Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. 7 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1956.
“The Jewett-Thompson House is a historic house located at 1141 Wales Drive in Fort Myers, Florida.”
Wikipedia article Jewett-Thompson House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 50 National Register listings published here for Lee County · listed in 1988 · 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 138 fires within 5 miles of Jewett-Thompson House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,135 acres in total. 27 started naturally. 19 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 | 39 |
| Natural | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 August 2001 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 July 1992 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 July 1992 | Natural | 70 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 July 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 July 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 1997 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 1997 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Jewett-Thompson House: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harper Brothers - Colonial Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Colonial Dolomite Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Edison Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Casa Rio | 1.8 miles | 1996 |
 | Thomas Edison Winter Estate | 1.8 miles | 1991 |
 | Henry Ford Estate | 1.8 miles | 1988 |
 | Edison Park Elementary School | 1.9 miles | 1999 |
 | William H. Towles House | 2.4 miles | 2008 |
 | Lee County Courthouse | 2.6 miles | 1989 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 88001708 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lee County | All 50 listed properties in this county. |
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