Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. 7 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1949.
“The Harry Hurt Building is a historic site in Opa-locka, Florida. It is located at 490 Opa-locka Boulevard, on the corner of Ali-Baba Avenue.”
Wikipedia article Harry Hurt Building, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 191 National Register listings published here for Miami-Dade County · listed in 1982 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 39 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 28 fires within 5 miles of Harry Hurt Building between 1992 and 2018, burning about 240 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 1992 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 31 August 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 May 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 May 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | DIE HARD FIRE |
| 28 April 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 25 April 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 16 April 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | GOLF COURSE ( 06 ) |
| 26 March 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Harry Hurt Building: 5 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pit No. 6 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dade Pit No. 1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| General Fill Pit No. 1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lsf Pennsuco Aggregates | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Scl Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Opa-Locka, the town this property stands in, in 21 storm reports between 1996 and 2019: 8 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 lightning, 2 heavy rain. 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 2006 | Lightning | Opa Locka | 1 hurt | A 34-year-old woman was struck by lightning just after stepping out of her car. She was holding an umbrella. The victim was not breathing when paramedics arrived, but she was revived on the trip to the hospital.Strong thunderstorms were observed in the area. |
| September 2006 | Heavy Rain | Opa Locka | $100,000 | Heavy rains from thunderstorms caused the roof of a home in Opa-Locka to cave in. The dining room and a bedroom were destroyed, and extensive water damage was observed.The roof had recently undergone repairs from Hurricane Wilma damage in October 2005. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Opa Locka | $50,000 | Metal roof sheeting torn off of hangar on the grounds of Opa-Locka Airport. Roofing material was strewn across adjacent parking lot and struck several parked vehicles. Insulation from roof scattered across parking lot. Damage determined to be caused by downburst or straight-line winds estimated at 70-80 mph. Time estimated and based on ASOS observation of 61 mph from KOPF. Damage amount estimated. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Opa Locka | $50,000 | Power lines down. Thousands of homes lost power. Roof and window damage reported at several homes. Shallow flooding reported throughout Northeast Miami-Dade county. |
| August 2004 | Heavy Rain | Opa Locka | $40,000 | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Opa Locka | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Lightning | Opa Locka | $1,000 | Lightning struck a plumbing stack of a house near the intersection of NW 165 Street and NW 30th Avenue, and a neighbor heard the loud thunder and saw smoke coming from the house. The neighbor then called 911. A fire started in the kitchen and the firefighters put out the fire. No one was home at the time. |
| June 2007 | Lightning | Opa Locka | $1,000 | Lightning struck a home in Opa-Locka, creating sparks on the roof and filling the house with smoke. No one was injured. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Opa Locka | - | A report from social media of dime size hail in Miami Gardens. |
| August 2019 | Funnel Cloud | Opa Locka | - | Picture received via social media of a funnel cloud sighted from the Palmetto Expressway near NW 27 avenue in Miami Gardens. |
| February 2014 | Hail | Opa Locka | - | A report relayed through Social Media reported dime sized hail in Miami Gardens. |
| February 2014 | Hail | Opa Locka | - | A report relayed through Social Media reported hail at least the size of quarters in Carol City. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Opa Locka | - | A strong thunderstorm produced a wind gust of 59 knots...or 68 mph...measured by a mesonet site at Sun Life Stadium. |
| September 2012 | Hail | Opa Locka | - | A member of the public reported nickel-sized hail and a downed Ficus tree near the Palmetto Expressway/State Route 826 and LeJuene/Northwest 42nd Avenue. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Opa Locka | - | The public reported golf ball-size hail. |
| July 2005 | Hail | Opa Locka | - | Nickel-size hail fell for five minutes. |
| August 2005 | Hail | Opa Locka | - | A SKYWARN spotter saw penny-size hail. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Opa Locka | - | recorded at kopf. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Opa Locka | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Opa Locka | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Opa Locka | - | 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Opa-Locka Railroad Station | 0.2 miles | 1987 |
 | Griffiths House | 0.2 miles | 1987 |
 | Root Building | 0.3 miles | 1987 |
 | Opa-Locka Company Administration Building | 0.3 miles | 1982 |
 | King Trunk Factory and Showroom | 0.3 miles | 1987 |
 | Helm Stores and Apartments | 0.3 miles | 1987 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82004795 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Miami-Dade County | All 191 listed properties in this county. |
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