Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. 6 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1952.
“The Babson Park Woman's Club is a historic woman's club in Babson Park, Florida. It is located at 1300 North Scenic Highway.”
Wikipedia article Babson Park Woman's Club, 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 Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 36 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 196 fires within 5 miles of Babson Park Woman's Club between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,119 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 26 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 | 40 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Natural | 18 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Florida Forest Service | GENESIS (53) |
| 3 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 25 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 2005-14-0349 |
| 22 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | FISHER COMMAND |
| 12 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | BRUSH PALLET |
| 1 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Babson Park Woman's Club: 4 producers, 2 past producers, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gall Silica Mining Co. - Sr 60 Mine | Sand | Producer | ||
| Early Davis - Davis Mine | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Owl's Nest - Woodley Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | Clay | |
| Independent Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lake Wales Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| No. 2 Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sandland Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Babson Park, the town this property stands in, in 6 storm reports between 1998 and 2008: 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Babson Park | $1,000 | Thunderstorm downburst winds uprooted two large palm trees in Babson Park. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Babson Park | - | The public estimated nickel sized hail at Crooked Lake. |
| September 2006 | Heavy Rain | Babson Park | - | Rainfall of 5.39 inches was reported in one hour. No significant flooding or damage was reported. |
| August 2005 | Hail | Babson Park | - | A trained spotter reported nickel size hail and 45 MPH thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Babson Park | - | Dime sized hail that lasted for five minutes was reported by a Skywarn Spotter in Babson Park. |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Babson Park | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts in excess of 60 mph were measured by a Skywarn Spotter. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Casa De Josefina | 3.1 miles | 1975 |
 | Church of the Holy Spirit | 4.3 miles | 1990 |
 | B. K. Bullard House | 4.8 miles | 1990 |
 | Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot | 5.3 miles | 1990 |
 | First Baptist Church | 5.3 miles | 1990 |
 | Lake Wales City Hall | 5.5 miles | 1990 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 97001229 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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