Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1947.
“Jeffries House is a historic house in Zephyrhills, Florida, United States. It is located in the Zephyrhills Downtown Historic District at 38537 5th Avenue.”
Wikipedia article Capt. Howard B. Jeffries House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 10 National Register listings published here for Pasco County · listed in 1995 · 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 31 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 69 fires within 5 miles of Capt. Harold B. Jeffries House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,676 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| 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 | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 22 August 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 August 2000 | Natural | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 July 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 14 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 July 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 13 July 2007 | Natural | 19 acres | Florida Forest Service | 51/MORRIS BRIDGE FIRE/0852 |
| 13 July 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 June 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Capt. Harold B. Jeffries House: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaza Materials - Plaza Materials Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Polk County Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Z Rock Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Zephyrhills, the town this property stands in, in 60 storm reports between 1993 and 2018: 28 thunderstorm wind, 16 hail, 11 flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1998 | Flood | Zephyrhills | $300,000 | Six to eight inches of heavy rainfall caused localized flooding of more than 20 homes along Wire Road of Zephyrhills. Water levels on a few local roads near Zephyrhills rose three to four feet deep before receding. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $100,000 | Pasco County Emergency Management reported that thunderstorm winds caused minor roof, lanai, porch and window damage to nearly 60 mobile homes in the Betmar Mobile Home Park along State Road 54 and Dean Dairy Road and downed a few trees in Zephyrhills. |
| March 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $80,000 | A tree was blown down onto a mobile home causing major damage on State Road 54 in Zephyrhills. There was moderate wind damage to another mobile home nearby on Melinda Avenue. |
| January 1997 | Flood | Zephyrhills | $75,000 | Heavy rain of four inches in less than a half hour caused localized flooding of up to four feet deep at a low-lying area near the intersection of U.S. Highway 301 and Bailey Hill Road. Three vehicles suffered major water damage at the low-lying intersection while a few mobile homes at an adjacent mobile home park received minor water damage.Three to four secondary and gravel roads near the U.S. Highway 301 and Bailey Hill Road intersection were washed out from the heavy rains. |
| October 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $75,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged a total of 25 mobile homes at the Bet-Mar Acres and Oaks Royal Mobile Home Parks in Zephyrhills. Eight of the mobile homes sustained moderate roof damage while the remaining 17 received minor roof and awning damage. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $50,000 | Eight manufactured homes were damaged near the intersection of Chancey Road and Morris Bridge Road. |
| January 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused minor damage to the roofs, lanais and carports of a few homes in Zephyrhills of eastern Pasco county. Also, a few power lines and large trees were downed by thunderstorm winds along U.S. Highway 301 in Zephyrhills. |
| March 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $50,000 | Strong winds flattened an outbuilding. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $40,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees and limbs which downed power lines in Zephyrhills. Two businesses on Main Street had their roofs peeled back and water poured in, soaking customers at a restaurant and damaging leather at a saddle company. A Cessna 182 airplane was flipped over on its back and many other owners reported minor damage to their aircraft. |
| January 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $40,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused minor roof damage to the roofs of a few brick homes, a few mobile homes, and a commercial building and shed. Several large trees and power lines were also downed within one square mile along U.S. Highway 301, two miles north of Zephyrhills. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $20,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts were reported to have knocked down large tree limbs and to have damaged several awnings in Zephyrhills. |
| January 1998 | Flood | Zephyrhills | $10,000 | The Cypress Creek at Worthington Gardens along State Road 54 crested at 10.8 feet, nearly three feet above the flood stage of eight feet, on the 1st. Minor flooding and water damage occurred at a fish and trailer camp along State Road 54. |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several large limbs and power lines along State Road 52 near San Antonio. |
| March 1998 | Flood | Zephyrhills | $10,000 | The Cypress Creek at Worthington Gardens along State Road 54 crested at 10.59 feet, two and a half feet above the flood stage of eight feet, on the 24th. Minor flooding and water damage occurred at a fish and trailer camp along State Road 54. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees along State Road 54 in Wesley Chapel. Nearly 10,000 residents along the State Road 54 corridor from I-75 to Zephyrhills were without electricity from power lines downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| December 1997 | Flood | Zephyrhills | $10,000 | The Cypress Creek at Worthington Gardens along State Road 54 crested at 10.9 feet, nearly three feet above the flood stage of eight feet on the 17th. Minor flooding and water damage occurred at a fish and trailer camp along State Road 54. |
| November 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $10,000 | Thunderstorm downburst winds of 50 mph severely damaged two carports and downed a few large tree branches. |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $7,000 | The roof was ripped off of a mobile home on Fairbanks Drive. |
| January 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $6,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused moderate damage to the roofs of two mobile homes, minor damage to three additional mobile homes and toppled then destroyed a few sheds along State Road 54, four miles west of I-75 near Wesley Chapel. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $5,000 | A public utility company reported that thunderstorm winds downed power lines and a few large trees along the 3300 block of State Road 54 in Zephyrhills. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $5,000 | A Skywarn Spotter reported that thunderstorm winds, estimated at 50 mph, damaged his carport in Zephyrhills. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $5,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 45 to 50 mph damaged the carport and lanai of a prefabricated home in Zephyrhills. |
| September 1998 | Flood | Zephyrhills | $5,000 | The Cypress Creek at Worthington Gardens along State Road 54 crested at 9.5 feet, a foot and a half above the flood stage of eight feet, on the 24th. A few homes incurred damage from the floodwaters of the Cypress Creek. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged the roof of a mobile home and toppled a shed in the Sandalwood mobile home park near the intersection of Dianthus and Zinnia Streets. |
| February 1998 | Flood | Zephyrhills | $5,000 | The Cypress Creek at Worthington Gardens along State Road 54 crested at 12.0 feet, four feet above the flood stage of eight feet, on the 20th. Minor flooding and water damage occurred at a fish and trailer camp along State Road 54. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $3,000 | Pasco county emergency management reported wind gusts estimated at 40 to 50 MPH uprooted several trees and power lines near the intersection of 16th Street and North Avenue in Zephyrhills. |
| April 2001 | Dust Devil | Zephyrhills | $3,000 | The public reported, through a reporter from the Tampa Tribune newspaper, that a dust-devil struck and caused minor roof and carport damage to a mobile home on Sweet Pea Lane near County Road 579 (Morris Bridge Road) in Zephyrhills. Skies were mostly clear and humidity low at the time of the reported dust devil in Zephyrhills. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $2,000 | A resident reported that thunderstorm winds snapped off the top of a 60 foot pine tree which landed on a carport. |
| April 1998 | Flood | Zephyrhills | $2,000 | The Cypress Creek at Worthington Gardens along State Road 54 crested at 8.5 feet on the 1st, one half foot above the flood stage of eight feet. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $1,000 | The Pasco county emergency management reported that thunderstorm winds, estimated at 45 mph, caused minor roof damage to a mobile home on the 6300 block of Connecticut Street, south of County Road 54, in Zephyrhills. |
| October 1998 | Flood | Zephyrhills | $1,000 | The Cypress Creek at Worthington Gardens along State Road 54 fell below the flood stage of eight feet on the 1st. A few homes incurred minor water damage from the floodwaters of the Cypress Creek. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a couple of trees and numerous tree limbs in the city of Zephyrhills. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $500 | Thunderstorm wind of 40 to 50 mph caused minor damage to a few carports in the city of Zephyrhills. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Zephyrhills | - | Penny-sized hail was reported near the intersection of State Road 54 and Morris Bridge Road near Zephyrhills. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Zephyrhills | - | Penny size hail was reported in Zephyrhills. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | - | Several trees and power lines were down in Zephyrhills and Lake Bernadette. |
| July 2008 | Heavy Rain | Zephyrhills | - | Heavy rain caused localized street flooding with water up to the bottom of vehicles on 20th Street east of US Highway 301 and north of Chancey Road. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | - | An NWS employee estimated wind gusts to 60mph in Zephyrhills. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Zephyrhills | - | Nickel size hail was reported in the Bakers Acres mobile home park on El Myers Street. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Zephyrhills | - | Penny size hail was reported along the 7300 block of Gaul Blvd. |
| August 2006 | Hail | Zephyrhills | - | Quarter size hail was reported near the high school at the intersection of State Road 54 and U.S. Highway 301. |
| June 2005 | Heavy Rain | Zephyrhills | - | The heavy rain occurred in one hour and caused minor street flooding. |
| July 2003 | Hail | Zephyrhills | - | Emergency Management reported penny size hail covering the ground on Chancey Road and Tucker Road. |
| May 2002 | Lightning | Zephyrhills | - | Numerous brush fires were reported from excessive cloud to ground lightning strikes in and near Zephyrhills. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Zephyrhills | - | Quarter size hail was observed by the public just east of Zephyrhills. |
| March 2001 | Hail | Zephyrhills | - | Quarter sized hail was reported by a Skywarn Spotter in Zephyrhills over extreme southeast Pasco county. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Zephyrhills | - | Quarter sized hail was reported by a Skywarn Spotter over downtown Zephyrhills in extreme southeast Pasco county. |
| January 1998 | Flood | Zephyrhills | - | The Cypress Creek at Worthington Gardens along State Road 54 crested at 8.3 feet, nearly a half foot above the flood stage of eight feet, on the 24th. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Zephyrhills | - | Nickel sized hail was reported along State Road 54 and Dean Dairy Road. |
| July 1997 | Hail | Zephyrhills | - | Dime sized hail was observed in Wesley Chapel. |
| August 1997 | Hail | Zephyrhills | - | Dime sized hail was reported near U.S. Highway 301 by a Skywarn Spotter. |
| January 1997 | Hail | Zephyrhills | - | Dime sized hail, driven by a 60 mph northeast wind, combined with a gentle northeast to southwest sloping terrain, and falling in torrential rain of four inches in less than 30 minutes, allowed hail to accumulate to depths of up to four feet in shallow ravines and low-lying areas in the hill country of eastern Pasco county.Most of the accumulated hail occurred one-quarter mile west of U.S. Highway 301 and Bailey Hill Road intersection, 2.5 miles north of Zephyrhills. |
| January 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 69 mph was observed at the Zephyrhills Weightman Middle School. |
| March 1995 | Hail | Zephyrhills | - | Dime-size hail reported at Zephyrhills Airport. |
| August 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Zephyrhills | - | A weak tornado briefly touched down near Exit 58 of Interstate 75 and State Highway 54. Four observers watched the weak tornado travel approximately 200 feet and produce a debris/dust funnel with no apparent damage before it lifted and dissipated. |
| March 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | - | Strong thunderstorm winds blew down several trees. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Zephyrhills | - | no account filed |
| December 2002 | Flood | Zephyrhills | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Zephyrhills | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Zephyrhills Downtown Historic District | under 500 feet | 2001 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 95001370 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Pasco County | All 10 listed properties in this county. |
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