Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. 7 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1956.
“The Mott Willis Store, also known as the Knight-Willis Store, was a historic building in Charlotte Harbor, Florida. On May 30, 1997, it was added to the U.S.”
Wikipedia article Mott Willis Store, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 16 National Register listings published here for Charlotte 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 ground this property stands on, surveyed 25 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 310 fires within 5 miles of Mott Willis Store between 1992 and 2020, burning about 906 acres in total. 58 started naturally. 16 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 |
|---|---|
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 71 |
| Natural | 58 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 58 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 39 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
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 |
| 6 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 08-FARNHAM FIRE-0419 |
| 18 September 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 08-OAKVIEW FIRE-0466 |
| 3 August 2014 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | FAIRWAY DR (08) |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Mott Willis Store: 4 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Calcium, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apac-Florida - Viercocken Pit | Sand | Producer | ||
| Route 31 Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Pit 31 | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Rigby Airport Pit | Calcium | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Charlotte Harbor, the town this property stands in, in 15 storm reports between 1998 and 2022: 6 tornado, 3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning. The reports record 2 deaths and 1 injury. 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 2001 | Lightning | Charlotte Harbor | 2 killed, $50,000 | A fire inspector for the State Fire Marshal's office determined that lightning lightning struck and ignited a fire at a group home on the 3400 block of Drance Street in Charlotte Harbor. The lightning ignited fire killed two developmentally disabled men residing at the group home. |
| February 2016 | Tornado (EF1) | Charlotte Harbor | 1 hurt, $1,600,000 | A NWS Storm Survey found EF-1 tornado damage with winds estimated near 100 mph. 108 homes were affected with most of the damage limited to roofs and pool cages. However, 11 sustained major damage and were deemed uninhabitable by the county, one of which was destroyed. Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped with at least 8 different vehicles picked up and moved. |
| July 1998 | Lightning | Charlotte Harbor | $75,000 | Lightning struck and burned to the ground a home on the 4300 block of U.S. Highway 41 (Kings Highway) in Charlotte Harbor. |
| June 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Charlotte Harbor | $50,000 | A single rotating thunderstorm moved north through Charlotte Harbor and spawned a brief tornado in the city of Charlotte Harbor. Damage consisted mostly of downed trees and power lines. However, a gas station awning was blown down and a roof was damaged at a blood bank under construction. The damage was limited to areas where Kingsway, Edgewater, and Harborview cross U.S. Highway 41. |
| January 2012 | Tornado (EF1) | Charlotte Harbor | $30,000 | A tornado touched down and caused significant roof damage to a single family home and an apartment complex. Minor roof damage occurred at two adjacent single family homes. Additional minor damage was sustained to the roof of a convenience store and nearby trees. Winds were estimated at 95 miles per hour. |
| June 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Charlotte Harbor | $30,000 | A weak waterspout moved onshore as a tornado in the Harbor View mobile home park along the Peace River. Damage was limited to aluminum car ports and small sheds. |
| June 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Charlotte Harbor | $5,000 | The public reported, through Charlotte county emergency management, that a small waterspout moved onshore and downed two power poles and toppled a large tree onto the roof of a home, along the 4500 block of Melbourne Street in Charlotte Harbor, before it lifted and dissipated. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Charlotte Harbor | $1,000 | A tree was reported down on Westchester Boulevard. |
| August 2022 | Hail | Charlotte Harbor | - | Public pictures of nickel to quarter size hail received from near Charlotte Harbor. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Charlotte Harbor | - | Mesonet site near Charlotte Harbor reported a 59 mph wind gust. |
| September 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Charlotte Harbor | - | A WeatherFlow station near Port Charlotte measured a peak wind gust of 60 mph, 52 knots. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Charlotte Harbor | - | Social media reports were received of quarter sized hail on Interstate 75 near the Kings Highway exit in Charlotte County. |
| July 2005 | Hail | Charlotte Harbor | - | Gusty winds also tore the roof off of a small shed. |
| July 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Charlotte Harbor | - | Tornado began as a waterspout over the Peace River and moved onshore near the Fisherman's Village. |
| June 2001 | Waterspout | Charlotte Harbor | - | A waterspout was reported by Charlotte county emergency management that briefly moved onshore near the 4500 block of Melbourne Street in Charlotte Harbor. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Punta Gorda Woman's Club | 2.1 miles | 1991 |
 | First National Bank of Punta Gorda, Old | 2.2 miles | 1991 |
 | H. W. Smith Building | 2.2 miles | 1991 |
 | Punta Gorda Residential District | 2.3 miles | 1991 |
 | Punta Gorda Ice Plant | 2.5 miles | 1990 |
 | A. C. Freeman House | 2.5 miles | 1987 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 97000434 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Charlotte County | All 16 listed properties in this county. |
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