Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1943.
One of 99 National Register listings published here for Hillsborough County · listed in 1996 · 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 56 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 81 fires within 5 miles of Lutz Elementary School, Old between 1992 and 2018, burning about 694 acres in total. 15 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 18 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 1993 | Natural | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 22 August 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 acres | Florida Forest Service | SUNLAKE (51) |
| 2 August 1998 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 10 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 51/INDIAN HEAD FIRE/0875 |
| 4 July 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | BURNISTON DRIVE (29) |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Lutz Elementary School, Old: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centex Real Estate Corp. - Carrolton Lakes Mine | Sand | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lutz, the town this property stands in, in 17 storm reports between 1993 and 2010: 6 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 lightning, 1 flood. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 2001 | Lightning | Lutz | 1 hurt | An adult male was struck and injured by the sideflash of lightning that struck a pole he was standing near along the 17000 block of Singing Wood Place east of State Road 597 (Dale Mabry) in Lutz. |
| August 2000 | Lightning | Lutz | 1 hurt | The Hillsborough County Emergency Management reported that a female in her 30's was struck and injured by lightning on the 17000 block of Bridal Path Court in Lutz. |
| March 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lutz | $500,000 | Strong downburst winds destroyed a house. |
| July 2006 | Lightning | Lutz | $200,000 | A lightning strike caused a fire that burned down a barn near the intersection of Indiana Avenue and Tarpon Springs Road. No animals were injured. |
| July 1998 | Lightning | Lutz | $100,000 | Lightning struck and caused $100,000 dollars worth of fire damage to an apartment complex on the 14000 block of Turtle Creek Circle in Lutz. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lutz | $52,500 | Nine power poles were downed and six more were damaged along a half-mile stretch on Dale Mabry Highway near Geraci Road. There was no damage to trees or buildings along the area. The area had been wet from rain over the previous ten days and this may have led to the poles being pushed over in the estimated 50mph winds. |
| August 2000 | Flood | Lutz | $50,000 | Heavy rainfall of the three to five inches in less than two hours caused localized urban flooding from Odessa in Pasco county southeast to Temple Terrace in Hillsborough county. A few vehicles incurred water damage from the urban flooding at low-lying intersections, mainly in northern Hillsborough county. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lutz | $2,000 | Skywarn Spotters reported thunderstorm winds downed two large trees and snapped off the tops of a few others along U.S. Highway 92 (Dale Mabry) in Lutz. |
| March 2010 | Heavy Rain | Lutz | - | A mesonet station 2 miles northeast of Lutz reported 5.57 inches of rain throughout the event causing minor street flooding. In addition, another mesonet station 4 miles west-northwest of Lutz reported 5.52 inches of rain. The gauge at the Hillsborough River State Park near Thonotosassa reported 3.28 inches of rain. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Lutz | - | Several reports of nickel sized hail across Lutz. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Lutz | - | Quarter sized hail was reported in the city of Lutz. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Lutz | - | Quarter sized hail was reported near the intersection of U.S. Highway 41 and Sunset Lane. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Lutz | - | A visiting SKYWARN spotter from Iowa reported penny sized hail near the Dale Mabry Highway. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lutz | - | Numerous trees down. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lutz | - | Gusty winds knocked down trees which took down power lines along Fern Road. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Lutz | - | A trained spotter reported two inch hail while in his car at the intersection of Dale Mabry and Fern Road. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Lutz | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Frank J. Costa House | 5.6 miles | 2021 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 96000852 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Hillsborough County | All 99 listed properties in this county. |
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