Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1949.
“Hill House is an historic house located at 870 Indianola Drive in Indianola on Merritt Island, Florida. On March 3, 1994, it was added to the U.S.”
Wikipedia article Dr. George E. Hill House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 41 National Register listings published here for Brevard County · listed in 1994 · 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 32 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 207 fires within 5 miles of Dr. George E. Hill House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,740 acres in total. 56 started naturally. 45 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 | 56 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 45 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2002 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | CAROLE AVE (O5) |
| 16 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | STONE |
| 1 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | BELLVIEW (05) |
| 6 August 2015 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | GROVE (05) |
| 6 August 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | EXPLORER |
| 29 August 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.1 acres | Florida Forest Service | SAILBOAT (O5) |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Dr. George E. Hill House: 1 unknown, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Park Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| W W G Asphalt Company, Inc. - Arabeth | Clay | Producer | ||
| Wwg Asphalt Company, Inc. - Arabeth Mine | Clay | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Merritt Island, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 1994: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Merritt Island | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds moving from the east off of the Banana River blew down power lines and poles and destroyed two boat dock sheds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | J.R. Field Homestead | 0.2 miles | 1997 |
 | Porcher House | 2.3 miles | 1986 |
 | City Point Community Church | 2.8 miles | 1995 |
 | Aladdin Theater | 2.8 miles | 1991 |
| Cocoa Post Office | 3.0 miles | 2019 | |
 | Cocoa Junior High School | 3.1 miles | 2019 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 93000819 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Brevard County | All 41 listed properties in this county. |
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