Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. 7 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1956.
“The Fort Myers Downtown Commercial District is a U.S. historic district located in Fort Myers, Florida. The district is bounded by Bay and Lee Streets, Martin Luther King Jr.”
Wikipedia article Fort Myers Downtown Commercial District, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 50 National Register listings published here for Lee County · listed in 1990 · category: District.
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 282 fires within 5 miles of Fort Myers Downtown Commercial District between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,709 acres in total. 47 started naturally. 28 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 | 93 |
| Natural | 47 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 10 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 August 2001 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 13 August 1998 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 12 August 2014 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | G AND B (36) |
| 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 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Fort Myers Downtown Commercial District: 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 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fort Myers, the town this property stands in, in 20 storm reports between 1993 and 2022: 8 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 3 lightning, 1 funnel cloud. The reports record 2 deaths and 1 injury. 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 2017 | Lightning | Fort Myers | 1 killed, 1 hurt | Local broadcast media reported that a 9 month pregnant woman was struck by lightning in a neighborhood in Fort Myers. She was transported to a local hospital. After arriving at the hospital, doctors delivered the baby. After a few weeks in intensive care, the child passed away. The mother was eventually released from the hospital and is back home recovering from her injuries. |
| September 2007 | Lightning | Fort Myers | 1 killed | A 53-year-old man was struck by lightning while standing on a pier on the Caloosahatchee River near Freemont Street. He was taken to the hospital and died the next day. |
| March 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Myers | $5,000,000 | Page Field Airport measured a wind gust to 59 mph at 0302 EST. Traffic signals and signs were blown down in San Carlos, with damage to homes and business buildings in Cape Coral and North Fort Myers. Southwest Florida Regional Airport recorded a gust to 69 mph at 0303 EST. |
| September 2022 | Lightning | Fort Myers | $50,000 | Social media video depicted damage at Forest Lake Town Homes caused by a lightning strike downing a tree onto one of the buildings. |
| April 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Myers | $50,000 | High winds caved in a hangar door at Page Field (FMY) damaging an EMS helicopter. Several nearby residences received minor wind damage. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Fort Myers | $10,000 | Images were posted to social media of a tree down on a fence and home in North Fort Myers. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Fort Myers | $3,000 | Minor roof damage occurred to the Kings Way Christian Center in North Fort Myers. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Myers | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds of 45 to 50 mph downed a half dozen trees and a few power lines near U.S. Highway 41 and College Parkway in the Villas section of Fort Myers. |
| June 2019 | Funnel Cloud | Fort Myers | - | Television stations showed video of a long lived funnel cloud over Fort Myers. There were no reports of a touchdown. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Fort Myers | - | Video of a few downed trees and numerous branches three inches in diameter ripped from trees. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Fort Myers | - | A trained spotter reported half-dollar sized hail just south of Colonial Boulevard on Six Mile Cypress Parkway. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Fort Myers | - | A ham radio operator reported half-dollar sized hail on Dupree Street in Fort Myers. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Fort Myers | - | Quarter size hail was reported on Interstate 75 near mile marker 136. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Fort Myers | - | A trained spotter reported quarter size hail in the Gateway subdivision. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Fort Myers | - | Numerous reports of nickel to quarter size hail were received. |
| July 2007 | Hail | North Fort Myers | - | Penny size hail was reported near the Edison Bridge near Oak Street and 7th Way. |
| July 2007 | Hail | North Fort Myers | - | Quarter size hail was reported near Bay Shore and Business Highway 41. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Myers | - | Wind gusts of 58 mph was observed at Regional Southwest Airport. |
| January 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Myers | - | Strong thunderstorm winds downed trees in North Fort Myers. |
| August 1993 | Hail | Fort Myers | - | Quarter-size hail fell. |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Lee County Courthouse | 0.2 miles | 1989 |
 | Murphy-Burroughs House | 0.2 miles | 1984 |
 | Alderman House | 0.4 miles | 1988 |
 | Gilmer Heitman House | 0.4 miles | 1996 |
 | William H. Towles House | 0.5 miles | 2008 |
| McCollum Hall | 0.6 miles | 2022 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 89002325 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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