Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. 5 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1954.
“Ayer House is a historic house located in Oklawaha, Florida. It is architecturally significant as the best example of the Queen Anne style in rural Marion County.”
Wikipedia article Thomas R. Ayer House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 32 National Register listings published here for Marion County · listed in 1993 · category: Building.
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 309 fires within 5 miles of Thomas R. Ayer House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,789 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 22 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 | 100 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 61 |
| Debris and open burning | 42 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 |
| Natural | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 15 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | HIGHWAY 42 (42) |
| 11 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 725 |
| 6 August 1997 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | MARION/25 FIRE |
| 30 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 25 August 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 20 August 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Thomas R. Ayer House: 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boutwell Constr. Co. - Candler Mine | Sand | Producer | ||
| Loar's Excavating Co. - Loar's Sand Mine | Sand | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Gen. Robert Bullock House | 0.1 miles | 1993 |
 | Alfred Ayer House | 0.4 miles | 1993 |
 | Lake Weir Yacht Club | 2.8 miles | 1993 |
 | James Riley Josselyn House | 3.0 miles | 1993 |
 | Lake Lillian Neighborhood Historic District | 6.1 miles | 1999 |
 | Belleview School | 6.5 miles | 1999 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 93000588 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Marion County | All 32 listed properties in this county. |
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