Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1943.
“The Osprey School is a historic school built in 1926 in Osprey, Florida. Described as being in a masonry vernacular architectural style, the school is located at 337 North Tamiami Trail.”
Wikipedia article Osprey School, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 103 National Register listings published here for Sarasota 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 45 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 74 fires within 5 miles of Osprey School between 1992 and 2019, burning about 760 acres in total. 28 started naturally. None was 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 | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 1996 | Natural | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 22 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 2003-15-1104 |
| 11 September 1998 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 6 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 22 August 2005 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 58-IBIS PASTURE FIRE-0414 |
| 12 August 2005 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 2005-15-0401 |
| 9 July 2002 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Osprey, the town this property stands in, in 6 storm reports between 1994 and 2020: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flood. 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 | Osprey | $500,000 | Thunderstorm winds did $100,000 damage mostly to the roof of a restaurant and to covers on adjacent marina. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osprey | $150,000 | Power lines were reported down at Tamiami Trail and MacEwen Drive in Osprey. Additionally, a member of the public reported that in a nearby neighborhood, The Oaks, 3 pool cages were destroyed, aluminum poles holding nets protecting tennis courts from a golf course were ripped out of the ground, a large palm tree was uprooted, and several other homes sustained minor unspecified damage. The damage appeared to follow a narrow path, and may have been caused by a gustnado. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osprey | $50,000 | Broadcast media reported straight line winds removed a section of roofing from a shopping center on US 41 and Holland Street in Osprey. As a result of the roof damage, rain water got into the building and caused further damage. |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osprey | $25,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree, power lines and several large tree limbs along South Creek Drive in Osprey. A few pool cages, metal facia and roof shingles were also damaged by the thunderstorm winds in Osprey. |
| June 2020 | Flood | Osprey | - | River overflowing with yard flooding. |
| March 1998 | Hail | Osprey | - | Nickel sized hail was reported on U.S. Highway 41 six miles north of Osprey. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Waters and Elsa Burrows Historic District | 0.3 miles | 2012 |
 | Blackburn Point Bridge | 1.5 miles | 2001 |
 | Lucienne Nielsen House | 1.9 miles | 2007 |
 | Sanderling Beach Club | 3.7 miles | 1994 |
 | Nokomis Beach Pavilion | 5.4 miles | 2013 |
 | Edson Keith Estate | 5.4 miles | 1991 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 94000707 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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