Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. 7 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1956.
“The Villa Bianca is a historic home in Punta Gorda, Florida. It is located at 2330 Shore Drive and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.”
Wikipedia article Villa Bianca, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 16 National Register listings published here for Charlotte County · listed in 1990 · 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 25 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 375 fires within 5 miles of Villa Bianca between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,511 acres in total. 82 started naturally. 21 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 | 82 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 64 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 54 |
| Debris and open burning | 46 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 46 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 35 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 08-SABLEWOOD FIRE-0425 |
| 3 September 1996 | Natural | 35 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 08-FARNHAM FIRE-0419 |
| 18 September 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Villa Bianca: 8 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Calcium, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apac-Florida - Viercocken Pit | Sand | Producer | ||
| Hendrickson Seashell Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Pit 31 | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Rigby Airport Pit | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Route 31 Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Desrosier Brothers - Oakleaf Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Sunland Paving Co. - Sunland Pelican Pit | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| T.A. Forsberg Inc. - Golf Course Bvld. Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Punta Gorda, the town this property stands in, in 49 storm reports between 1995 and 2013: 13 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 7 tornado, 5 lightning. The reports record 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1996 | Lightning | Punta Gorda | 3 hurt | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Lightning | Punta Gorda | 1 hurt | A 53 year old male and his dog were struck by a sideflash of lightning while walking within six feet of a wood power pole. The lightning first struck the power pole while the sideflash knocked the man and his dog to the ground. No injuries were reported to the dog. |
| June 2003 | Flash Flood | Punta Gorda | $3,300,000 | Heavy rain flooded 40 homes with 6-12 inches of water in the residential areas of Punta Gorda. Also, 10,000 feet of a sea wall worth $2 million collapsed in Punta Gorda Isles and roads erosion closed two areas along County Road 74 near Westminster Road and Grove Blvd. Rainfall totals over the past three days totalled 9.49 inches in Point Lonesome and 8.35 inches 8 miles southeast of Punta Gorda. |
| July 1998 | Lightning | Punta Gorda | $110,000 | Lightning struck and ignited a home on the 2900 block of Valolla Street in Punta Gorda. |
| September 2000 | Flash Flood | Punta Gorda | $50,000 | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Punta Gorda | $25,000 | A 250 foot communications antenna was toppled by thunderstorm winds near County Road 765 near the community of Burnt Store. |
| August 2002 | Lightning | Punta Gorda | $20,000 | Lightning struck the Punta Gorda Herald building damaging computers and the telephone system. |
| September 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Punta Gorda | $20,000 | A weak F0 tornado sporadically touched down near the intersection of State Road 765 and 768, south southeast of Punta Gorda. The tornado continued north where it sporadically touched down and toppled trees, power lines and a few sheds before it crossed into DeSoto county, six miles east northeast of Murdock. |
| December 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Punta Gorda | $20,000 | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Punta Gorda | $15,000 | A weak F0 tornado sporadically touched down along a narrow path, west of State Road 765, near the Lee - Charlotte county line in rural southwest Charlotte county, to one mile west southwest of Punta Gorda. The weak tornado downed a few large trees, several large branches, rolled a few small sheds and toppled a few power lines before it lifted and dissipated. |
| December 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Punta Gorda | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Punta Gorda | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused minor damage to a few homes and downed several large branches on Riverside Drive in the River Forrest mobile home park in Punta Gorda. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Punta Gorda | $10,000 | The Charlotte County Sheriffs Department reported that thunderstorm winds downed several large trees, branches and power lines near the intersection of U.S. Highway 17 and Cleveland Drive in Punta Gorda. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Punta Gorda | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused minor roof damage to four aged mobile homes and downed several tree limbs in Punta Gorda. |
| July 1998 | Flood | Punta Gorda | $10,000 | Two to four inches of heavy rain fell in less than two hours and caused localized flooding of low lying areas between Interstate 75 and U.S. Highway 41 from Punta Gorda to Port Charlotte. A few vehicles and homes incurred water damage in low lying areas of Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Punta Gorda | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds tore off the roof of a mobile home on Swaying Palm Drive in Punta Gorda. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Punta Gorda | $6,000 | Thunderstorm winds rolled and demolished a 20-by-12 foot shed approximately 100 yards, downed a fence and uprooted a few small trees. |
| June 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Punta Gorda | $5,000 | Newspaper reported a small tornado at the Charlotte County Speedway, just south of the airport. A tower, fence, billboards, and lightning system were all marred. |
| August 1998 | Flood | Punta Gorda | $5,000 | Heavy rainfall caused localized street flooding in low lying and areas of poor drainage in Cape Coral. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Punta Gorda | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees and damaged a roof in Punta Gorda |
| July 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Punta Gorda | $4,000 | A short-lived tornado uprooted several trees, damaged a glass business sign, shattered windows in a few businesses and toppled a few billboards near the intersection of U.S. Highway 41 and Sibley Road in Charlotte Harbor. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Punta Gorda | $3,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged a pool cage and part of a roof. |
| June 2000 | Lightning | Punta Gorda | $2,000 | Charlotte County Emergency Management reported that lightning caused damage to the air conditioning compressor, kitchen microwave, telephone and garage door opener of home that was struck on the 2400 hundred block of Chapman Boulevard near U.S. Highway 41 and Pompano in Punta Gorda. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Punta Gorda | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several power lines in Punta Gorda. |
| April 1999 | Dust Devil | Punta Gorda | $1,000 | A dust devil caused minor roof shingle damage to a home on Taylor Road near U.S. Highway 41 in Punta Gorda. |
| September 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Punta Gorda | $1,000 | A tornado, associated with an outer band of Hurricane Georges, sporadically touched down and toppled a few large trees along its path before it lifted and dissipated in northern Charlotte county. |
| November 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Punta Gorda | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged pool cages and television antennas of three homes near North Bend Road and Peace Street. |
| September 2013 | Heavy Rain | Punta Gorda | - | Charlotte County Emergency Management reported considerable water across numerous roads and highways in Punta Gorda, and throughout the rest of Charlotte County. |
| August 2008 | Heavy Rain | Punta Gorda | - | A Southwest Florida Water Management District gauge recorded 7.27 inches of rain. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Punta Gorda | - | The public estimated a wind gust of 60 MPH in Punta Gorda. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Punta Gorda | - | Penny size hail was reported by the public in the Deep Creek subdivision. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Punta Gorda | - | Marble to penny size hail was reported on North River Drive which is about 12 miles east of Highway 31 and just north of the Charlotte and Lee county line. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Punta Gorda | - | Law enforcement reported quarter size hail at the intersection of Highway 74 and Highway 31. |
| July 2005 | Heavy Rain | Punta Gorda | - | The Punta Gorda airport recorded 4.39 inches of rain as a result of Hurricane Dennis. There were 3 indirect fatalities around 11 PM EDT Sunday the 10th as a Cape Coral family hydroplaned into a deep ditch filled with water near the intersection of Bermont Road and Ronco Road. |
| July 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Punta Gorda | - | An immediate storm survey conducted by the Punta Gorda Police Department noted a slow, general south movement of the waterspout, briefly touching land once, then making a final landfall before dissipating. The spout became a tornado as it moved onshore where it damaged a few trees and quickly diminished. |
| October 2005 | Heavy Rain | Punta Gorda | - | A report of 7.57" of rain was received 8 miles northeast of Punta Gorda. Several other reports between 4 to 5 inches were also received. |
| September 2002 | Funnel Cloud | Punta Gorda | - | Several eyewitnesses viewed the funnel cloud to the west |
| August 2001 | Hail | Punta Gorda | - | Charlotte county emergency management reported golf ball sized hail along Interstate 75 near Airport Road in Punta Gorda. |
| August 2000 | Waterspout | Punta Gorda | - | A Skywarn Spotter and mariners reported that waterspout drifted south across Charlotte Harbor to near Bokeelia in Lee county. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Punta Gorda | - | Nickel sized hail was reported by the public through the Charlotte County Sheriffs Office. |
| April 1999 | Wildfire | Punta Gorda | - | A wildfire, ignited by a passing train, burned 68 acres of brush along Oil Well Road between Interstate 75 and U.S. Highway 41 in southern Charlotte county. The wildfire forced closure of Interstate 75 for over two hours near the Oil Well Road overpass. |
| April 1999 | Wildfire | Punta Gorda | - | A wildfire consumed nearly 100 acres of woods and brush along and near Carmalita Street and Education Avenue in Punta Gorda. |
| August 1995 | Hail | Punta Gorda | - | Golf ball-size hail fell was reported in Punta Gorda. |
| October 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Punta Gorda | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Punta Gorda | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Punta Gorda | - | no account filed |
| November 2002 | Flash Flood | Punta Gorda | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Punta Gorda | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Waterspout | Punta Gorda | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Clarence L. Babcock House | 0.1 miles | 2009 |
 | A. C. Freeman House | 1.4 miles | 1987 |
 | H. W. Smith Building | 1.9 miles | 1991 |
 | Charlotte High School | 1.9 miles | 1990 |
 | Punta Gorda Ice Plant | 1.9 miles | 1990 |
 | First National Bank of Punta Gorda, Old | 2.0 miles | 1991 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 90001760 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Charlotte County | All 16 listed properties in this county. |
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