Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. 6 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1955.
“The Old Haines City National Guard Armory is a historic site in Haines City, Florida. On March 2, 1994, it was added to the U.S.”
Wikipedia article Old Haines City National Guard Armory, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 78 National Register listings published here for Polk 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 24 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 142 fires within 5 miles of Haines City National Guard Armory, Old between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,458 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 8 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 | 33 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | ALFORD RD (53) |
| 23 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | BANNON (53) |
| 29 August 1999 | Natural | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 16 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 12 August 1998 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | BANNON ISLAND PILE (53) |
| 3 July 2001 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 July 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Haines City National Guard Armory, Old: 2 producers, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Diatomite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Peat, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E.R. Jahna Industries - Haines City Mine | Sand | Producer | ||
| Haines City Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sunshine Peat - Sunshine Mine | Peat | Unknown | Peat | |
| Unnamed Diatomite Prosect | Diatomite | Prospect |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Haines City, the town this property stands in, in 29 storm reports between 1995 and 2016: 11 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 lightning. The reports record 23 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1997 | Tornado (F2) | Haines City | 18 hurt, $6,000,000 | A strong F2 tornado touched down in the Lake Region mobile home park along U.S. Highway 27 and County Road 544 in Polk county. Several mobile homes sustained major to severe damage. Residents of Haines City who heard the tornado described that the sound resembled a high-pitched whine.The F2 tornado moved northeast and travelled across U.S. Highway 27 and caused significant wall and roof damage to several well built wood, mixed brick and mobile homes over mainly south and east Haines City from County Road 544 northeast to County Road 580. The Boone Middle School over eastern Haines City had heavy damage to a main building while eleven portable classrooms were destroyed or heavily damaged.Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped half way up from the base. Several orange trees were sheared near the base along County Road 544. Several power poles were snapped and power lines downed along the path of the F2 tornado.Total damage was estimated at six million dollars. Seventy-five homes were destroyed, another 75-100 suffered major damage while another 75-100 received minor damage. Most of the homes destroyed were mobile or pre-fabricated homes. Also, at least ten vehicles were damaged or destroyed by the tornado.Nearly 2,000 electrical customers were without power from power poles and lines blown down by the tornadic wind.Most injuries that occurred during the tornado touchdown resulted from wind blown debris. |
| March 1999 | Wildfire | Haines City | 3 hurt, $100,000 | Smoke from a reignited controlled burn combined with dense fog which reduced visibility to near zero along Interstate 4 near U.S. Highway 27 in northern Polk county for several hours. Vehicle accidents along with three injuries occurred when motorists attempted to reduce speed while entering the reduced visibility. |
| June 1996 | Lightning | Haines City | 1 hurt, $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Lightning | Haines City | 1 hurt | The Polk County Fire & Rescue reported that a person was injured and knocked unconscious by a nearby lightning strike on 8th Street in Haines City. |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haines City | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several power lines in the Haines City and Davenport areas. |
| August 2000 | Flood | Haines City | $25,000 | Heavy rainfall of three to five inches in less than two hours caused localized urban flooding along the U.S. Highway 27 corridor from Haines City south to Lake Wales in Polk county. A few vehicles incurred water damage from the urban floodwaters at low-lying intersections along the U.S. Highway 27 corridor in Polk county. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haines City | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds took the roof off of a mobile home, destroyed a car port, and pushed trees onto at least two vehicles. |
| June 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Haines City | $20,000 | A brief tornado touched down in Haines City, near Highways 27 and 92. The tornado damaged house roofs, and several vehicles, and downed trees and power lines. |
| May 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Haines City | $20,000 | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haines City | $15,000 | Power lines were down along Avenue North. |
| March 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haines City | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haines City | $8,000 | One large old tree fell onto a shed on 13th Street in Haines City. |
| March 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haines City | $5,000 | A large tree sustained damage near Baypoint. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haines City | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several power poles and lines in the Lake Hamilton area. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haines City | $2,000 | A local amateur radio operator reported a telephone pole blown over in Haines City. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haines City | $2,000 | A Skywarn Spotter reported that a large fence was blown down by thunderstorm winds south of the U.S. Highway 27 and U.S. Highway 192 intersection. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Haines City | $2,000 | Thunderstorm wind displaced four recreational vehicles three to four feet into their fixed propane tanks and destroyed one carport. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Haines City | - | Quarter sized hail was reported near Lake Lowery. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Haines City | - | A public report of nickel size hail was relayed by the National Weather Service in Melbourne. |
| August 2006 | Hail | Haines City | - | A local radio station relayed a public report of quarter size hail. |
| September 2004 | Heavy Rain | Haines City | - | A National Weather Service observer recorded 9.76" of rain. |
| March 2001 | Hail | Haines City | - | Golfball sized hail was reported by Polk county emergency management at Baseball City near the intersection of Interstate 4 and U.S. Highway 27 over extreme northeast Polk county. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Haines City | - | Dime sized hail was reported by the public in the Poinciana area east of Haines City. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Haines City | - | A Skywarn Spotter reported dime sized hail near the U.S. Highway 27 and 192 intersection. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Haines City | - | The public reported nickel sized hail three miles southwest of Haines City. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Haines City | - | A Skywarn Spotter reported dime sized hail two miles north of Haines City. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Haines City | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Haines City | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Haines City | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Central Grammar School, Old | 0.2 miles | 1994 |
 | Polk Hotel | 0.4 miles | 1994 |
 | Downtown Haines City Commercial District | 0.4 miles | 1994 |
 | St. Mark's Episcopal Church | 0.4 miles | 1994 |
 | Davenport Historic District | 4.1 miles | 1997 |
 | Dundee ACL Railroad Depot, Old | 5.5 miles | 2001 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 94000158 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Polk County | All 78 listed properties in this county. |
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