Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1895.
One of 7 National Register listings published here for Citrus County · listed in 1993 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 133 fires within 5 miles of Floral City Historic District between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,136 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 14 September 1999 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 August 2006 | Natural | 7.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | 09/WINDROW FIRE/0856 |
| 27 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 20 August 1998 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 1 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | DIRT BIKE (09) |
| 9 July 2012 | Natural | 12 acres | Florida Forest Service | AMY RD (09) |
| 8 July 2017 | Natural | 1,700 acres | Florida Forest Service | COD DR (09) |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Floral City Historic District: 2 occurrences, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fullers Earth, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecanto Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Storey Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Fullers Earth Prospect | Fullers Earth | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Fullers Earth Prospect | Fullers Earth | Occurrence |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Floral City, the town this property stands in, in 21 storm reports between 1995 and 2019: 10 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 tornado, 2 lightning. 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 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Floral City | $250,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged the roofs of 23 homes, downed trees atop a few vehicles, snapped several large branches and downed power lines along Trails End Road. |
| June 2013 | Lightning | Floral City | $95,000 | Broadcast media reported Fire Rescue crews reported to the scene of a house fire in Floral City, FL, believed to be caused by a lightning strike. No one was home at the time and no injuries were reported. Damage was estimated to be around $95,000. |
| July 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Floral City | $75,000 | An F0 tornado touched down and toppled a few large trees, several branches and power lines in the Heatherwood subdivision, 4.5 miles west southwest of Floral City, in eastern Citrus county. Most of the damage occurred along South Hammock Avenue, South Juneau Point and County Road 581 before the small tornado lifted and dissipated. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Floral City | $20,000 | A tree fell through a house and trapped a resident inside. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Floral City | $15,000 | Several trees uprooted and/or with large broken limbs in Heatherwood and Flutter Terrace areas around 480 and 581. There were also numerous power lines down from trees falling onto them and several poles were leaning significantly as well. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Floral City | $10,000 | A thunderstorm wind gust of up to 50 mph toppled a lone water oak tree onto the garage of a home along the 6800 block of Duval Island Drive in Floral City. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Floral City | $5,000 | Citrus County Emergency Management reported a downed tree on a mobile home in the Singing Forest Mobile Home Park. |
| June 1999 | Lightning | Floral City | $5,000 | Lightning struck and ignited a fire in the kitchen of a mobile home in Floral City. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Floral City | $1,000 | The Citrus County emergency manager relayed a report received from a Sheriffs deputy of multiple downed trees and an overturned car port near Floral City. |
| March 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Floral City | $1,000 | A tree was reported down on Stage Coach Trail near Highway 291. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Floral City | - | Several trees were down across the city. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Floral City | - | Quarter sized hail was reported on County Highway 581. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Floral City | - | Penny to nickel size hail was reported by a trained spotter and emergency management. |
| September 2004 | Heavy Rain | Floral City | - | A National Weather Service observer recorded 6.66" of rain. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Floral City | - | Numerous large oak limbs down with average diameter of four inches. |
| August 2000 | Hail | Floral City | - | A Skywarn Spotter reported nickel sized hail north of Floral City that lasted for up to 25 minutes. |
| June 2000 | Hail | Floral City | - | A Skywarn Spotter reported nickel sized hail near Floral City Road, four miles north of Floral City in eastern Citrus county. |
| April 1999 | Hail | Floral City | - | Dime sized hail was reported by the public along County Road 581 near the Heathwood Estates subdivision. |
| December 1997 | Dense Fog | Floral City | - | Dense fog that reduced visibility to less than a quarter mile occurred along the shores of Lake Hernando and along the U.S. Highway 41 corridor. |
| June 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Floral City | - | Brief tornado touchdown on S.R. 581. |
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Floral City | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Citrus County Courthouse, Old | 6.3 miles | 1992 |
 | The Masonic Temple of Citrus, Lodge #18, F. and A.M. | 6.4 miles | 2010 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 93001357 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Citrus County | All 7 listed properties in this county. |
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