Green Gables

Built in 1886 (Queen Anne style). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. 7 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1949.

From the record

“Green Gables, also known as the Wells House, is a historic home at 1501 South Harbor City Boulevard in Melbourne, Florida, United States. The house fronts the Indian River and is one of a few Queen Anne style homes that still exist in Brevard County.”
Wikipedia article Green Gables (Melbourne, Florida), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 41 National Register listings published here for Brevard County · listed in 2016 · category: Building · built in 1886, Queen Anne style.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. 1501 South Harbor City, Melbourne, 32901
When was it listed? May 2016
Category. building
Census division. Melbourne
When was it built? 1886
Architectural style. Queen Anne style
National Register reference number. 16000269 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Then and now

1949 to 1981

The ground this property stands on, surveyed 32 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet covering Green Gables, surveyed 1981

Topographic sheet covering Green Gables, surveyed 1949

Fires near this property

124 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 124 fires within 5 miles of Green Gables between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,682 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 20 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
Equipment and vehicle use	40
Arson/incendiarism	20
Misuse of fire by a minor	13
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	12
Natural	12
Railroad operations and maintenance	9
Recreation and ceremony	9
Smoking	6
Debris and open burning	2
Fireworks	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
14 September 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	2.0 acres	Florida Forest Service	T-BONE (05)
28 August 1999	Equipment and vehicle use	1.5 acres	Florida Forest Service	not named
16 August 2006	Arson/incendiarism	5.0 acres	Florida Forest Service	STACK (05)
13 August 1993	Equipment and vehicle use	40 acres	Florida Forest Service	not named
1 August 1999	Natural	under an acre	Florida Forest Service	not named
8 July 1995	Equipment and vehicle use	3.0 acres	Florida Forest Service	not named
6 July 1995	Equipment and vehicle use	80 acres	Florida Forest Service	not named
5 July 2003	Fireworks	5.0 acres	Florida Forest Service	2003-12-1025 GENERAL AVIATION

Every fire recorded in Brevard 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 Green Gables: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Titanium-Heavy Minerals. 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
	Melbourne-Palm Bay Placer	Titanium-Heavy Minerals	Producer	Staurolite, Kyanite, Zircon, Rutile, Leucoxene, Ilmenite

Every working recorded in Brevard County

Storms near this property

60 of 67 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Melbourne, the town this property stands in, in 67 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 28 thunderstorm wind, 20 hail, 6 tornado, 5 funnel cloud. The reports record 1 death and 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.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
August 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Melbourne	1 killed	Strong thunderstorm gusts blew an elderly man off a sailboat. The man drowned. (M86O)
August 2002	Lightning	Melbourne	2 hurt	Two men working on a commercial airline baggage crew were injured when lightning struck the tail section of a jet liner. The men were on the ground under the aircraft when they were struck. They were both hospitalized briefly.
October 2005	Tornado (F1)	West Melbourne	$150,000	The third touchdown of this long track rainband cell was an F1 tornado in West Melbourne. The tornado destroyed a large section of an apartment roof, overturned a car and damaged two others. It blew down fences and trees.
September 2006	Lightning	Melbourne	$100,000	Lightning started a fire that caused $100,000 in damage to a home in Viera.
September 1999	Flash Flood	Melbourne	$80,000	Numerous thunderstorms passing over Melbourne and Brevard County produced nearly 8 inches of rain flooding numerous roadways. Forty nine homes received minor flooding.
July 2025	Flash Flood	Melbourne	$50,000	Heavy rainfall of 2 to 4 inches fell within approximately an hour and a half in Melbourne. The extreme rain rate led to a roof collapse at the Joseph N. Davis Community Center on Bruce D Buggs St. Twenty people were reportedly inside at the time but were not injured. Significant roadway flooding was also reported near the Florida Institute of Technology campus. Several vehicles were disabled in standing water near Southgate Blvd and Babcock St. A portion of Babcock St was temporarily closed due to flooding.
September 2001	Tornado (F0)	Melbourne	$50,000	A rain band associated with Tropical Storm Gabrielle moving north near the Florida coastline produced a small F0 tornado on the barrier island east of the Intracoastal Waterway. The tornado seriously damaged the roof of a boat dry storage building and overturned boats in the boatyard. A few trees were blown down and windows were blown out of automobiles.
January 1996	Tornado (F0)	Melbourne	$40,000	no account filed
February 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	West Melbourne	$20,000	Thunderstorm wind gusts blew out warehouse doors, damaged equipment, and blew out fences in West Melbourne.
June 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Melbourne	$15,000	Thunderstorm winds blew down trees near Eau Gallie High School damaging one car.
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Melbourne	$10,000	A large pole barn was blown down at a park north of Melbourne.
August 1996	Tornado (F0)	West Melbourne	$10,000	no account filed
November 1997	Tornado (F0)	Melbourne	$8,000	A fast moving F0 tornado first touched down along Interstate Highway 95 near S.R. 518. The tornado moved rapidly to the east northeast damaging road signs, snapping limbs off of trees and damaging the housing around an airconditioning system on the roof of a grocery store in Melbourne. The tornado continued east northeast and crossed the Indian River and Banana River lagoons and moved over Satellite Beach where it produced minimal damage to tree limbs.
January 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Melbourne	$8,000	Severe thunderstorm winds blew the roof off of the Melbourne Athletic Club.
August 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Melbourne	$5,000	A home on Duke Street in Melbourne lost its roof as a thunderstorm moved by producing severe winds.
November 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	West Melbourne	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds damaged air-conditioner units on a large warehouse store in West Melbourne. Large pallets of boxing material were moved around in the parking lot.
August 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Melbourne	$3,000	A large service station sign was blown down and a few trees were blown down in the Melbourne area.
February 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Melbourne	$1,000	A thunderstorm wind gust of 62 mph was recorded at the Melbourne National Weather Service office. Minor damage to fences and awnings was reported in the area.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Melbourne	-	Palm Bay Police Department relayed reports of trees down and a boat blown off a trailer near the intersection of Lipscomb Street and Florida Avenue in northeast Palm Bay.
May 2016	Hail	Melbourne	-	Nickel sized hail was reported by the public in the Fountainhead Subdivision in Melbourne as a strong thunderstorm affected the area.
March 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Melbourne	-	As the squall line crossed southern Brevard County, damaging winds affected portions of Melbourne and Palm Bay and produced minor wind damage. Broadcast media relayed a photo of damage to the metal roof of a mobile home in the Lakewood Village subdivision in Melbourne. Two blocks away, a small portion of a roof on a single family home was peeled back. Power lines were downed from severe thunderstorm winds on Palm Bay Road west of Interstate 95.
June 2013	Funnel Cloud	Melbourne	-	A funnel cloud was sighted over the intracoastal waters near the Melbourne Causeway.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Melbourne	-	A thunderstorm wind gust to 50 knots (58 mph) was recorded at Melbourne International Airport.
April 2003	Hail	West Melbourne	-	Dime size hail was also reported in Palm Bay.
April 2003	Hail	Melbourne	-	Golf ball size hail was also reported in Palm Bay.
June 2003	Flash Flood	Melbourne	-	Heavy rain produced rapid extensive flooding of major roadways in Melbourne.
May 2002	Funnel Cloud	Melbourne	-	The public reported a funnel cloud over Melbourne.
June 2002	Lightning	Melbourne	-	Three men were struck by lightning on a golf course in Melbourne. None were injured.
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Melbourne	-	Thunderstorm winds blew down a few trees in Melbourne.
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Melbourne	-	Thunderstorm winds blew down a few large trees in Melbourne.
August 2001	Funnel Cloud	Melbourne	-	The FAA tower at the Melbourne International Airport reported a funnel cloud in a thunderstorm west of the city.
March 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Melbourne	-	Melbourne Airport measured a gust to 59 mph during a severe thunderstorm. Power lines were blown down at Indian Harbor Beach.
June 2000	Flood	Melbourne	-	Over five inches of rain fell at the Melbourne National Weather Service Office producing street flooding.
June 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Melbourne	-	Thunderstorms produced a measured 56 knots of wind at the Melbourne Airport.
August 1999	Funnel Cloud	Melbourne	-	A person reported a funnel cloud in the Viera area of north Melbourne.
September 1999	Flood	Melbourne	-	Heavy rains of 3 to 5 inches produces street flooding in Melbourne.
August 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Melbourne	-	Thunderstorm winds blew down trees in Melbourne.
August 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Melbourne	-	Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and large limbs damaging the roof of a house.
May 1998	Hail	Melbourne	-	One inch diameter hail was also reported in Melbourne.
August 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Melbourne	-	Thunderstorm winds blew down a few trees along Highway One north of the Pineda Causeway.
May 1997	Hail	Melbourne	-	Dime size hail fell in Melbourne.
May 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Melbourne	-	Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and damaged the roof of a house.
April 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Melbourne	-	Thunderstorms produced a wind gust to 66 mph at the Melbourne Regional Airport.
April 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Melbourne	-	Thunderstorms produced a wind gust to 66 mph at the Melbourne Regional Airport.
August 1995	Tornado (F0)	Melbourne	-	Rain showers in a band trailing Tropical Storm Erin produced a small F0 tornado in Melbourne. It touched down briefly in Melbourne blowing down a tree and overturning a storage shed near Lake Washington and Wickham roads.
January 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Melbourne	-	A severe thunderstorm blew down power lines, numerous large branches and small trees in Melbourne.
August 1993	Hail	Melbourne	-	Quarter-size hail fell.
August 1993	Hail	Melbourne	-	Quarter-size hail fell.
July 2007	Hail	Melbourne	-	no account filed
July 2007	Hail	West Melbourne	-	no account filed
July 2007	Hail	West Melbourne	-	no account filed
January 2004	Hail	Melbourne	-	no account filed
April 2003	Hail	West Melbourne	-	no account filed
June 2001	Hail	Melbourne	-	no account filed
July 2001	Hail	Melbourne	-	no account filed
June 2000	Hail	Melbourne	-	no account filed
June 2000	Hail	Melbourne	-	no account filed
May 1999	Hail	West Melbourne	-	no account filed
May 1999	Hail	Melbourne	-	no account filed
July 1997	Hail	Melbourne	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Brevard 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.

1949 USGS Melbourne East quadrangle1:24000 - 5 printings
1951 USGS Melbourne East quadrangle1:24000
1955 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000 - 3 printings
1957 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
1958 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
1962 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
1981 USGS Cape Canaveral quadrangle1:100000

Listed places nearby

5 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
Melbourne Beach Pier	2.5 miles	1984
Community Chapel of Melbourne Beach	2.8 miles	1992
James Wadsworth Rossetter House	3.3 miles	2005
St. Joseph's Catholic Church	3.7 miles	1987
William H. Gleason House	3.8 miles	1997

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 16000269 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Brevard County	All 41 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.