Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. 7 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1955.
“The Longwood Hotel is a historic building in Longwood, Florida. It was located on Old Dixie Highway but is now located at 300 North Ronald Reagan Boulevard.”
Wikipedia article Longwood Hotel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 19 National Register listings published here for Seminole County · listed in 1984 · 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 56 fires within 5 miles of Longwood Hotel between 1992 and 2019, burning about 180 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None was 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 | 43 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 July 1992 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 28 July 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 27 July 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 29 June 1994 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 26 June 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 June 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 16 June 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 1 June 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | BAHAMA (O-3) |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Longwood, the town this property stands in, in 20 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 11 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 1 tornado, 1 lightning. The reports record 12 deaths and 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1998 | Tornado (F3) | Longwood | 12 killed, 36 hurt, $30,000,000 | The Seminole County category F3 tornado was produced by the same supercell that produced the Winter Garden tornado. It initially set down near Longwood and moved northeast at 45 mph. The tornado passed through several neighborhhoods in the southeast portion of Sanford killing 12 people in mobile homes and injuring 70. It continued northeast and crossed into Volusia County 5 miles east of Sanford. The near 200 mph winds of the tornado damaged or destroy 625 structures. |
| June 2012 | Lightning | Longwood | $200,000 | Lightning sparked a house fire on Rangeline Woods Cove, east of Interstate 4 and north of State Road 434 in Longwood. The house suffered extensive damage and one firefighter was injured while fighting the fire. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Longwood | $65,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines, overturned 7 tractor trailer trucks and damaged the doors on a large warehouse near Longwood. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Longwood | $40,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and damaged the roof of a high school in Longwood. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Longwood | $40,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and damaged the roof of a high school in Longwood. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Longwood | $20,000 | Two trees were knocked down in Longwood off of Orlando Avenue producing property damage to a car and house. Photos were obtained. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Longwood | $9,500 | Emergency manager reports a large tree down, causing power line damage in Longwood near the intersection of Markham Woods Rd and EE Williamson Rd. Time estimated via radar. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Longwood | $4,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees, power lines and power poles in the Longwood area. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Longwood | $1,300 | Public report of a tree down near the Springwood Village Condo Complex. Some fencing was also damaged. Time estimated via radar. |
| March 2022 | Hail | Longwood | - | Broadcast meteorologists reported quarter-sized hail at the FOX35 studios. |
| March 2022 | Hail | Longwood | - | Several reports of quarter sized hail in Longwood received from trained spotters and the public, including near the intersections of Bucksaw Place and Cross Cut Way, and intersection of Marjorie Blvd. and Middle Lane. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Longwood | - | Ping pong ball sized hail was reported by the public in Wekiva Springs. An additional report of golf ball sized hail was received nearby. Numerous other reports of dime to nickel sized hail were also received in the vicinity. |
| February 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Longwood | - | Significant damage to trees up to one foot in diameter, fences down, and other debris reported near the intersection of East Williamson Road and Markahm Woods Road in Longwood. |
| April 2013 | Hail | Longwood | - | A ham radio operator reported quarter sized hail at the South Seminole Hospital. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Longwood | - | A spotter reported nickel-sized hail on Sandalwood Way in Longwood. |
| August 2009 | Hail | Longwood | - | Local media relayed a public report of penny sized hail at the intersection of State Road 434 and County Road 427. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Longwood | - | Trees were blown down in the Longwood area. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Longwood | - | Two large trees were blown down and a pool screen destroyed by thunderstorm winds in Longwood. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Longwood | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees in the Longwood area. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Longwood | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Longwood Historic District | under 500 feet | 1990 |
 | Bradlee-McIntyre House | 2.8 miles | 1991 |
 | Seminole County Home | 4.2 miles | 1999 |
 | Lake Mary Chamber of Commerce Building | 4.3 miles | 2004 |
| Nils M. and Beverly Schweizer House | 4.7 miles | 2024 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84000963 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Seminole County | All 19 listed properties in this county. |
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