Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1944.
“The Auburndale Citrus Growers Association Packing House is a historic site in Auburndale, Florida. On July 17, 1997, it was added to the U.S.”
Wikipedia article Auburndale Citrus Growers Association Packing House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 78 National Register listings published here for Polk 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 50 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 147 fires within 5 miles of Auburndale Citrus Growers Association Packing House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 785 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 12 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 | 52 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 14 September 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 13 September 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | KVILLE (53) |
| 7 August 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 August 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 17 August 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 July 2004 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 820 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Auburndale Citrus Growers Association Packing House: 2 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Aluminum, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macasphalt - Auburndale | Clay | Producer | Clay | |
| Saddle Creek - Ebersbach | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium | Past Producer | 1968 | |
| Saddle Creek-Ebersbach Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Aluminum, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite | Past Producer | 1968, 1985 | |
| Saddle Creek (The Williams Co.) | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Prospect | 1968, 1983 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Auburndale, the town this property stands in, in 30 storm reports between 1993 and 2015: 11 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 6 tornado, 1 waterspout. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1999 | Lightning | Auburndale | $75,000 | Lightning struck and burned to the ground a home on the 700 block of Sunset Street in Auburndale. |
| March 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auburndale | $50,000 | Strong winds knocked a mobile home off its foundation. |
| August 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Auburndale | $35,000 | A EF-0 tornado briefly touched down in the Diamond Ridge neighboorhood of Auburndale. Several trees were snapped or uprooted, and there was damage to fences, sheds, well-anchored playground equipment, and a screen porch was destroyed also causing minor roof damage where it was attached to the home. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auburndale | $25,000 | A local utility reported that thunderstorm winds downed a few large trees, several large branches and a few power lines from Auburndale to Winter Haven over northern Polk county. |
| June 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Auburndale | $20,000 | A weak short-lived tornado touched down and caused minor roof damage to a few homes, carports, porches and downed a couple of trees and power lines, in the Sun Acres area near County Road 542 and Thornhill Road. |
| February 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Auburndale | $10,000 | Polk County Emergency Management completed a storm survey and found shingles stripped off a brick home and four mobile homes with minor damage, including damage to skirting, awnings, and attached shed. An eyewitness watch a thin tornado move through the area. The wind speed of the tornado was estimated at 70 mph. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auburndale | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds removed and severely damaged two carports at State Road 542 and Ellie Road. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auburndale | $5,000 | Polk County Department of Emergency Management reported that a roof was completely blown off a mobile home on Jana Circle, and then was blown down the street, hitting a fence and power pole. Additionally, a power pole was blown down onto a house on Pine Street just south of downtown. |
| September 1994 | Tornado (F0) | Auburndale | $5,000 | A tornado blew out 75 panes of glass in a vacant building and uprooted a large oak tree. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auburndale | $3,000 | Thunderstorm winds, estimated at 45 to 50 mph, downed two rotted trees, which caused minor damage to a mobile home in Auburndale. |
| June 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Auburndale | $3,000 | A weak short-lived tornado touched down on the 1900 block of Ariana Boulevard and downed a few large trees and power lines before it lifted and dissipated. |
| March 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Auburndale | $2,000 | A tornado touched down between Lake Ariana and Lake Mariana downing numerous power lines. |
| March 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auburndale | $2,000 | Power lines were downed near Lake Ariana and Lake Mariana. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auburndale | $1,000 | A large oak tree with a shallow root system was uprooted. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auburndale | $1,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts of up to 50 mph caused minor damage to a lanai in Auburndale. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auburndale | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a few large branches in Auburndale. |
| August 2011 | Heavy Rain | Auburndale | $500 | Four to seven inches of rain fell across central Polk County forcing numerous road closures due to flooding and moving flood waters across Lake Wales, Auburndale, and Winter Haven. One structure had a couple of inches of flood waters on the ground level. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Auburndale | - | A local TV station sent in a picture of dime size hail that was falling in Auburndale. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Auburndale | - | A local TV station relayed pictures of quarter size hail from the Auburndale area. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auburndale | - | A trained spotter reported snapped off telephone poles near Auburndale. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Auburndale | - | One inch hail was reported by Emergency Management. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Auburndale | - | The Auburndale police department reported dime sized hail Lake Ariana and Deen Boulevard in Auburndale. |
| August 2000 | Hail | Auburndale | - | The Auburndale Police Department reported dime sized hail in Auburndale. |
| April 1999 | Hail | Auburndale | - | Quarter sized hail was reported by the public in Auburndale through WTSP-TV. |
| June 1997 | Waterspout | Auburndale | - | A waterspout was observed on Lake Ariana near the Ariana Shores mobile home park. |
| May 1997 | Hail | Auburndale | - | A Skywarn Spotter reported golfball sized hail on Old Polk City Road. |
| July 2006 | Hail | Auburndale | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Auburndale | - | no account filed |
| November 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auburndale | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Auburndale | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Auburndale City Hall | 0.2 miles | 2013 |
 | Ephriam M. Baynard House | 0.3 miles | 2001 |
 | Interlaken Historic Residential District | 2.2 miles | 2002 |
 | Holland Jenks House | 3.8 miles | 1996 |
 | Woman's Club of Winter Haven | 4.3 miles | 1998 |
 | Pope Avenue Historic District | 4.4 miles | 2001 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 97000794 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Polk County | All 78 listed properties in this county. |
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