Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1947.
One of 103 National Register listings published here for Sarasota County · listed in 1994 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 47 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 22 fires within 5 miles of Thoms House between 1992 and 2017, burning about 93 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | UNIVERSITY DESOTO (58) |
| 19 August 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 26 June 1993 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 16 June 1992 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 15 June 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 13 June 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 13 June 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 26 April 2010 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 41-TALLEVAST FIRE-0136 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Thoms House: 1 occurrence, 1 plant, 1 producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Dolomite, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Calcium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P and R Shell Pit No. 2 | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Piney Point Nu-Gulf | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Plant | ||
| Sarasota Dolomite Quarry | Dolomite | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Frank and Matilda Binz House | under 500 feet | 1994 |
 | Bryson-Crane House | under 500 feet | 2005 |
 | Corrigan House | 0.2 miles | 1994 |
 | Earle House | 0.3 miles | 1993 |
| Ca d' Zan | 0.5 miles | 1982 | |
 | Capt. W. F. Purdy House | 0.9 miles | 1984 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 94000666 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Sarasota County | All 103 listed properties in this county. |
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