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Harbor Oaks Residential District

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1921.

From the record

“The Harbor Oaks Residential District - also known as Harbor Oaks Subdivision or simply Harbor Oaks - is a U.S. historic district located within the City of Clearwater, in Pinellas County, Florida. Containing 81 historic buildings and 6 objects, the district is bounded by Druid Road, South Fort Harrison Avenue, Lotus Path, and Clearwater Harbor.”

Wikipedia article Harbor Oaks Residential District, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 72 National Register listings published here for Pinellas County · listed in 1988 · category: District.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

Then and now

1921 to 1995

The ground this property stands on, surveyed 74 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet covering Harbor Oaks Residential District, surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet covering Harbor Oaks Residential District, surveyed 1921

Fires near this property

6 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Harbor Oaks Residential District between 1993 and 2016, burning about 41 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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
Natural1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Arson/incendiarism1
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
13 July 1993Natural20 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
11 May 1993Equipment and vehicle use15 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
23 March 2000Railroad operations and maintenance2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
20 March 1996Misuse of fire by a minor2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
18 February 2013Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceMOCCASIN LAKE (52)
5 December 2016Power generation/transmission/distribution2.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceEAST BAY DRIVE (52)

Every fire recorded in Pinellas County

Mines and quarries near this property

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Harbor Oaks Residential District: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Largo Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Pinellas County

Storms near this property

59 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clearwater, the town this property stands in, in 59 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 20 lightning, 13 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 6 flood. The reports record 2 deaths and 6 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2001Rip CurrentClearwater1 killedA 22 year old male drowned in a rip current 100 feet offshore of Sand Key in Clearwater.
June 1996LightningClearwater1 killedno account filed
July 2003LightningClearwater3 hurtThree road construction workers were struck by lightning at the corner of U.S. 19 and Drew Street while standing under a large oak tree. All three were transported to a hospital and complained about internal pain, uncontrollable twitching, and numbness.
September 2002LightningClearwater1 hurtA 79 year old female was transported to the hospital after being struck by lightning at her home.
July 1997LightningClearwater1 hurtA 32 year old male was injured by lightning while leaning up against his kitchen sink. The lightning struck outside his apartment, travelled through underground pipes, then up into the apartment to the sink. The 275 pound man was thrown over four feet from the electrical discharge while leaning against the steel sink. His injuries consisted of tingles and numbness on the left side of his body.
July 1996LightningClearwater1 hurtno account filed
July 2003LightningClearwater$250,000A 1.3 million dollar home just off Enterprise Road in Safety Harbor was struck by lightning. The resulting two alarm fire took 50 firefighters from six departments to put out.
July 2003LightningClearwater$179,000Sparks were flying out of a power panel in the garage of a Sea Pines Circle home in Countryside after lightning struck the home. The fire in the panel was put out with an fire extinguisher but the fire had already spread into the walls of the home. Eighteen fire trucks responded to the fire but the house was considered a total loss.
July 1999LightningClearwater$150,000Lightning struck and burned to the ground, a four bedroom home on the 1400 block of Dexter Drive in Clearwater.
June 1996LightningClearwater$75,000no account filed
September 1999FloodClearwater$50,000Four to six inches of rain in less than four hours caused localized flooding of low-lying streets and areas of poor drainage from Clearwater southeast to St Petersburg in Pinellas county. A few vehicles incurred water damage from flooded roadways in St Petersburg.
July 1999LightningClearwater$50,000Lightning struck, ignited and destroyed a stationary Cessna 152 aircraft that had landed prior to the onset of a thunderstorm at the Clearwater Executive Airport on Hercules Avenue (C.R. 425).
July 1998FloodClearwater$50,000Six to eight inches of heavy rain in less than three hours caused localized flooding of roadways and low lying areas from Clearwater to Dunedin. A few vehicles incurred water damage in the Doral Village mobile home park and the Meese Dunedin Hospital suffered minor damage from the floodwaters.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindClearwater$40,000Several large trees were downed by thunderstorm winds. One large oak tree fell into a parking lot and damaged three vehicles.
April 2003Thunderstorm WindClearwater$40,000Thunderstorms rolled in from the Gulf of Mexico Friday evening bringing damaging winds and rain that blew away vendors' tents at the Smooth Jazz Fest and left two inches of rain on the stage. The winds also caused major damage to the roof of a police substation on South Greenwood Avenue as the communication tower was toppled.
June 2020Tornado (EF0)Clearwater$30,000Social media picture of trees on vehicles on Long Street near Ridge Ave. More trees downed near Gentry St. and Ridge Ave. Also damage near North Keene road and Sunset Point Rd, garage wall pushed in and additional tree damage.
June 2010LightningClearwater$30,000Lightning struck a tree and caused it to fall on a house on Flora Road. There was significant damage to the house.
July 2003LightningClearwater$30,000Lightning struck a home on Bay Hills Boulevard and ignited a blaze in the attic.
April 1997Thunderstorm WindClearwater$30,000Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and power lines from Clearwater east across the county to St Petersburg.
August 1996LightningClearwater$30,000no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindClearwater$25,000Thunderstorms winds removed part of an aluminum canopy from a commercial buildings roof, smashed a store front sign and snapped the jib of a sailboat along the 100 block of Seminole Street in Clearwater.
August 1998Thunderstorm WindClearwater$20,000A local television station reported that thunderstorm winds downed several large trees and toppled a tree atop a vehicle in Clearwater.
August 1996FloodClearwater$20,000no account filed
July 1998FloodClearwater$15,000Heavy rain of three to four inches in less than two hours caused localized flooding of low lying areas along the U.S. Highway 19 corridor from Clearwater north to Tarpon Springs.
August 2022LightningClearwater$10,000Call center received report of a lightning strike to a transformer causing a minor fire in Clearwater.
January 1997Thunderstorm WindClearwater$10,000Thunderstorm winds of 50 mph caused minor damage to seven mobile homes at the Twin Palms Mobile Home Park on the northeast intersection of State Road 60 and Belcher Avenue. The damage was confined to broken windows and wind ripped aluminum siding along the corners of the mobile homes.
October 1997FloodClearwater$10,000Four to six inches of rain caused localized flooding of streets over the Tampa/St. Pete metropolitan areas. A few cars stalled by urban floodwaters received water damage.
June 2013LightningClearwater$5,000The Pinellas County 911 call center reported a small fire in a house on Pine Place in Clearwater caused by a lightning strike.
March 2000WildfireClearwater$5,000A wildfire consumed ten to fifteen acres of brush and timber on the east side of McMullen Park near the intersection of U.S. Highway 19 and State Road 60 in Clearwater. One home incurred minor damage from the wildfire.
April 1997LightningClearwater$5,000Lightning struck and damaged the roof and interior ceiling of a home in Safety Harbor.
April 1996Thunderstorm WindClearwater$5,000no account filed
November 1996Tornado (F0)Clearwater$5,000no account filed
August 2002LightningClearwater$3,000Lightning started a fire at a home that was quickly put out.
January 2017Thunderstorm WindClearwater$2,000Broadcast media reported multiple trees down and in the road near intersection of North Hercules Avenue and Ridgewood Dr.
October 1997Tornado (F0)Clearwater$2,000A tornado briefly touched down and uprooted a few trees, twisted a couple of stop signs and downed a couple of power lines on Caladesi Island State Park.
April 1996Thunderstorm WindClearwater$2,000no account filed
May 2025LightningClearwater$1,000County EM relayed report of a lightning strike to a home in Clearwater, with only minor damage and no injuries reported.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindClearwater$1,000Thunderstorm winds of 40 to 50 mph caused the carport of a mobile home to collapse at the Ranchero Mobile Home Park in Largo.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindClearwater$1,000Thunderstorm winds downed a 40-foot double light pole, and a few power lines, at the junction of Brookerlake Parkway and Eastlake Road.
July 2015LightningClearwater-A lightning strike hit the chimney of a home located on Farrier Trail in Clearwater. Upon arrival, firefighters had to make some small holes in the ceiling of the home to investigate if anything was on fire or not. No fire resulted from the strike.
July 2013Heavy RainClearwater-Largo Police Department reported Belchar Road was closed from Ulmerton Road to 142nd Avenue with an estimated 2 feet of water on the road. Additionally, an estimated 3 feet of water covered Floral Drive and 36th Street Southeast.
May 2009Tornado (EF0)Clearwater-The public had photographic evidence of a tornado in west Clearwater that dissipated just before moving offshore. No damage was reported along the path.
July 2008Heavy RainClearwater-A trained spotter reported 4.50 inches of rain in ten hours.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindClearwater-Tops of trees sheared off and 10 inch limbs snapped off
July 2002LightningClearwater-Struck a business and destroyed the phone system.
August 2001HailClearwater-Dime sized hail was reported by an Amateur Radio Operator near the intersection of State Road 590 (Drew Street) and County Road 375 (Highland Avenue) east to U.S. Highway 19 in Clearwater.
May 1999HailClearwater-Dime sized hail was reported by the public at U.S. Highway 19 and County Road 528 (Drew St.) through Pinellas Park cable station Bay News.
July 1999HailClearwater-Golfball sized hail was reported at the Countryside Mall near the intersection of U.S. Highway 19 and State Road 580 (Main Street) by the public through WTSP-TV.
July 1999WaterspoutClearwater-A short-lived waterspout touched down in Old Tampa Bay near County Road 611 (Bayshore Bridge).
July 1999WaterspoutClearwater-A well defined and long-lived waterspout was observed to develop approximately 50 yards south of the Memorial Causeway Bridge (State Road 60) in Clearwater Harbor. The waterspout was visible for nearly 20 miles and lasted nearly 10 minutes. Northerly downburst winds from the parent thunderstorm pushed the waterspout south across Clearwater Harbor before it dissipated approximately one mile southwest of Clearwater.
May 1999HailClearwater-Dime sized hail was reported by a Skywarn Spotter at the intersection of 49th Street and Roosevelt in Clearwater.
August 1998HailClearwater-A Skywarn Spotter reported dime sized hail at the intersection of County Road 501 (Belcher Road) and State Road 686 (East Bay Drive).
July 1998HailClearwater-Dime sized hail was reported on Curlew Road between U.S. Highway 19 and Belcher Road by a Skywarn Spotter.
April 1997Tornado (F0)Clearwater-A short-lived tornado touched down on I-275 (Howard Franklin Bridge) with no apparent damage.
October 1997WaterspoutClearwater-A waterspout was observed over Safety Harbor.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindClearwater-A 58 mph wind gust was measured by a SKYWARN spotter.
May 2003HailClearwater-no account filed
August 1996FloodClearwater-no account filed
August 1996WaterspoutClearwater-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Pinellas County

Maps showing this location

10 surveys

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.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
Donald Roebling Estate0.2 miles1979
South Ward School0.2 miles1979
Pinellas County Courthouse, Old0.4 miles1992
Cleveland Street Post Office0.8 miles1980
Mount Olive African Methodist Episcopal Church1.0 miles2000
Belleview-Biltmore Hotel1.2 miles1979

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 87002133 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Pinellas CountyAll 72 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.