Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. 7 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1956.
“Colin English School is a historic school in North Fort Myers, Florida, United States. On July 8, 1999, it was added to the U.S.”
Wikipedia article J. Colin English School, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 50 National Register listings published here for Lee County · listed in 1999 · 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 397 fires within 5 miles of J. Colin English School between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,948 acres in total. 80 started naturally. 30 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 | 134 |
| Natural | 80 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 41 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 26 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 36/THE HUNTER FIRE |
| 10 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 2012 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | DEL (36) |
| 8 August 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 25 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 16 August 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 15 August 1998 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of J. Colin English School: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Dolomite Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names North Fort Myers, the town this property stands in, in 5 storm reports between 2007 and 2019: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Fort Myers | $10,000 | Images were posted to social media of a tree down on a fence and home in North Fort Myers. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Fort Myers | $3,000 | Minor roof damage occurred to the Kings Way Christian Center in North Fort Myers. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Fort Myers | - | Video of a few downed trees and numerous branches three inches in diameter ripped from trees. |
| July 2007 | Hail | North Fort Myers | - | Penny size hail was reported near the Edison Bridge near Oak Street and 7th Way. |
| July 2007 | Hail | North Fort Myers | - | Quarter size hail was reported near Bay Shore and Business Highway 41. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Murphy-Burroughs House | 2.8 miles | 1984 |
 | Gilmer Heitman House | 2.8 miles | 1996 |
 | Dean Park Historic Residential District | 2.8 miles | 2013 |
 | Alderman House | 2.9 miles | 1988 |
 | Fort Myers Downtown Commercial District | 2.9 miles | 1990 |
 | Lee County Courthouse | 3.0 miles | 1989 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 99000798 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lee County | All 50 listed properties in this county. |
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