Winter Park area. Several pictures showed large downed trees blocking Lee Road and Edwin Boulevard.
January 2011Thunderstorm WindWinter Park-Several trees blown down in Azalea Park as squall line passed.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindWinter Park-Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a tree onto a home in Winter Park. Powerlines were also downed by winds on a street nearby.
August 2007HailWinter Park-Penny size hail was reported near Winter Park.
July 2005Funnel CloudWinter Park-Orange County Sheriffs Office reported a funnel cloud over Winter Park.
September 2005Heavy RainWinter Park-Over 3 inches of rain fell in Winter Park.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindWinter Park-Several roads closed due to large limbs down.
July 2001Flash FloodWinter Park-About 5 inches of rain fell in the Winter Park and Maitland areas causing flooding of major roadways throughout the area.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindWinter Park-Severe thunderstorm winds blew down power lines in Winter Park.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindWinter Park-Thunderstorm winds blew down two trees and large limbs in Winter Park.
August 2000HailWinter Park-Trees and power lines were blown down and dime size hail fell at Winter Park.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindWinter Park-Thunderstorm winds blew down a few trees in Winter Park and adjacent areas of Orlando.
June 1999HailWinter Park-One inch hail fell and a few power lines were blown down around Winter Park.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindWinter Park-Thunderstorm winds blew down trees in Winter Park and damaged a roof top water cooler in Maitland.
April 1997Thunderstorm WindWinter Park-Strong thunderstorm winds blew down trees, some of which damaged homes in the area.
April 1997Thunderstorm WindWinter Park-Strong thunderstorm winds blew down trees, some of which damaged homes in the area.
June 2007HailWinter Park-no account filed
May 2005HailWinter Park-no account filed
August 2005HailWinter Park-no account filed
April 2003HailWinter Park-no account filed
August 2003HailWinter Park-no account filed
June 2001HailWinter Park-no account filed
May 1999HailWinter Park-no account filed
June 1999HailWinter Park-no account filed
July 1997HailWinter Park-no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindWinter Park-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Orange County

Maps showing this location

7 surveys

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.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
Rosemere Historic District1.3 miles2009
S. Howard Atha House1.4 miles2009
Lake Ivanhoe Historic Residential District1.5 miles2010
Jack Kerouac House1.7 miles2013
Woman's Club of Winter Park1.9 miles1995
Knowles Memorial Chapel2.0 miles1997

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 09000808 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Orange CountyAll 56 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.