Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1937.
“The Woman's Club of New Smyrna is a historic woman's club in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, United States. On May 11, 1989, it was added to the U.S.”
Wikipedia article Woman's Club of New Smyrna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 93 National Register listings published here for Volusia County · listed in 1989 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 17 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 161 fires within 5 miles of Woman's Club of New Smyrna between 1992 and 2020, burning about 768 acres in total. 64 started naturally. 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 64 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 17 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | WF 10TH STREET |
| 17 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | WF 10TH STREET #2 |
| 15 September 2013 | Natural | 2.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | CHAMPION-I95 (64) |
| 23 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | VENETIAN BAY (64) |
| 22 August 2011 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | WILLIAMS RD EAST (64) |
| 21 August 1993 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Woman's Club of New Smyrna: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dot Deland - Edgewater Mine | Sand | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Smyrna Beach, the town this property stands in, in 37 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 14 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 7 tornado, 2 lightning. The reports record 1 death and 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1997 | Rip Current | New Smyrna Beach | 1 killed | A 60 year old German tourist drowned in a rip current at New Smyrna Beach. |
| November 1997 | Tornado (F3) | New Smyrna Beach | 32 hurt, $14,000,000 | no account filed |
| October 2025 | Flash Flood | New Smyrna Beach | $453,000 | Volusia County Emergency Management reports that flooding due to heavy rainfall entered twenty-four homes in Edgewater. The area impacted spread from W Knapp Ave and Palmetto St to just south of 30th St and Yule Tree Dr. Flooding was exacerbated by saturated soils and reduced drainage capacity due to the ongoing king tide and coastal flooding event. Most of the damage reported was minor. In addition to water entering homes, multiple roadways were flooded, mainly in the Florida Shores area. Several roadways were closed. Rainfall totals between October 8th and 11th in Edgewater were up to 5 to 7 inches. |
| April 1997 | Tornado (F0) | New Smyrna Beach | $250,000 | A small tornado moving rapidly to the east touched down briefly in the northern part of New Smyrna Beach just west of US Highway 1, blowing down dozens of trees and damaging 20 homes. The tornado continued east crossing the Intracoastal Waterway and then passed over the barrier island just south of the Ponce Inlet Coast Guard Station. Again the tornado blew down small trees and produced minor damage to 18 homes. |
| April 1997 | Tornado (F0) | New Smyrna Beach | $250,000 | A small tornado moving rapidly to the east touched down briefly in the northern part of New Smyrna Beach just west of US Highway 1, blowing down dozens of trees and damaging 20 homes. The tornado continued east crossing the Intracoastal Waterway and then passed over the barrier island just south of the Ponce Inlet Coast Guard Station. Again the tornado blew down small trees and produced minor damage to 18 homes. |
| June 1996 | Lightning | New Smyrna Beach | $70,000 | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Tornado (F0) | New Smyrna Beach | $56,000 | A rain band associated with Tropical Storm Gabrielle moving north along the Florida coastline produced a small F0 tornado just north of Ponce Inlet. The tornado moved north northwest blowing down a few trees, destroying three mobile homes and damaging 12 others. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Smyrna Beach | $16,000 | Thunderstorm winds swept across the New Smyrna Beach Airport overturning a small plane and damaging six others. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Smyrna Beach | $12,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines in New Smyrna Beach. |
| September 2000 | Tornado (F0) | New Smyrna Beach | $10,000 | An F0 tornado associated with the outer rainbands of Hurricane Gordon touched in the Ponce Inlet area just north of New Smyrna Beach. The small tornado tore a large awning from one home and hurled it into the roof of the home across the street. Power was lost in the neighborhood, trees were snapped off and signs and mailboxes were blown down. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Smyrna Beach | $10,000 | Power lines were blown down west of New Smyrna Beach. |
| August 1999 | Lightning | New Smyrna Beach | $3,000 | A Volusia County Sheriff's Office horse was killed by lightning while standing under a tree. |
| March 2022 | Hail | New Smyrna Beach | - | Several reports received from trained spotters and the public of golf ball sized hail in New Smyrna Beach, including Dune Circle Road and Riverside Road. |
| April 2019 | Hail | New Smyrna Beach | - | A trained spotter reported nickel sized hail on Riverside Drive in New Smyrna Beach. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Smyrna Beach | - | The New Smyrna Beach Airport (KEVB) AWOS observed winds of 62 mph as a severe thunderstorm within a squall line crossed the airfield. |
| June 2017 | Hail | New Smyrna Beach | - | A New Smyrna Beach resident reported quarter sized hail during a strong thunderstorm, per social media account. Duration unknown. |
| May 2014 | Heavy Rain | New Smyrna Beach | - | Several public reports indicated excessive rainfall within a short period of time, leading to temporary, nuisance flooding of poor drainage areas and parking lots in New Smyrna Beach, Oak Hill and Edgewater. Mesonet observations and radar-based rainfall estimates indicated 4 to 6 inches of rain fell within several hours. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Smyrna Beach | - | Trees were blown down on the roof of a house. |
| June 2001 | Hail | New Smyrna Beach | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree in New Smyrna Beach. Dime size hail was also reported. |
| September 1999 | Waterspout | New Smyrna Beach | - | A waterspout formed briefly just east of New Smyrna Beach. The waterspout dissipated before reaching the coast. |
| May 1998 | Waterspout | New Smyrna Beach | - | A waterspout was sighted one mile east of New Smyrna Beach. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Smyrna Beach | - | Strong thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree in New Smyrna Beach. |
| April 1997 | Hail | New Smyrna Beach | - | Nickel size hail was reported at the Ponce Inlet Coast Guard Station. |
| April 1997 | Tornado (F0) | New Smyrna Beach | - | A small tornado was observed swirling in the sand on the beach near the Ponce Inlet Coast Guard Station. It then moved over the near shore waters and became a large waterspout. |
| April 1997 | Tornado (F0) | New Smyrna Beach | - | A small tornado was observed swirling in the sand on the beach near the Ponce Inlet Coast Guard Station. It then moved over the near shore waters and became a large waterspout. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Smyrna Beach | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and produced a wind gust to near 67 mph in New Smyrna Beach. |
| April 1997 | Hail | New Smyrna Beach | - | Nickel size hail was reported at the Ponce Inlet Coast Guard Station. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Smyrna Beach | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and produced a wind gust to near 67 mph in New Smyrna Beach. |
| July 2007 | Hail | New Smyrna Beach | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | New Smyrna Beach | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | New Smyrna Beach | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | New Smyrna Beach | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | New Smyrna Beach | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | New Smyrna Beach | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | New Smyrna Beach | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Hail | New Smyrna Beach | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Funnel Cloud | New Smyrna Beach | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | New Smyrna Beach Historic District | 0.3 miles | 1990 |
 | Old Fort Park Archeological Site | 0.3 miles | 2008 |
 | St. Rita's Colored Catholic Mission | 0.7 miles | 2007 |
 | El Real Retiro | 0.9 miles | 1987 |
 | Turnbull Canal System | 1.1 miles | 2007 |
 | New Smyrna Sugar Mill Ruins | 1.4 miles | 1970 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 89000410 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Volusia County | All 93 listed properties in this county. |
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