Vero Beach Diesel Power Plant

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1949.

From the record

“The Vero Beach Diesel Power Plant is a historic power plant in Vero Beach, Florida. Located at 1133 19th Place, the Vero Beach Diesel Power Plant was built in 1926 replacing an earlier power plant due to the areas extensive growth.”
Wikipedia article Vero Beach Diesel Power Plant, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 31 National Register listings published here for Indian River County · listed in 1999 · 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 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. 1246 19th St., Vero Beach, 32960
When was it listed? February 1999
Category. building
Census division. Vero Beach
Architectural style. vernacular architecture
National Register reference number. 99000252 - 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.

Then and now

1949 to 1988

The ground this property stands on, surveyed 39 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet covering Vero Beach Diesel Power Plant, surveyed 1988

Topographic sheet covering Vero Beach Diesel Power Plant, surveyed 1949

Fires near this property

264 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 264 fires within 5 miles of Vero Beach Diesel Power Plant between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,264 acres in total. 48 started naturally. 28 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	53
Natural	48
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	45
Misuse of fire by a minor	44
Arson/incendiarism	28
Equipment and vehicle use	16
Debris and open burning	13
Recreation and ceremony	12
Power generation/transmission/distribution	3
Smoking	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
8 September 2015	Natural	1.0 acres	Florida Forest Service	AVIATION (31)
6 September 1999	Natural	6.0 acres	Florida Forest Service	not named
5 September 2016	Natural	1.0 acres	Florida Forest Service	MILLSTONE (31)
4 September 1999	Railroad operations and maintenance	6.0 acres	Florida Forest Service	not named
27 September 1993	Natural	under an acre	Florida Forest Service	not named
26 September 2002	Railroad operations and maintenance	1.0 acres	Florida Forest Service	not named
2 September 2012	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.5 acres	Florida Forest Service	FIRST STREET (31)
19 September 2006	Natural	under an acre	Florida Forest Service	(IR) 58TH AVE FIRE (1461)

Every fire recorded in Indian River County

Mines and quarries near this property

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Vero Beach Diesel Power Plant: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Titanium, Zirconium, Titanium-Heavy Minerals. 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
	Riz Mineral Co. Mine	Titanium, Zirconium	Past Producer
	Vero Beach Placer	Titanium-Heavy Minerals	Producer	Kyanite, Zircon, Rutile, Leucoxene, Ilmenite

Every working recorded in Indian River County

Storms near this property

45 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Vero Beach, the town this property stands in, in 45 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 24 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 heavy rain. The reports record 1 injury. 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 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Vero Beach	1 hurt, $500,000	Downburst winds from a severe thunderstorm produced widespread damage in Vero Beach and Gifford. Eight homes in Vero Beach had major damage mainly from falling trees. Three commercial buildings were damaged, with trees and power lines down. Wings gusted to 83 mph at Vero Beach at 0427 EST.
October 2024	Tornado (EF1)	Vero Beach	$12,000,000	This tornado, the second of two to impact downtown Vero Beach, started on the west side of the tracks in Vero Beach South where a few instances of vegetative damage were noted. The circulation strengthened as it continued north along the tracks where more significant damage was noted to trees and structures between 20th St (SR 60) and the Vero Beach airport, coincident with wind gusts up to 100 mph. \|\|Several businesses suffered extensive roof loss and numerous trees were uprooted. Additionally, a large metal warehouse shifted off its foundation as its walls and roof collapsed near the train tracks at 19th Pl. The tornado continued north toward the Vero Beach Airport where dual-polarimetric radar data suggests the circulation quickly weakened as it approached Gifford.
June 1997	Lightning	Vero Beach	$1,000,000	Lightning caused a fire that completely destroyed a large house in Vero Beach. Damage was estimated at 1 million dollars.
August 2002	Flash Flood	Vero Beach	$50,000	Heavy rain measuring about 5 inches in a few hours flooded streets and 3 homes in Vero Beach.
June 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Vero Beach	$50,000	Strong thunderstorm downburst winds blew down light poles at Dodgertown baseball stadium. It also blew down trees and took the roof off of a golf course clubhouse in Vero Beach.
February 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Vero Beach	$40,000	Downburst wind from a thunderstorm swept over a mobile home community in Vero Beach producing minor exterior damage to eight mobile homes. Most of the damage was to awnings and carports.
September 2004	Tornado (F1)	Vero Beach	$20,000	As the main eye wall of Hurricane Jeanne crossed the coast, an F1 strength tornado-like event moved through the northeast corner of the intersection of Interstate 95 and Highway 60, west of Vero Beach. In this area there was a path of blown down trees surrounded by trees with little damage. The size ofthe area was about .5 miles by 30 yards.
June 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Vero Beach	$15,000	no account filed
February 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Vero Beach	$10,000	Thunderstorm winds blew down power lines and traffic signals in Vero Beach.
June 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Vero Beach	$10,000	Severe thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines in Vero Beach.
February 1995	Hail	Vero Beach	$500	no account filed
June 2016	Hail	Vero Beach	-	A photo on social media confirmed that nickel-sized hail fell in Vero Beach South.
September 2015	Heavy Rain	Vero Beach	-	Multi-day rainfall totals reached 5-10 inches across much of eastern Indian River County. The highest measured rain gauge total was 7.00 inches near Vero Beach. Temporary flooding of roadways, parking lots and yards occurred. Retention ponds and drainage canals became full or overflowed their banks.
October 2011	Heavy Rain	Vero Beach	-	Heavy rainfall associated with persistent cells produced urban, small stream, and roadway flooding in the Vero Beach area. Minor roadway and lowland flooding occurred within other parts of the county. The highest 3-day rainfall total reported within Indian River County, ending at 0600 EST October 10, was 15.55 inches, at a CoCoRaHS site located 4.8 miles west of Vero Beach (FL-IR-33).
July 2007	Hail	Vero Beach	-	Hail was reported along US Highway 1 just north of Vero Beach.
July 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Vero Beach	-	Power lines were blown down and an awning was blown off a service station in Vero Beach.
April 1999	Funnel Cloud	Vero Beach	-	Indian River County Sheriff's Office reported a funnel cloud near Vero Beach.
August 1999	Flood	Vero Beach	-	Heavy rains produced flooding of some major roadways around Vero Beach.
June 1997	Waterspout	Vero Beach	-	A waterspout was sighted 1 mile east of Vero Beach.
March 1995	Hail	Vero Beach	-	Nickel-size hail fell four miles west of Vero Beach.
September 1994	Hail	Vero Beach	-	A severe thunderstorm dropped golf-ball-size hail on Vero Beach.
February 2007	Hail	Vero Beach	-	no account filed
July 2007	Hail	Vero Beach	-	no account filed
July 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Vero Beach	-	no account filed
May 2006	Hail	Vero Beach	-	no account filed
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Vero Beach	-	no account filed
June 2006	Hail	Vero Beach	-	no account filed
March 2005	Hail	Vero Beach	-	no account filed
March 2005	Hail	Vero Beach	-	no account filed
August 2005	Hail	Vero Beach	-	no account filed
June 2004	Hail	Vero Beach	-	no account filed
March 2002	Hail	Vero Beach	-	no account filed
April 2002	Hail	Vero Beach	-	no account filed
August 2002	Hail	Vero Beach	-	no account filed
May 1999	Hail	Vero Beach	-	no account filed
April 1999	Hail	Vero Beach	-	no account filed
June 1999	Hail	Vero Beach	-	no account filed
May 1998	Hail	Vero Beach	-	no account filed
June 1997	Hail	Vero Beach	-	no account filed
May 1996	Hail	Vero Beach	-	no account filed
June 1996	Hail	Vero Beach	-	no account filed
June 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Vero Beach	-	no account filed
March 1996	Hail	Vero Beach	-	no account filed
March 1996	Tornado (F0)	Vero Beach	-	no account filed
March 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Vero Beach	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Indian River County

Maps showing this location

8 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.

1949 USGS Vero Beach quadrangle1:24000 - 6 printings
1950 USGS Vero Beach quadrangle1:24000 - 2 printings
1956 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000 - 4 printings
1958 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
1959 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000 - 3 printings
1981 USGS Vero Beach quadrangle1:100000
1985 USGS Vero Beach quadrangle1:100000
1988 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000

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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Old Palmetto Hotel	0.1 miles	1991
Vero Theatre	0.2 miles	1992
Maher Building	0.2 miles	1994
Royal Park Arcade	0.2 miles	1998
Vero Beach Community Building, Old	0.2 miles	1993
Indian River County Courthouse	0.2 miles	1999

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 99000252 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Indian River County	All 31 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.