Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. 7 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1956.
“The Tice Grammar School is a historical school in Tice, Florida, United States. On July 8, 1999, it was added to the U.S.”
Wikipedia article Tice Grammar 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 352 fires within 5 miles of Tice Grammer School between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,346 acres in total. 84 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 101 |
| Natural | 84 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 27 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 36/0506-NOV |
| 25 September 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
| 10 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 27 August 2014 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | POWERLINE (36) |
| 23 August 2000 | Natural | 22 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Tice Grammer School: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 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 | ||
| Edison Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Triple C Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tice, the town this property stands in, in 4 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 2 tornado, 1 hail, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Tice | $25,000 | Broadcast media pictures and videos showed damage to the|roof and lanai of a mobile home in Tice, near the location of where|a waterspout was photographed around the same time. An investigation|of the damage pictures concluded that an EF-0 briefly touched down and|damaged the mobile home, before lifting back up then touching down|again over the Caloosahatchee River as a waterspout. |
| August 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Tice | $20,000 | Lee County Emergency Management reported that 4 businesses along Zip Drive and Corporation Circle in Fort Myers sustained damage along a narrow path. Multiple funnel cloud photographs were also taken in the vicinity, hinting that the damage was likely caused by a brief tornado touchdown. Damage was mostly being partially peeled back, and gutters being ripped off of buildings. |
| September 2025 | Flood | Tice | - | FDEM relayed report from Lee County EMS and Fire Dispatch of street flooding along Palm Beach Boulevard/State Route 80 near the intersection of Marsh Avenue, rendering all lanes impassable. No reports of disabled or stranded vehicles received. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Tice | - | The public reported dime sized hail through Ft Myers, Florida television station WINK. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Terry Park Ballfield | 1.6 miles | 1995 |
 | Menge-Hansen Marine Ways | 2.0 miles | 2009 |
 | Dean Park Historic Residential District | 2.7 miles | 2013 |
 | Paul Lawrence Dunbar School | 2.7 miles | 1992 |
 | Gilmer Heitman House | 3.0 miles | 1996 |
 | Alderman House | 3.0 miles | 1988 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 99000799 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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