Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. 6 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1955.
“The Ocoee Christian Church is a historic Carpenter Gothic church in Ocoee, Florida. It is located at 15 South Bluford Avenue.”
Wikipedia article Ocoee Christian Church (Ocoee, Florida), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 56 National Register listings published here for Orange County · listed in 1997 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · 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 49 fires within 5 miles of Ocoee Christian Church between 1992 and 2017, burning about 273 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 6 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 | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 July 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | CLARKE (48) |
| 12 July 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 June 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 May 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 May 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | COLONIAL (48) |
| 6 May 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | WET BIRD (4) |
| 3 May 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 25 May 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ocoee, the town this property stands in, in 16 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 death and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2004 | Lightning | Ocoee | 1 killed, 2 hurt | A 10 year old girl died about five days after being struck by lightning while holding an umbrella at a bus stop. Two other children were injured. |
| March 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ocoee | 1 hurt, $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ocoee | $40,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees and power lines in the Ocoee area. Two homes were damaged by falling trees. |
| September 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ocoee | $500 | Pieces of a metal shed were torn off and blown off during a strong thunderstorm and carried a short distance down-wind. Power lines were also downed nearby. A weather spotter in the vicinity estimated peak winds of 50 to 55 mph. |
| February 2024 | Hail | Ocoee | - | Quarter size hail reported in Ocoee near the intersection of White Rd and Clarke Rd. |
| February 2024 | Hail | Ocoee | - | Quarter size hail reported in Ocoee near the Intersection of Good Homes Rd and State Road 50. |
| February 2024 | Hail | Ocoee | - | Public reports of hail up to ping pong ball size in Gotha via social media. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ocoee | - | A trained spotter reported numerous large branches downed by severe wind gusts on Lauren Beth Avenue and Nicole Avenue in Ocoee. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ocoee | - | Several reports were received via social media of wind related damage in western Orange County. The first report was of a large Sycamore tree downed by winds near the West Oaks Mall in Ocoee. About five minutes later, reports were received of large trees downed and a wooden fence knocked over in Windermere. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Ocoee | - | A trained spotter reported penny-sized hail near Ocoee. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Ocoee | - | Dime size (0.75 inch) hail fell briefly within Ocoee. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ocoee | - | A local TV station reported trees and power lines down and a greenhouse damaged on McCormick Road. |
| June 2003 | Funnel Cloud | Ocoee | - | The public reported a funnel cloud over Ocoee. |
| July 2003 | Hail | Ocoee | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Ocoee | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ocoee | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Withers-Maguire House | 0.2 miles | 1987 |
 | Winter Garden Downtown Historic District | 2.5 miles | 1996 |
 | Winter Garden Historic Residential District | 2.8 miles | 1996 |
 | Palm Cottage Gardens | 2.8 miles | 2000 |
 | Luther F. Tilden House | 4.1 miles | 1996 |
 | Cal Palmer Memorial Building | 5.1 miles | 1995 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 97000277 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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