Built in 1925. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1921.
One of 30 National Register listings published here for Manatee County · listed in 1970 · category: Building · built in 1925.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 67 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 47 fires within 5 miles of Judah P. Benjamin Memorial between 1992 and 2020, burning about 170 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 1993 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 13 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 41-ELLENTON SMOKE FIRE-0436 |
| 8 July 2016 | Natural | 50 acres | Florida Forest Service | PINE ISLAND (41) |
| 8 July 2004 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 13TH AV FIRE |
| 8 July 2004 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | BRIGHT HOUSE FIRE |
| 31 July 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 2003-15-1082 |
| 19 July 1999 | Natural | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 11 July 1993 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Judah P. Benjamin Memorial: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Dolomite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Dolomite, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarks Dolomite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Dolomite | Past Producer | ||
| Palmetto Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Bradenton Dolomite Quarry | Dolomite | Past Producer | ||
| Minton Dolomite Quarry | Dolomite | Past Producer | ||
| Palmetto Dolomite Quarry | Dolomite | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ellenton, the town this property stands in, in 15 storm reports between 1993 and 2021: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 3 lightning, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2004 | Lightning | Ellenton | 1 killed | A 42 year old male was struck and killed by lightning in the 6000 block of 13th Avenue East in Ellenton. |
| July 2006 | Lightning | Ellenton | 1 hurt | Lightning struck a 16-year-old male as he was doing yard work for his family's lawn care business. The bolt struck a large nearby tree and the boy at the same time. A large branch from the tree fell and struck the boy who was listed in critical condition at a nearby hospital. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellenton | $50,000 | Two empty tractor trailers were blown over on Interstate 75 at exit 224 by a microburst wind gust. Neither driver reported injuries. In a nearby landscaping area at the interstate exit, a couple palm trees were uprooted and several newly planted oak trees were snapped off near the bases. |
| July 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Ellenton | $50,000 | A tornado touched down in the Tideview Estates Mobile Home Park and damaged the roof of one home, destroyed a carport and removed three porch enclosures. The tornado proceeded to strike the Blackburn Elementary School and caused minor siding and awning damage to the building before it lifted and dissipated. |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellenton | $20,000 | Thunderstorm wind severely damaged a mobile home and downed a few trees in Ellenton along U.S. Highway 301. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellenton | $10,000 | State Emergency Management reported a tree downed onto a home in Ellenton. |
| January 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellenton | $10,000 | Minor damage was found to a mobile home in the Palm Grove Rental Resort. Nearby in Parish, large sections of vinyl fences were blown out by the wind. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellenton | $10,000 | Emergency manager reported an oak tree down on a home. Time was estimated from doppler radar. |
| September 2004 | Heavy Rain | Ellenton | - | A National Weather Service observer three miles southeast of Ellenton recorded 6.16". |
| July 2002 | Lightning | Ellenton | - | Lightning struck and disabled a vehicle on I75 near the I275 interchange. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Ellenton | - | The public reported, through Bay News Nine Cable, dime sized hail, from the intersection of Interstate 75 and State Road 43 in Ellenton, to the Sun Key Village subdivision along U.S. Highway 41 near the Manatee-Hillsborough county border. |
| June 2001 | Waterspout | Ellenton | - | The public reported, through the Manatee county sheriffs department, a waterspout east of Interstate 75 over the Manatee River. |
| August 2000 | Hail | Ellenton | - | A Skywarn Spotter reported dime sized hail in Ellenton. |
| August 1993 | Hail | Ellenton | - | Quarter-size hail fell. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Ellenton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Braden Castle Park Historic District | 1.6 miles | 1983 |
| Curry Houses Historic District | 2.3 miles | 2015 | |
 | Manatee County Courthouse (Original) | 2.3 miles | 1976 |
 | Palmetto Armory | 2.9 miles | 2012 |
 | Woman's Club of Palmetto | 3.0 miles | 1986 |
 | Palmetto Historic District | 3.3 miles | 1986 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 70000189 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Manatee County | All 30 listed properties in this county. |
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