Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. 6 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1895.
One of 32 National Register listings published here for Marion County · listed in 1995 · category: Building.
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 83 fires within 5 miles of Robert W. Ferguson House between 1993 and 2019, burning about 827 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 35 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 2003-08-1094 |
| 16 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | MARION/115TH FIRE |
| 4 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | 225 FIRE (42) |
| 12 July 2010 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | HIGHWAY POND FIRE |
| 9 June 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 June 2001 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 June 2019 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | ZUBER (42) |
| 4 June 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 35 acres | Florida Forest Service | 82ND CT (42) |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Robert W. Ferguson House: 3 producers, 1 plant, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Limestone, General, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emathla Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Lowell Florida | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Limestone | |
| Minehead Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Plant | ||
| Gulf Hammock Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Zuber Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Emathla, the town this property stands in, in 5 storm reports between 2012 and 2022: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Emathla | $6,000 | Six to seven structures including barns with some roofs blown off, were damaged. The damage began on Highway 326 and NW 80th Avenue and tracked north for 1.5 miles. The cost of damage was estimated. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Emathla | $500 | A tree was blown down in the roadway at the intersection of Highways 225 and 326. The cost of damage was estimated. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Emathla | - | Marion county 911 call center reported a large tree was down along west highway 326 blocking lanes. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Emathla | - | A tree was blown down near NW Highway 225 and NW 125th Street. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| July 2019 | Heavy Rain | Emathla | - | Daily storm total rainfall at the gauge location was up to 2.16 inches. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Fessenden Academy Historic District, Old | 5.7 miles | 1994 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 95000288 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Marion County | All 32 listed properties in this county. |
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