Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2022. 6 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1955.
“Okahumpka Rosenwald School is a historic Rosenwald School building in rural Okahumpka, Florida, United States. It was built in 1929 and was used as a school for African American children in the community.”
Wikipedia article Okahumpka Rosenwald School, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 31 National Register listings published here for Lake County · listed in 2022 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 115 fires within 5 miles of Okahumpka Rosenwald School between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,039 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 8 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 maintenance | 31 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | CLEARWATER (35) |
| 3 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | BLUFF (35) |
| 27 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 July 2000 | Natural | 2.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 July 1999 | Natural | 3.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 25 July 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 23 July 1999 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Okahumpka Rosenwald School: 1 unknown, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand, Kaolin. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida China Clay Company Pit | Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Florida Rock Industries, Inc. - Turnpike Sand Mine | Sand | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Okahumpka, the town this property stands in, in 10 storm reports between 1998 and 2021: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 lightning, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Okahumpka | 1 hurt | National Weather Service staff conducted a damage survey and confirmed an EF-0 tornado occurred in Okahumpka on January 4, 2020. Peak winds were estimated between 65 and 75 mph, along a discontinuous path of 2.38 miles, with a maximum width of 175 yards. The tornado generally moved northeast beginning just west of the Florida Turnpike near mile marker 295, crossing mostly wooded areas, Debbie Road, and the western side of the Holiday RV Village before dissipating. Damage estimates indicate significant roof damage to 3 to 5 mobile homes, one large oak tree was toppled, and numerous large branches of weak/old trees were downed. One resident received minor injuries when a tree branch came through the roof of his manufactured home at the RV Village. The individual self-transported to the hospital for treatment of a minor cut to his head. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okahumpka | $14,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and billboards and overturned a tractor trailer on the Florida Turnpike. |
| June 2017 | Lightning | Okahumpka | $5,000 | Lake County Emergency Services reported that several large branches fell onto a mobile home in Leesburg after lightning from a nearby thunderstorm struck a tree next to the mobile home. A 68-year-old woman was injured when the branches fell on her as she was sleeping in her bedroom. The woman managed to get outside of her mobile home where neighbors called 911. The woman was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries and later released. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okahumpka | $1,000 | Local law enforcement reported a tree blown down on Highway 33. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okahumpka | $1,000 | Trees were blown down across US Highway 33. |
| March 2021 | Hail | Okahumpka | - | A trained spotter reported hail up to quarter size. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okahumpka | - | A trained spotter reported numerous 1 inch and larger tree branches downed throughout The Plantation at Leesburg community. |
| March 2019 | Hail | Okahumpka | - | A trained weather spotter observed quarter sized hail at the Hawthorne community in Leesburg. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okahumpka | - | The Florida Division of Emergency Management relayed reports of 10 homes on Great Egret Drive in Okahumpka that received damage to shingles, siding, and fences. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Okahumpka | - | A trained spotter reported was driving along US Highway 27 just south of Leesburg when he reported nickel sized hail. The spotter also reported that hail was becoming larger than nickel sized when he decided to turn around. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Campbell House | 0.4 miles | 1999 |
 | Mote-Morris House | 4.2 miles | 1974 |
 | Lee School | 4.4 miles | 1995 |
 | Hill Crest | 7.0 miles | 2015 |
 | Howey House | 7.5 miles | 1983 |
| Fruitland Park Community Center | 7.6 miles | 2015 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100007365 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lake County | All 31 listed properties in this county. |
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