Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. 6 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1955.
“Cypress Gardens was a botanical garden and theme park near Winter Haven, Florida that operated from 1936 to 2009. As of 2011, the botanical garden portion had been preserved inside Legoland Florida.”
Wikipedia article Cypress Gardens, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 78 National Register listings published here for Polk County · listed in 2014 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 33 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 159 fires within 5 miles of Cypress Gardens between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,017 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 11 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 | 40 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Natural | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | GRAY (53) |
| 17 September 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 August 1999 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 August 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 26 August 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 14 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 July 1992 | Natural | 40 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Cypress Gardens: 3 prospects, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Diatomite, Peat. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Leaf Products - Dundee Peat | Peat | Producer | Peat | |
| Unnamed Diatomate Prospect | Diatomite | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Diatomite Deposit | Diatomite | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Diatomite Prosect | Diatomite | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Diatomite Prospect | Diatomite | Prospect |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Winter Haven, the town this property stands in, in 36 storm reports between 1993 and 2019: 25 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 1 tornado, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1999 | Lightning | Winter Haven | 1 hurt, $1,000 | A Skywarn Spotter reported that an electrical charge, from lightning that struck a nearby telephone pole, shocked and injured him while using a telephone. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $100,000 | The Polk county sheriffs department, local utility company and broadcast media reported that thunderstorm winds downed numerous large trees and power lines in a triangular area bounded by Winter Haven, Auburndale and Lake Alfred. Over 7,000 Polk county residents were without electrical power for up to an hour due to the wind downed lines. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $75,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous power lines across Winter Haven which left nearly 15,000 residents without electrical power for up to nine hours. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $50,000 | A Tampa Electric Power representative reported that thunderstorm winds downed several large trees, branches and power lines from Winter Haven to Haines City in northern Polk county. |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $50,000 | The Polk County Emergency Management reported that thunderstorm winds caused carport, shed, shingle, siding and glass damage to a few homes, downed several large trees and power lines along County Road 655 from near Jan-Phyl Village north to Auburndale. Newspaper accounts stated that a homeowner observed thunderstorm winds apparently lift and sweep away a pet cat on the 200 block of Fourth Street in the Jan-Phyl Village. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged the door of a hanger at the Winter Haven Airport and downed numerous trees and power lines in the city of Winter Haven. |
| January 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $50,000 | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $25,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused minor roof damage to a few mobile homes and commercial buildings along U.S. Highway 98 from Winter Haven to Lake Alfred. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds, estimated at 50 mph by the public, caused minor damage to carports and screen porches of ten manufactured homes in the Four Lakes Golf Club Manufactured Home Park of Winter Haven. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged a commercial building and downed several large trees in Winter Haven. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $15,000 | A line of thunderstorms moved through Winter Haven and tore an aluminum roof off of a home. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $15,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused roof damage to a few homes in Winter Haven. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $10,000 | Broadcast media relayed a picture from a viewer of a wood patio and screened enclosure that was ripped off the back of the house. A large part of the decking came to rest on the roof of the house, and part of the screen enclosure ended up in a tree. Time was estimated from radar. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several power lines and traffic signs along U.S. Highway 27 and Thompson Nursey Road. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Winter Haven | $5,000 | Broadcast media reported that a thunderstorm wind gust partially peeled the metal roof off of a building. Nearby trees and other buildings were not impacted. Time of damage was estimated from radar. |
| September 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Winter Haven | $5,000 | The Polk County Emergency Management reported a short lived tornado, associated with an outer band of Hurricane Georges, touched down over rural semi-wooded countryside and removed a few awnings, blew over a couple of sheds and downed power lines and large tree limbs at Cooley and Lakeship Drive before it lifted and dissipated. |
| January 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds blew a large tree into a house. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Winter Haven | $2,000 | Very large oak limbs were reported down. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $2,000 | Local TV station reported a large tree snapped at its base in Winter Haven. The tree landed on a Jeep causing minor damage to the vehicle. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $2,000 | The Polk County Sheriffs Department reported that thunderstorm winds downed several large branches and power lines in Winter Haven. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $2,000 | A few large trees were downed by thunderstorm winds on Eagle Lake Road in Winter Haven. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $2,000 | no account filed |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed two large trees on 14th Street and Lake Link Road in Winter Haven. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $1,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 mph were reported by a Skywarn Spotter at the Cypress Landings subdivision. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $1,000 | Thunderstorm downburst wind blew the roof off a barn along U.S. Highway 17/92 between Lake Alfred and Haines City. |
| March 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Winter Haven | - | The public sent a photo to a local news station of quarter-sized hail that fell at their location in Winter Haven. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Winter Haven | - | The broadcast media relayed a report of penny to golf ball size hail. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Haven | - | Police and Sheriff departments reported numerous trees and power lines down along the path of this thunderstorm. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Winter Haven | - | Nickel sized hail was reported by the public through the broadcast media near the intersection of U.S. Highway 92 and Thornhill Road. |
| April 1999 | Wildfire | Winter Haven | - | A wildfire burned 50 acres of scrub trees and brush near the intersection of Thornhill Road and Donald Lane in Winter Haven. |
| March 1998 | Hail | Winter Haven | - | Half dollar sized hail was reported near Cypress Gardens. |
| July 1997 | Hail | Winter Haven | - | Dime sized hail was reported near Lake Eloise in Central Polk county. |
| July 1997 | Hail | Winter Haven | - | Golfball to nickel sized hail was reported in Winter Haven. |
| May 1997 | Hail | Winter Haven | - | Quarter sized hail was reported in the Cypress Landings subdivision. |
| July 2002 | Funnel Cloud | Winter Haven | - | no account filed |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craney Spec Houses Historic District | 2.3 miles | 2019 | |
 | Winter Haven Heights Historic Residential District | 2.8 miles | 2000 |
 | Downtown Winter Haven Historic District | 3.0 miles | 2002 |
 | Pope Avenue Historic District | 3.3 miles | 2001 |
 | Woman's Club of Winter Haven | 3.3 miles | 1998 |
 | Dundee ACL Railroad Depot, Old | 4.8 miles | 2001 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 14000152 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Polk County | All 78 listed properties in this county. |
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