Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1938.
“The Gulfview Hotel Historic District is a U.S. historic district located in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. The district is at 12 Miracle Strip Parkway, Southeast.”
Wikipedia article Gulfview Hotel Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 5 National Register listings published here for Okaloosa County · listed in 1992 · category: District.
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 56 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 3 fires within 5 miles of Gulfview Hotel Historic District between 2001 and 2013, burning about 14 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 March 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | LOVEJOY (46) |
| 21 November 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | 430 |
| 14 November 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Gulfview Hotel Historic District: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beal Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fort Walton Beach, the town this property stands in, in 4 storm reports between 1993 and 1995: 3 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Walton Beach | $500,000 | High winds caused damage to a metal building at Fort Walton Yacht Club. |
| October 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Fort Walton Beach | $10,000 | A tornado briefly touched down as Opal moved ashore causing damage east of the center in the Fort Walton Beach area. Several trees and power lines were blown down. |
| October 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Fort Walton Beach | $4,000 | A tornado briefly touched down in Fort Walton Beach blowing down some trees and causing some minor roof damage to two homes. |
| October 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Fort Walton Beach | $3,000 | A tornado briefly touched down near the Fort Walton Beach medical center. Some trees were blown down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Camp Pinchot Historic District | 4.8 miles | 1998 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 92001402 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Okaloosa County | All 5 listed properties in this county. |
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