Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. 6 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1953.
“The Old Frostproof High School is a historic school in Frostproof, Florida. On November 13, 1997, it was added to the U.S.”
Wikipedia article Old Frostproof High School, 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 35 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 282 fires within 5 miles of Frostproof High School, Old between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,878 acres in total. 48 started naturally. 25 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 62 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 59 |
| Natural | 48 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 39 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | COTTON (53) |
| 5 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 20 September 2009 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 53 111 COMMAND |
| 15 September 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 August 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | LIVINGSTON 3 STRIKE (53) |
| 3 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 53 BOAT LANDING |
| 25 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | SUNDANCE DRIVE (53) |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Frostproof High School, Old: 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Davis - Davis Mine | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Owl's Nest - Woodley Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | Clay |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Frostproof, the town this property stands in, in 25 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 9 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 1 lightning. The reports record 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1994 | Tornado (F1) | Frostproof | 1 hurt, $500,000 | A tornado touched down four times causing $50 thousand damage to cars, buildings, signs and traffic signals as well as uprooting citrus trees. A 12-year old boy was cut by flying debris. Damage included windows blown out of ten vehicles and two stores as well as destruction of roof air conditioners. |
| June 2007 | Lightning | Frostproof | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frostproof | $50,000 | The Frostproof Police Department reported that thunderstorm winds blew down the scoreboard at a baseball field, damaged the tin roof of a commercial building and downed nine large trees in Frostproof. |
| April 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Frostproof | $10,000 | no account filed |
| January 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frostproof | $5,000 | A resident of Frostproof reported an awning was blown off their home. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Frostproof | $5,000 | The public reported, through a Peace River Electric Co-op representative, that thunderstorm winds downed trees, power lines and overturned sheds from West Frostproof to Lake Buffum. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frostproof | $5,000 | The Frostproof fire department reported that thunderstorm winds downed a few large branches and a couple of power lines along Old State Road 8 near the intersection of U.S. Highway 27 and Avon Park Cut-Off Road over rural southeast Polk county. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frostproof | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and power lines along U.S. Highway Alternate 27. |
| February 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Frostproof | $2,000 | A man watched a tornado move through his yard on the edge of town then into an orange grove. The visible funnel did not extend all the way to the ground. The tornado stripped shingles from his roof, blew over two sheds, and damaged large tree limbs. The tornado blew down 4 rows of citrus trees as it moved into the field then lifted back into the sky. |
| April 2023 | Hail | West Frostproof | - | Public report received of 1-inch diameter hail west of Frostproof. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Frostproof | - | A home weather station in Frostproof (AR664) recorded a 54 knot thunderstorm wind gust. |
| June 2011 | Hail | West Frostproof | - | The public reported penny sized hail west of Highway 27 in southern Polk County. |
| May 2011 | Hail | West Frostproof | - | The public reported half-dollar sized hail on Illinois Street in Frostproof. |
| August 2008 | Heavy Rain | Frostproof | - | A Southwest Florida Water Management District gauge recorded 8.62 inches of rain. However, radar estimated precipitation showed a small area of 10 to 14 inches near the intersection of Highway 60 and the Kissimmee River. Homes were flooded in this area. Radar showed 1 to 3 inches of rain in the far west part of the county. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frostproof | - | A trained Skywarn Spotter reported a thunderstorm wind gust of 60 MPH. |
| September 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Frostproof | - | A tornado was reported on the ground by the general public. Power lines were snapped by the torndo but no significant damage was reported. Nickel size hail was also reported. |
| September 2006 | Hail | Frostproof | - | Numerous reports of dime to quarter size hail were reported by the general public. |
| August 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Frostproof | - | A funnel cloud moved across Crooked Lake and briefly touched down along Seminole Road. Trees were uprooted but there was no property damage or injuries. |
| July 2000 | Hail | Frostproof | - | Golfball sized hail was reported in Frostproof by the local police department. |
| July 2000 | Hail | Frostproof | - | The public reported dime sized hail near the southeast end of Lake Arbuckle and State Road 64. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frostproof | - | A Skywarn Spotter estimated a 60 mph wind gust at Crooked Lake in Frostproof. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Frostproof | - | A Skywarn Spotter reported nickel to dime sized hail. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frostproof | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph was observed by a Skywarn Spotter. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Frostproof | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Frostproof | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Babson Park Woman's Club | 6.5 miles | 1997 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 97001420 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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