Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. 6 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1955.
“The Lake Helen Historic District is a U.S. historic district located in Lake Helen, Florida. The district is bounded by West New York, Lakeview, Park and Euclid Avenues.”
Wikipedia article Lake Helen Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 93 National Register listings published here for Volusia County · listed in 1993 · category: District.
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 307 fires within 5 miles of Lake Helen Historic District between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,312 acres in total. 82 started naturally. 33 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 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 57 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 54 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 33 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 21 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | VICTORIA GARDENS (64) |
| 27 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | WF-64 VICTORIA PARK |
| 26 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 acres | Florida Forest Service | U.T. ROAD (64) |
| 19 September 2016 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | CHURCH STREET (64) |
| 12 September 2007 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | WF 1490 DUROC DR |
| 1 September 1992 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | WF WAR ADMIRAL |
| 4 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 44 I-4 WESTBOUND (64) |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lake Helen, the town this property stands in, in 5 storm reports between 2003 and 2023: 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Helen | $2,000 | A large tree fell onto a home on New York Avenue in Deland during a late night thunderstorm. A large limb crashed through the roof of the home and penetrated into a bathroom. Winds were estimated near 50 mph. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Lake Helen | - | Public report of quarter sized hail in Lake Helen, relayed by broadcast media. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Helen | - | Several large trees were downed in the town of Lake Helen by winds estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2013 | Heavy Rain | Lake Helen | - | A Weather Underground mesonet site at Lake Helen recorded 6.47 inches of rain in less than 3 hours due to slow moving thunderstorms. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Lake Helen | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Ann Stevens House | 1.3 miles | 1993 |
 | Southern Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp Historic District | 1.7 miles | 1991 |
 | Stockton-Lindquist House | 4.3 miles | 2004 |
 | Seth French House | 4.5 miles | 2003 |
| Eastwood Terrace Hotel | 4.6 miles | 2019 | |
 | Orange City Town Hall | 4.7 miles | 2002 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 93000981 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Volusia County | All 93 listed properties in this county. |
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