Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. 6 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1955.
“The Howey Mansion is a historic home in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida, United States. It is located at 1001 North Citrus Avenue, Howey in the Hills, Florida.”
Wikipedia article Howey Mansion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 31 National Register listings published here for Lake County · listed in 1983 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 118 fires within 5 miles of Howey House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,172 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 7 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 | 25 |
| Natural | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2001 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 35/LAST RANCH FIRE/0865 |
| 5 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 35/MADISON/0857 |
| 30 August 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 35/BLOOMFIELD FIRE/0604 |
| 20 August 2000 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 18 August 2011 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | REVELS (35) |
| 6 July 1998 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 31 July 2002 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Howey House: 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astatula Sand Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Florida Rock Industries, Inc - Astatula Mine | Sand | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Howey in the Hills, the town this property stands in, in 9 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado, 1 lightning. The reports record 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1998 | Lightning | Howey In The Hills | 2 hurt | A man and a woman were injured when lightning struck the truck they were loading. The man was holding the tailgate and the woman was standing by the door when lightning hit the truck. Both required brief hospitalisation. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howey In The Hills | $25,000 | An Orlando TV station relayed a report and photos from a resident of wind damage at the Florida Flying Gators Ultralight Airport in Groveland. A thunderstorm quickly became locally severe and produced a microburst which significantly damaged several buildings at the airport. Several small buildings had their roofs removed and several ultralight aircraft were overturned and damaged. Examination of the damage photos suggested peak winds were between 60 and 70 mph. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Howey In The Hills | - | Trained spotter reporting quarter sized hail on Blue Cedar Rd near the FL turnpike onramp. |
| November 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howey In The Hills | - | Local broadcast media relayed reports of several trees down on power lines on Buckhill Road, just north of Minneola. |
| October 2016 | Flood | Howey In The Hills | - | Rainbands associated with Hurricane Matthew produced a swath of heavy rain of between 3.5 and 4.5 inches from Clermont to Mount Plymouth, resulting in areas of minor urban, roadway and lowland flooding. The St. Johns River near Astor peaked just below moderate flood stage. A total of 10 residents evacuated to shelters within the county due to the potential for river flooding. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Howey In The Hills | - | A citizen used Twitter to report pea to penny-sized hail covering the ground at his location in Howey-in-the-Hills. |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howey In The Hills | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees in Howey in the Hills and near Tavares. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Howey In The Hills | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Howey In The Hills | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Lake County Courthouse | 6.1 miles | 1998 |
 | Harry C. Duncan House | 6.3 miles | 1997 |
 | Blandford | 6.8 miles | 2007 |
| Okahumpka Rosenwald School | 7.5 miles | 2022 | |
 | Campbell House | 7.8 miles | 1999 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83001426 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lake County | All 31 listed properties in this county. |
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