Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1952.
“The Robert Lee Norton House is a historic house located at 2045 Church Street in Cypress, Florida.”
Wikipedia article Robert Lee Norton House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 12 National Register listings published here for Jackson County · listed in 1996 · 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 42 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 188 fires within 5 miles of Robert Lee Norton House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 875 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 4 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 | 64 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 32/OLD SPANISH TRAIL-0515 |
| 9 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 2003-02-1052 |
| 3 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | MILE MARKER 144 (32) |
| 28 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 57 acres | Florida Forest Service | BLOUNT ROAD (32) |
| 24 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | ELLENORA LN (32) |
| 23 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | MM145 EAST (32) |
| 20 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | SEWER PLANT (32) |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cypress, the town this property stands in, in 9 storm reports between 2009 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cypress | $5,000 | A roof was blown off a mobile home. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cypress | - | Trees were blown down on Hollister Road just east of Lawrence Road. |
| May 2023 | Flood | Cypress | - | Minor flooding was reported on Reddoch Road. |
| April 2022 | Flood | Cypress | - | Nada Road was reported to be flooded. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cypress | - | Trees were blown down on Lawrence Road and Camelot Lane. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cypress | - | Trees were blown down between Mariana and Grand Ridge. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cypress | - | Trees were blown down in the Cypress area. |
| September 2013 | Flash Flood | Cypress | - | The Jackson county Sheriff's office reported that Church Street at Rocky Creek road was flooded and Express Street about 20 feet from Church Street also had rapidly flowing water moving across it. Radar estimated that 4 to 6 inches of rain fell in 2 to 3 hours. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Cypress | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 96000914 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Jackson County | All 12 listed properties in this county. |
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