Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. 6 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1953.
“The Davenport Historic District is a U.S. historic district located in Davenport, Florida. The district is bounded by Suwannee and Orange Avenues, Palmento Street, and West Boulevard.”
Wikipedia article Davenport Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 78 National Register listings published here for Polk County · listed in 1997 · category: District.
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 26 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 143 fires within 5 miles of Davenport Historic District between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,588 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 14 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 | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 August 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 12 August 1998 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 July 2001 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 July 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 29 July 1992 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 8.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 22 July 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 53 FLORIDA |
| 20 July 2000 | Natural | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Davenport Historic District: 4 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand, Peat, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irby Oaks Fill and Clay - Oaks Mine | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Sunshine Peat - Sunshine Mine | Peat | Unknown | Peat | |
| Csr Rinker - Davenport | Sand | Producer | ||
| E.R. Jahna Industries - Haines City Mine | Sand | Producer | ||
| A Tower Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Davenport Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Standard Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Davenport, the town this property stands in, in 15 storm reports between 1997 and 2022: 8 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2009 | Lightning | Davenport | $50,000 | One lightning strike caused damage to five homes. One home had a hole in the roof from the strike, another had significant damage and the other three had minor damage. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davenport | $15,000 | Trained spotter reported downed trees partially blocking a few streets near Lake Morton and minor fence damage at a nearby house. |
| February 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davenport | $15,000 | Polk County emergency management and broadcast media reported that 17 homes sustained roof damage at the Davenport RV Resort along Powerline Road in Haines City. Three of these mobile homes had structural damage, though the others had only superficial damage. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davenport | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged the roof of a mobile home on 4th Street in Davenport. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davenport | $2,000 | The Davenport fire department reported that several large three to six foot long branches were downed between Davenport and Loughman along U.S. Highway 92 in extreme northeast Polk county. |
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davenport | $1,500 | Thunderstorm wind gusts destroyed a shed and pushed in storm doors on a house, twisting the hinges off. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Davenport | - | Trained spotter reported 1-inch diameter hail near Davenport. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Davenport | - | Public reported 2-inch diameter hail in Davenport. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Davenport | - | A report was received via social media of half-dollar size hail covering the ground in spots near Haines City. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Davenport | - | Larger than quarter sized hail was reported near Davenport about 1 mile south of Interstate 4 on US 27. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Davenport | - | Nickel size hail was reported off of U.S. Highway 92/17 in Davenport. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Davenport | - | Penny size hail was reported by the public. |
| August 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Davenport | - | A tornado was reported near the intersection of Marigold Avenue and Cypress Road in rural northeast Polk County. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Davenport | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Davenport | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | St. Mark's Episcopal Church | 3.7 miles | 1994 |
 | Downtown Haines City Commercial District | 3.8 miles | 1994 |
 | Polk Hotel | 3.8 miles | 1994 |
 | Central Grammar School, Old | 4.0 miles | 1994 |
 | Haines City National Guard Armory, Old | 4.1 miles | 1994 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 97000894 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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