Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. 6 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1955.
One of 56 National Register listings published here for Orange County · listed in 1996 · 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 52 fires within 5 miles of Luther F. Tilden House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 628 acres in total. 3 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 | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 13 July 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | SUMMERPORT KEY (4) |
| 12 July 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 June 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 June 2000 | Natural | 125 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 14 June 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 May 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 35/FIVE OAKS FIRE/0511 |
| 30 May 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Luther F. Tilden House: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clermont Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Highway Pit | Clay | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Winter Garden, the town this property stands in, in 16 storm reports between 1994 and 2020: 8 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 heavy rain. The reports record 3 deaths and 72 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1998 | Tornado (F3) | Winter Garden | 3 killed, 70 hurt, $15,000,000 | The Lake County tornado moved into Orange County about 5 miles southwest of Winter Garden moving northeast at 45 mph. It rapidly intensified to a category F3 tornado with estimated winds near 200 mph. The tornado moved through Winter Garden between 11:47 pm and 11:55 pm destroying a mobile home community in Winter Garden. There were three fatalities and 70 injuries. Five hundred structures were either damaged or destroyed. |
| August 2009 | Lightning | Winter Garden | 2 hurt | A lightning bolt struck a tree and injured two children that were standing beneath it. The 14 year old male and 12 year old female were both transported to a local hospital with non life threatening injuries. The female was still on the ground when emergency personnel arrived and had burn injuries consistent with a lightning strike. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Garden | $50,000 | Several large oak trees were toppled in Winter Garden as a thunderstorm produced a locally severe microburst. One tree landed on the roof of a home and another fell on an SUV, causing damage. Large tree branches and powerlines were downed throughout the area. Three miles away and a few minutes earlier, strong winds impacted Lake Beulah and snapped a large palm tree in half. Based on damage photos, winds were estimated near 60 mph. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Garden | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down power lines and numerous trees damaging a mobile in Winter Garden. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Winter Garden | - | Several reports received from the public of dime to quarter size hail in Winter Garden. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Winter Garden | - | A member of the public reported golf ball sized hail in Winter Garden. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Winter Garden | - | Several reports of hail up to golf ball size were received from trained spotters and the public in Winter Garden. Additionally, reports of quarter sized hail were received a few minutes later from nearby areas. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Garden | - | Orange Couonty Fire/Rescue reported a tree and power lines down. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Garden | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down power lines in Winter Garden. |
| June 2003 | Heavy Rain | Winter Garden | - | Heavy rain produced minor street flooding in Winter Garden. |
| September 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winter Garden | - | Severe thunderstorms produce dime-size-hail and blew down numerous trees in southwest Orange County. |
| August 2005 | Hail | Winter Garden | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Winter Garden | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Winter Garden | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Winter Garden | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Winter Garden | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Winter Garden Historic Residential District | 1.4 miles | 1996 |
 | Winter Garden Downtown Historic District | 1.6 miles | 1996 |
 | Ocoee Christian Church | 4.1 miles | 1997 |
 | Withers-Maguire House | 4.1 miles | 1987 |
 | Palm Cottage Gardens | 5.6 miles | 2000 |
 | Windermere Town Hall | 6.3 miles | 1994 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 96001337 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Orange County | All 56 listed properties in this county. |
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