Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. 7 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1956.
“Hendry House is a historic residence, built in 1914 at 512 Fraser Street in LaBelle, Florida, United States. The frame vernacular house was built for Capt.”
Wikipedia article Capt. Francis A. Hendry 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
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 384 fires within 5 miles of Capt. Francis A. Hendry House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,666 acres in total. 101 started naturally. 21 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 101 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 92 |
| Debris and open burning | 56 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 54 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | KIRBY THOMPSON POWER POLE (22) |
| 7 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 26/HELMS ROAD-ELWOOD ROAD |
| 6 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 26/THE GUARDIAN FIRE |
| 5 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 26 August 2000 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 August 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names LaBelle, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 1995: 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1995 | Tornado (F0) | LaBelle | $50 | A brief, weak tornado touched down in the Double J mobile home park causing minor damage to one mobile home. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Caldwell Home Place | 0.4 miles | 2003 |
 | Forrey Building and Annex | 0.6 miles | 1995 |
 | Downtown LaBelle Historic District | 0.6 miles | 1999 |
 | Hendry County Courthouse, Old | 0.7 miles | 1990 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 98000061 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Hendry County | All 12 listed properties in this county. |
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