A National Historic Landmark. Built in 1957 (vernacular architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1949.
One of 16 National Register listings published here for St. Lucie County · listed in 1991 · category: Building · built in 1957, vernacular architecture · a National Historic Landmark.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 39 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 121 fires within 5 miles of Zora Neale Hurston House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,510 acres in total. 35 started naturally. 7 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 | 35 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 1996 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 23 September 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 16 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 August 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 August 2009 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | (SL) HARD TO FIND (649) |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Zora Neale Hurston House: 11 producers, 3 unknowns, 1 past producer. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Sand, Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart - Stewart Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Minton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| North Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| St. Lucie Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Airport Mine | Silica | Producer | ||
| North Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| Ralls Mine | Silica | Producer | ||
| Saggy Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| C & W Enterprises - Rails Road | Sand | Producer | ||
| Ft. Pierce Sand and Mat'L - North Mine | Sand | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fort Pierce, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 1995: 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1995 | Hail | Fort Pierce | $500 | Severe thunderstorms dropped baseball-size hail near Oslo Road, 10 miles southwest of Vero Beach, and near Fort Pierce. Numerous cars were damaged and windows were broken in two mobile homes. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | St. Anastasia Catholic School, Old | 1.1 miles | 2000 |
 | Moores Creek Bridge | 1.3 miles | 2001 |
 | St. Lucie High School | 1.3 miles | 1984 |
 | Fort Pierce Old Post Office | 1.4 miles | 2002 |
 | Fort Pierce City Hall, Old | 1.4 miles | 2001 |
 | Arcade Building | 1.4 miles | 2001 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 91002047 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| St. Lucie County | All 16 listed properties in this county. |
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