Crane Point

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021. 4 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1971.

From the record

One of 50 National Register listings published here for Monroe County · listed in 2021 · category: Building.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

Address. 5550 Overseas Hwy., Marathon, 33050
When was it listed? October 2021
Category. building
Census division. Middle Keys
National Register reference number. 100007123 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Then and now

1971 to 1989

The ground this property stands on, surveyed 18 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet covering Crane Point, surveyed 1989

Topographic sheet covering Crane Point, surveyed 1971

Fires near this property

1 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Crane Point in 1996, burning under an acre in total. None 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	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 December 1996	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Florida Forest Service	not named

Every fire recorded in Monroe County

Storms near this property

60 of 65 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Marathon, the town this property stands in, in 65 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 40 waterspout, 12 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado, 4 funnel cloud. 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 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Marathon	1 killed	ASOS at Marathon Airport recorded 50 knots at 1620 EDT. The C-MAN at Sombrero Key recorded 59 knots. A storm spotter estimated wind gusts of 65 knots. Signs and trees were downed throughout the Marathon area. Several boats were swamped. Five people were knocked overboard from their sailboat. Four were rescued by the USCG. A 34 year old man was found drowned two days later.
February 1998	Tornado (F1)	Marathon	$20,000,000	Tornado moved from south across Grassy Key near MM 56.5.
August 2005	Tornado (F2)	Marathon	$5,000,000	Tornado damage path began oceanfront at 73rd Street Ocean (F1) in Marathon and moved northeast, crossing U.S. Highway 1 near 76th Street Ocean, passing through Marathon Airport before entering Florida Bay near the Sea Air Estates Subdivision. Most signficant damage (F2) included concrete block residential structure shifted on foundation...a frame residence shifted on pilings, and bent large steel I-Beams on recently constructed hangars at Marathon Airport. One boat sunk in canal. Extensive damage to porches and trees along narrow path.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Marathon	$60,000	Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 to 70 mph blew down a large billboard on top of permanent shelter canopies at the Marathon Municipal Skate Park. Large tree blown down at Monroe County Sheriffs Office, an 80-foot guy-wired communications antenna snapped at a level 20 feet above the ground, and a 30-foot-tall 4-foot diameter rubber tree was uprooted and damaged the corner section of a roof of a day care center.
November 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Marathon	$30,000	Severe wind gusts out of the north northeast spread out of the east end of Boot Key Harbor. Three small vessels, including one trimaran, were overturned. A vessel docked at Dockside Marina measured a wind gust in excess of 100 mph at mast level. An outdoor canopy secured by heavy tube steel framing was destroyed at a restaurant. A tent was also carried into power lines, causing a power outage to most of the Sombrero Country Club and Sombrero Beach area.
November 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Marathon	$20,000	Significant damage to trees was noted along the back nine of the Sombrero Country Club, with lose objects and lawn furniture tossed from under stilted homes into Boot Key Harbor. No damage was observed to roofing materials, doors or windows.
June 1995	Tornado	Marathon	$15,000	A waterspout, travelling toward the west southwest, moved ashore near Marathon Airport. The tornado jumped highway U.S. 1 then descended on Sombrero Boulevard. The tornado moved offshore into Boot Key Harbor before dissipating. Fences and small trees were blown down and several vehicles suffered minor damage at Sombrero Key Resort and Country Club. A dinghy was destroyed when it was lifted into the air, over telephone lines, then dropped to the ground.
June 2005	Tornado (F0)	Marathon	$5,000	Tornado touched down at F0 intensity along 52nd Street Gulf and had a skipping, curved path generally toward the east-southeast. The tornado continued through the Garden Club and across U.S. Highway 1. Numerous large limbs up to 12 inches in diameter and a few trees were downed in a narrow convergent path across the parking lots of a vacant establishment and a supermarket. Limbs were deposited along curving cyclonic paths from 50 to 150 yards from the original source trees. Numerous parking and stop signs were damaged and destroyed along the path. The damage path ended approximately 150 yards south of U.S. Highway 1 near Sombrero Beach Road. Estimated maximum winds of 65 mph on a narrow, intermittent path.
June 2007	Tornado (EF0)	Marathon	$2,500	A large nonsupercell waterspout made landfall as a tornado on Palm Island, a private resort community. Trees were damaged, along with air conditioning units torn off a commercial structure, and outdoor furniture tossed throughout the resort and into the water. The tornado crossed back into the water, and made a second landfall just west of the Seven Mile Grille Restaurant on the Florida Bay side of Vaca Key. There, only medium sized tree limbs were damaged. Peak damage rating was confirmed as EF0. The tornado dissipated as a weakening swirl across US Highway 1.
February 2008	Tornado (EF0)	Marathon	$2,000	A weak tornado, possibly a landfalling waterspout, produced EF0 damage along an intermittent path from Saguro Lane through Ocatillo Lane in the Flamingo Island subdivision of Marathon. The longest continuous damage path was approximately 100 yards long with a width of 25 yards. Damage was limited to live palm fronds and small broken branches, several found hanging in utility wires. Three homes were reported with minor roof damage, mainly to soffets blown upward into the roof cavity and a few shingles torn off. A second damage path, in-line with the path in Flamingo Island, was noted at the Marathon High School. One small tree was broken at the base, with an unsecured soccer goal overturned. A wooden canopy used as a sunscreen for the high school athletic field's press box was blown down.
November 2023	Flood	Marathon	-	Heavy rainfall estimated by radar of 5 to 8 inches produced extensive poor drainage area flooding across Marathon and Key Colony Beach, with some streets with one to two feet depth of water. Several motor vehicles stalled due to flooding.
March 2001	Waterspout	Marathon	-	Waterspout observed 1 miles south of 7 mile bridge.
July 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Marathon	-	Two boats capsized; four fisherman and two had to be rescued. No injuries reported.
September 2001	Waterspout	Marathon	-	Waterspout observed 2 miles north of Marathon.
March 2000	Waterspout	Marathon	-	Waterspout reported 12 miles north of Marathon.
March 2000	Waterspout	Marathon	-	Waterspout reported 5 miles north of Marathon.
March 2000	Waterspout	Marathon	-	Waterspout reported 4 miles north of Marathon.
March 2000	Waterspout	Marathon	-	Waterspout reported 4 miles north of Marathon.
January 2000	Funnel Cloud	Marathon	-	Funnel cloud was sighted about 5 miles southwest of the 7 mile bridge.
May 2000	Waterspout	Marathon	-	Waterspout observed 3 miles southeast of Marathon.
May 2000	Waterspout	Marathon	-	Waterspout observed 3 miles north of Marathon.
July 2000	Waterspout	Marathon	-	Waterspout observed 4 miles west of Marathon.
July 2000	Waterspout	Marathon	-	Waterspout observed 3 miles north-northwest of Marathon.
July 2000	Waterspout	Marathon	-	Waterspout observed 2 miles north of Marathon
July 2000	Waterspout	Marathon	-	Waterspout observed 3 miles north of Key Colony Beach
October 2000	Waterspout	Marathon	-	Waterspout observed 2 miles south of the 7 mile bridge.
September 2000	Waterspout	Marathon	-	Waterspout observed 30 miles southeast of Marathon.
September 2000	Waterspout	Marathon	-	2 waterspouts observed 2 miles south of Pigeon Key.
September 2000	Waterspout	Marathon	-	Waterspout observed 1 mile south of Marathon.
August 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Marathon	-	Wind gust occurred 5 miles east of Marathon.
August 2000	Waterspout	Marathon	-	Waterspout observed 1 mile south of Key Colony Beach.
September 2000	Lightning	Marathon	-	Lightning struck a residence causing structural and electrical damage. Damage amount is not known.
October 1999	Waterspout	Marathon	-	Numerous waterspouts were reported by storm spotters from 1 to 4 miles south and southeast of Marathon
May 1999	Waterspout	Marathon	-	1 mile south of Marathon, did not affect land
May 1999	Funnel Cloud	Marathon	-	1 mile south of Marathon
June 1999	Waterspout	Marathon	-	20 miles southeast of Key Colony Beach
September 1999	Waterspout	Marathon	-	Waterspout was 3 miles south of Key Colony Beach
June 1999	Waterspout	Marathon	-	waterspout 1/2 mile north of Marathon
December 1999	Waterspout	Marathon	-	Waterspout observed 1 mile southeast of Sombrero Key lighthouse
May 1999	Funnel Cloud	Marathon	-	Funnel cloud 1 mile South of MTH dissipated before reaching land.
September 1999	Waterspout	Marathon	-	Waterspout observed 1 mile north of Conch Key.
September 1999	Waterspout	Marathon	-	Waterspout observed 2 miles north of Grassy Key.
May 1999	Waterspout	Marathon	-	1 miles south of MTH
August 1999	Waterspout	Marathon	-	just north of Fiesta Key about 17 miles northeast of Marathon
August 1999	Waterspout	Marathon	-	1 mile north of long key
August 1999	Waterspout	Marathon	-	Large waterspout observed 4 miles southeast
August 1999	Waterspout	Marathon	-	4 miles west of Marathon
August 1999	Waterspout	Marathon	-	3 miles southeast of Marathon
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Marathon	-	Reported by yacht in Looe Key harbor that 6 occupied boats were capsized with 2 boats being over 20 feet.
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Marathon	-	Radioed in by vessel off Sombrero Key.
April 1998	Waterspout	Marathon	-	Reports of numerous waterspouts sighted along the lower and middle keys between mile markers 47 and 58.
November 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Marathon	-	A severe thunderstorm wind gust reported in Marathon but doing no known damage.
February 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Marathon	-	Recorded at C-MAN SMKF.
February 1998	Hail	Marathon	-	Golf ball size hail. Several trees blown down.
July 1997	Waterspout	Marathon	-	several waterspouts were observed in the vicinity of marathon.
July 1997	Funnel Cloud	Marathon	-	monroe county e.m. reported several funnel clouds just north of marathon.
June 1997	Waterspout	Marathon	-	pilot reported
August 1997	Waterspout	Marathon	-	large waterspout reported oceanside of grassy key near mm56.
August 1997	Waterspout	Marathon	-	observed 3nm n of seven mile bridge by marathon sheriffs office.
August 1997	Waterspout	Marathon	-	reported near marathon.

Every storm recorded in Monroe County

Maps showing this location

4 surveys

United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.

1971 USGS Marathon quadrangle1:24000
1972 USGS Marathon quadrangle1:24000
1983 USGS Key West quadrangle1:100000 - 2 printings
1989 USGS Key West quadrangle1:250000

Listed places nearby

4 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.

Property	Distance	Listed
George Adderley House	under 500 feet	1992
Overseas Highway and Railway Bridges	0.7 miles	1979
Pigeon Key Historic District	5.1 miles	1990
Sombrero Key Light	6.6 miles	2012

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 100007123 in Record Group 79.
Monroe County	All 50 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.
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.