Built in 1961 (high-tech architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1918.
One of 51 National Register listings published here for St. Johns County · listed in 2016 · category: Building · built in 1961, high-tech architecture, by Paul Rudolph.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 70 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 63 fires within 5 miles of Arthur Milam House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 311 acres in total. 42 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 42 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 1992 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 31 August 1999 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 August 2007 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | WF PALM VALLEY BRIDGE WEST |
| 26 August 1999 | Natural | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 15 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | WF FIND #2 |
| 6 July 2004 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | TIMBER POND DRIVE |
| 5 July 2011 | Natural | 12 acres | Florida Forest Service | BARN FIRE (55) |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Arthur Milam House: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral City Placer, Pontra Vedra | Titanium-Heavy Minerals | Producer | Zircon, Kyanite, Rutile, Ilmenite |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ponte Vedra Beach, the town this property stands in, in 23 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 5 lightning, 3 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2007 | Lightning | Ponte Vedra Beach | $100,000 | A house fire occurred in Ponte Vedra due to a lightning strike. The cost of damage was estimated. |
| August 2006 | Lightning | Ponte Vedra Beach | $100,000 | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Lightning | Ponte Vedra Beach | $19,000 | Lightning struck the Villas at Ponte Vedra Beach and caused a fire that damaged 19 townhouse rooms in a building. The time of the event was based on lightning data plots. The cost of damaged was estimated. |
| June 2004 | Lightning | Ponte Vedra Beach | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ponte Vedra Beach | $4,000 | Large trees were blown down across Solano Road just West of A1A. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ponte Vedra Beach | $2,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ponte Vedra Beach | $2,000 | A local television station relayed a report of a tree blown down on a home near North Ponte Vedra. The home sustained some structural damage and there were no injuries. The cost of damage was estimated. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ponte Vedra Beach | $1,000 | A tree was reported down along the road in the vicinity of ponte vedra lakes blvd & great harbor way. |
| September 2024 | Heavy Rain | Ponte Vedra Beach | - | A public weather station measured about 3 | inches of rain in approximately 90 minutes. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ponte Vedra Beach | - | A tree was blown down in Ponte Vedra. The time of the damage was based on radar. |
| August 2017 | Funnel Cloud | Ponte Vedra Beach | - | A funnel cloud was observed in the Nocatee area. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ponte Vedra Beach | - | Several large trees were blown down in Marsh Landing. |
| September 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Ponte Vedra Beach | - | A funnel cloud was reported 10 miles south of Mayport by a military forecaster. |
| May 1999 | Waterspout | Ponte Vedra Beach | - | Five reports. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Ponte Vedra Beach | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Ponte Vedra Beach | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Ponte Vedra Beach | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Ponte Vedra Beach | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Ponte Vedra Beach | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ponte Vedra Beach | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Lightning | Ponte Vedra Beach | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Ponte Vedra Beach | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Funnel Cloud | Ponte Vedra Beach | - | no account filed |
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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 16000323 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| St. Johns County | All 51 listed properties in this county. |
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