Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. 7 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1949.
One of 41 National Register listings published here for Brevard County · listed in 1995 · 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 30 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 133 fires within 5 miles of Hotel Mims between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,697 acres in total. 35 started naturally. 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 35 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 26 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1996 | Natural | 45 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Natural | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | DAY OFF (05) |
| 26 September 2018 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | BIG TIRE - (05) |
| 20 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | WEST GATOR CREEK FIRE |
| 7 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | PALM (05) |
| 3 August 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 26 August 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 August 2007 | Natural | 75 acres | Florida Forest Service | POWER LINE (05) |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mims, the town this property stands in, in 23 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 4 funnel cloud, 3 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | Flash Flood | Mims | $5,340,000 | A stalled thunderstorm produced an extreme amount of rainfall across portions of northern Brevard County. In Titusville, between 13 to 15 inches of rainfall fell over approximately 7 hours. The maximum rainfall accumulation was 15.57 inches measured by a mesonet station. Numerous roads were closed due to the flooding, with many stranded vehicles, especially near Singleton Ave and Jay Jay Rd. At least 215 homes and businesses were affected, with over 130 reporting minor to major impacts due to the flooding in Titusville and Mims alone, as water entered structures. Portions of at least two roadways were washed away, including Parrish Rd and Pentax Rd. Floodwaters lingered for several days. This was part of a rare, high-impact flood event, which also impacted Sharpes, Cocoa, and north Merritt Island, with a 12-hour annual exceedance probability (AEP or the percent chance of an event occurring in any calendar year) between 0.5% and 0.2%, alternatively known as a 200 to 500-year rainfall event. |
| July 2025 | Flood | Mims | $300,000 | Approximately 4 to 7 inches of rainfall fell, most of which occurred between 8 and 11 LST. Media reports flooding due to the heavy rainfall led to approximately 18 to 24 inches of water in several apartments near US Highway 1 and Irwin Ave in Mims. All ten units we subsequently uninhabitable. In addition, ankle deep water was photographed in the parking lot of a business at US 1 and Brockett Rd. There was also flooding reported near International Ave. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mims | $90,000 | Thunderstorm winds severly damaged two houses and three mobile homes and blew down trees in the Mims area. |
| July 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Mims | $50,000 | A severe thunderstorm produced a southwest-to-northeast aligned damage path. Several eyewitness reports and videos evidence confirmed a brief EF-0 tornado touched down within the overall damage swath. Significant roof damage occurred to three homes on Oklahoma Street, Old Dixie Highway and Brandywine Circle in north Titusville. Inflow winds produced damage, mainly to trees and fences either side of the most significant damage path. Maximum winds were estimated at 65 to 75 mph. DI2; DOD2-DOD4 LB. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mims | $22,000 | Orlando area news television reported a mobile home damaged by a downed trees in Mims. |
| March 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mims | $10,000 | no account filed |
| September 2017 | Tornado (EF2) | Mims | - | Based on a NWS storm survey, a tornado developed just west of the intersection of Brockett Road and Hammock Road in Mims. The tornado snapped many trees and partially removed the roof from a mobile home on Brockett Road (strong EF-1 strength), then moved through a wooded area before reaching near the north end of Nab Street and the east end of Benson Court. A pickup truck near the corner of Benson Court and Lisa Drive rolled about 30 feet west into the fence of an adjacent yard. The tornado strengthened to EF-2 intensity with estimated wind speeds of 115 to 125 mph as it affected homes on Kilbee Street, Turnbull Road, and Brevard Road. Numerous homes were impacted and several were left uninhabitable due to severe roof damage. A number of trees were snapped and uprooted as the tornado continued west northwest across Old Dixie Highway. The tornado dissipated shortly after crossing US Highway 1 near Roosevelt Road. DI2, DOD6, EXP. DI27, DOD4, EXP. |
| September 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Mims | - | Based on a NWS storm survey, an EF-1 tornado, with estimated wind speeds between 90 to 95 mph, snapped and uprooted several trees as it developed near Old Dixie Highway in Mims. The tornado continued across US Highway 1 and the northern portion of the Northgate Mobile Home and RV Park, damaging over a dozen homes, several of which experienced partial roof removal. In addition, several power poles snapped in the development and one landed on a home. The tornado also rolled several unoccupied RV's onto to their sides, which were being stored in a parking lot between US Highway 1 and the mobile home park. DI28, DOD3, EXP; DI24, DOD4, LB; DI3, DOD3, EXP. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Mims | - | A trained spotter in Mims reported penny-sized hail off of Turpentine Road. Duration was less than 5 minutes. |
| May 2014 | Heavy Rain | Mims | - | Several public reports indicated excessive rainfall within a short period of time, leading to temporary, nuisance flooding of poor drainage areas and parking lots in Scottsmoor, Mims and Titusville. Mesonet observations and radar-based rainfall estimates indicated 4 to 6 inches of rain fell within several hours. |
| March 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mims | - | Dozens of large trees blown down toward the east, several onto homes. Minor structural damage to several homes and out buildings. |
| September 2011 | Hail | Mims | - | An Orlando TV Station relayed a report from a viewer of quarter size hail falling in Mims for nearly 15 minutes. The hail was measured and photos were obtained. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Mims | - | Nickel sized hail was reported during a strong thunderstorm near the intersection of Barton Street and Dover Road in the town of Mims. |
| March 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Mims | - | A Fire Rescue employee reported a brief funnel cloud in the vicinity of Mims, to the west of US Highway 1. The funnel cloud was moving northeast. |
| September 2007 | Funnel Cloud | Mims | - | A trained spotter reported a funnel cloud north of Mims. |
| July 2006 | Lightning | Mims | - | A lightning strike started a brush fire near Mims. |
| July 2006 | Funnel Cloud | Mims | - | The public reported a funnel cloud near Mims. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mims | - | Thunderstorm winds damaged several mobile homes. |
| August 2004 | Funnel Cloud | Mims | - | A spotter reported a funnel cloud near Mims. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mims | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a few trees in the Mims area. |
| October 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mims | - | Gusts to 81 mph was reported at Patrick AFB. Trees were blown down in Mims. |
| August 2004 | Hail | Mims | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Mims | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | La Grange Church and Cemetery | 2.1 miles | 1995 |
 | Titusville Commercial District | 4.4 miles | 1990 |
 | Pritchard House | 4.4 miles | 1990 |
 | St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church | 4.5 miles | 1972 |
 | Wager House | 4.6 miles | 1990 |
 | Judge George Robbins House | 4.6 miles | 1990 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 95000913 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Brevard County | All 41 listed properties in this county. |
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