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Photograph of Executive House
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Executive House

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. 7 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1956.

From the record

“The Executive House is a historic house located at 125 West Del Monte Avenue in Clewiston, Florida. The house is locally significant as a well preserved example of the Mediterranean Revival style in Clewiston and as a representative work of Palm Beach architect Clark J.”

Wikipedia article Executive House, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 12 National Register listings published here for Hendry County · listed in 1998 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 125 W. Del Monte Ave., Clewiston, 33440
  • When was it listed? February 1998
  • Category. building
  • Census division. Clewiston
  • National Register reference number. 98000059 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

11 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Executive House between 2001 and 2019, burning about 79,226 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 minor2
Debris and open burning2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Arson/incendiarism2
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
27 May 2002Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
2 May 2008Arson/incendiarism38,000 acresFlorida Forest ServiceMYAKKA CUT
1 May 2008Arson/incendiarism2,756 acresFlorida Forest Service(GL) GRASSY ISLAND (320)
24 April 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined65 acresFlorida Forest Service26/835 AND HOOKERS POINTE
22 April 2004Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceTHE HAMILTON FIRE
20 April 2004Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest Service819
15 March 2004Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceCROOKED HOOK COMMAND
11 March 2001Railroad operations and maintenance4.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Every fire recorded in Hendry County

Mines and quarries near this property

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Executive House: 5 producers, 1 past producer. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Calcium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Roland & Swindle Rock PitCalciumPast Producer
Mec Rock PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Ridgill and Son MineStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Ridgdill & Son, Inc. - Ridgdill #4SandProducer
Ridgdill & Son, Inc. - Ridgdill #6SandProducer
Ridgdill & Son, Inc. - Ridgdill #7SandProducer

Every working recorded in Hendry County

Storms near this property

28 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clewiston, the town this property stands in, in 28 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 10 thunderstorm wind, 6 funnel cloud, 5 hail, 3 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 4 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2013LightningClewiston1 killed, 1 hurtA 57 year old male died and his 56 year old friend was injured when their boat was struck by lightning on Lake Okeechobee. The two men were boating and decided to dock at the Clewiston boat ramps as a thunderstorm approached. As they were making their way back to Clewiston, lightning struck their boat and both men were knocked unconscious. Some time later, the 56 year old male awoke and called 911 after realizing what happened. Hendry County EMS arrived on the scene and transported the unconscious male to Hendry County Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. The other male was later taken to Palms West Hospital to be treated for his injuries.
September 1993Tornado (F1)Clewiston3 hurt, $500,000A tornado touched down near a mobile home park overturning two trailers and destroying another. A 70-foot trailer was flipped onto a car. Three people were injured in this trailer. Another trailer two blocks away was destroyed but its occupants fled just before it exploded.
August 2008FloodClewiston$300,000Rainfall amounts ranged 7 to 10 inches over northern Collier, Hendry and Glades counties near the path of the center of Fay. Isolated areas in northeastern Hendry and southeastern Glades counties received well in excess of 10 inches, with Moore Haven recorded the highest storm total rainfall of 16.17 inches recorded in the 48-hour period ending at 8 AM on Wednesday, August 20th. Extensive flooding was observed over the areas with the highest totals, especially over Hendry and Glades counties. Hardest hit areas were the Felda and Montura areas in Hendry County were maximum rainfall amounts ranged from around 10 inches in Felda to as much as 12 to 15 inches in the Montura area.
March 1999WildfireClewiston$150,000no account filed
May 2023Thunderstorm WindClewiston$50,000The Hendry County Emergency Manager reported wind damage to private and public property in Clewiston due to a severe thunderstorm. Damage included a roof collapse at Clewiston Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, and downed large tree branches.
August 2004Tornado (F2)Clewiston$50,000A long-track supercell tornado, associated with a rainband of Hurricane Charley, moved across the open Everglades before striking a building in Clewiston.
October 2021Thunderstorm WindClewiston$10,000A severe thunderstorm moved ESE over Clewiston, producing damage along an approximately half-mile long path. First indication of damage was at the intersection of Berner Road and US 27 where a shed was blown onto the edge of the roadway, power lines were downed, and shopping carts were tossed into cars at the Sugarland Plaza. Farther to the ESE along W. Ventura Avenue, a window was broken at a nursing and rehab center, 2 downed large tree branches, and a carport cover was blown into the front yard of a home. A large tree branch was downed along Gloria Street next to Hendry Regional Medical Center. The final damage location was along W. Alverdez Avenue where roof siding was blown into the front yards of 2 homes. ||Damage amounts are estimated, along with the time.
September 1996Thunderstorm WindClewiston$10,000no account filed
May 2023Thunderstorm WindClewiston$5,000Broadcast meteorologist and county emergency managers reported several trees down and fence damage in Clewiston in the area near Clewiston Middle School and extending south to Sykes Park.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindClewiston$2,000The Sheriff's Office reported several power lines blown down.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindClewiston$500A wind gust from a thunderstorm in Clewiston ripped a house awning off.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindClewiston-Hendry County Sheriff's Office reported minor damage across portions of Clewiston. Damage occurred to a residential shed and fence along with several uprooted trees and a trampoline thrown against a house near Georgia Ave and 7th Street. Additional uprooted trees led to minor roof damage and fence at Clewiston Middle School.
June 2011Funnel CloudClewiston-A member of the public reported 3 funnel clouds just north of Clewiston. All 3 funnels lowered about halfway to the surface then retreated back into the clouds.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindClewiston-Palm trees and an oak were reported down along Highway 27 near the Tropical Market in Clewiston.
July 2009HailClewiston-Law enforcement reported a thunderstorm producing penny sized hail in Clewiston.
August 2001Funnel CloudClewiston-The Sheriff's Office reported two funnel clouds near the Evercane sugar refinery at 3013 C.R. 835.
August 1998Tornado (F0)Clewiston-F0 tornado was observed 10nm west of Clewiston very near Glades County line.
February 1998Thunderstorm WindClewiston-Metal utility building was blown off its foundation. Numerous trees and power lines down.
July 1997Funnel CloudClewiston-two funnels sighted just w of clewiston.
November 1997Thunderstorm WindClewiston-light pole in supermarket parking lot blown over.
August 1997Funnel CloudClewiston-a few reports of two funnel clouds near evercane rd.
February 1995HailClewiston-Quarter- to baseball-size hail reported in and around Clewiston.
February 2001WildfireClewiston-no account filed
June 2000Funnel CloudClewiston-no account filed
May 1999HailClewiston-no account filed
April 1999HailClewiston-no account filed
July 1999Funnel CloudClewiston-no account filed
March 1996HailClewiston-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Hendry County

Maps showing this location

7 surveys

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.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
Capt. F. Deane Duff House0.1 miles1998
Scharnberg House0.2 miles1999
Clewiston Inn0.4 miles1991
Clewiston Historic Schools0.5 miles1997
Dixie Crystal Theatre0.6 miles1998
First Clewiston Post Office0.6 miles2017

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 98000059 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Hendry CountyAll 12 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.