Citrus Park Home Inspector

Bob Wisnewski

Certified Licensed Home Inspector

Citrus Park's Home Inspector

 

 

 

 

Our Home Inspectors at On The Gulf Home Inspection Services are available 7 days a week servicing Citrus Park, Carrollwood, Tampa, Largo, Clearwater, Pinellas Park, Palm Harbor, Safety Harbor, Dunedin, Oldsmar, Tarpon Springs, St Petersburg and the surrounding Tampa Bay area to accommodate your schedule and all of your inspection needs.

Contact us at (727) 421-7650 or by email for any questions you may have regarding either a Home Inspection, Pre-Sale Listing Inspection, Four Point Insurance Inspection, Roof Certification Inspection or a Home Maintenance Inspection.

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Citrus Park is located in the northwest corner of Hillsborough County, six miles south of
the Pasco County line. Citrus farmers and/or cattle raisers have lived in the Citrus Park
area from the mid-19th century, including such family names as Gant, Lynn, McCarty,
Mobley, Moody, and Spivey. William L. Mobley, along with his family and slaves,
moved from North Carolina to the Florida Gulf Coast in 1860. Fearing the possible
escape of his slaves, Mobley resettled in the Citrus Park area shortly thereafter. Pioneer
families like Mobley were sparsely settled in northeast Hillsborough County throughout the 1880s.
Things changed, however, when W.P. Lutz, a railroad engineer and an Odessa sawmill
owner, engineered the Tampa Gulf Coast Railway (a.k.a., the Peavine) which connected
Odessa to the Tampa Northern Railroad in 1909. Sawmills began laying narrow-gauge
tracks throughout the region in 1910 to have access to virgin timber lands. By 1915, the
Tampa Gulf Coast Railway scheduled three daily round trips between Tarpon Junction,
located at present day Wilsky Boulevard and Linebaugh Avenue, and Tarpon Springs.
Residents continued to hear train whistles until the 1960s when tracks and routes were
abandoned. Coupled with the railroads, in 1924 the county paved 15 miles of John T.
Gunn Highway from Waters Avenue north to the county line. Yet, for years most of the
rural roads were little more than tire tracks in sand.
 
Partly because of the train, enough families lived in the area to establish Gant School on
July 14, 1893. N.M. Moody served as supervisor. The following year F.H. Lynn became
supervisor. Key Stone Park School was another early school in existence by 1883.
While located in another community, Key Stone Park School may have drawn upon
children in the Citrus Park area before the creation of Gant School. Citrus Park received
another school in 1911 at 7700 South Gunn Highway, located west of the present day
Ehrlich Road/Gunn Highway interchange. A few years later, Key Stone Park School was
closed and many of the students were transferred to Citrus Park School. The school
became a focal point for the community, where local residents joined the PTA, held
dinners and bake sales, and learned how to can vegetables.
 
Sawmills and turpentine stills dominated northwest Hillsborough County and southwest
Pasco County at the turn of the century. Gulf Pine Lumber Company bought 50,000
acres in 1907 only to sell it two years later to Dowling Lumber Company. Dowling and
the Lyon Lumber Company erected sawmills, both in Pasco County near Odessa,
employing several hundred men to cut trees and operate the mills. To ensure access to
trees, the mills constructed narrow-gauge rail lines throughout the region. Not only
supplying jobs to recent immigrants and pioneer families, the sawmills also provided
lumber for the new homes, schools, and business being erected. The lumber industry
prospered until the 1920s by which time they had over-exploited the area's forest
resources. In 1925, both mills burned to the ground, foreshadowing the bust of the
Florida land boom and the Great Depression.
 
Trains, sawmills, and turpentine opened up the Citrus Park region for investment
However, not until the birth of the 20th century did businesses move into the territory.
C.E. Thomas, D.P. Robertson, and F. Ben Davis -- all Chicago, Illinois, residents --
incorporated the North Tampa Land Company on September 9, 1911, with its main office
in Tampa. The company platted Citrus Park on September 30, 1913, with the Tampa &
Gulf Coast Railroad running through the heart of the plat. The area surrounding the new
plat consisted of lakes, railroad tracks, a lone store that doubled as a rail stop, turpentine
stills, and lumber yards. Charles H. Brown, a T&GC Railroad official, George
Broadhurst, and E.T. Young, filed for incorporation of the Citrus Park Mercantile
Company on July 12, 1916. Two years later residents could buy supplies at the Citrus
Park Mercantile Company's general store and purchase their groceries at M. Bruton's
store. By 1925 Citrus Park had at least one telephone and several businesses. E.B.
Gould, E.A. Mack, E.J. Spivey, and Citrus Park Mercantile Company each operated
general stores. James I. Mobley served as the community's notary, and E.J. Spivey, the
postmaster, also sold real estate and operated as a live stock breeder.
 
Citrus Park's 617 residents in 1930 consisted of 363 males and 254 females. The
majority of Citrus Park's 488 Whites were U.S. born, with only 49 foreign born.
Compared to other rural sections of the county, Citrus Park had a large African American
population, consisting of 129 individuals. This may in part be explained by the fact that
nearly 75% of the timber industry's workers were Black. Additionally, William Mobley
donated a sizeable amount of property just north of Citrus Park to his emancipated slaves
shortly after the Civil War. With the death of the timber industry and the onslaught of the
Great Depression, northwest Hillsborough County's population dwindled as people
looked elsewhere for greener pastures. Many of the businesses patronized by Citrus
Park's population fell upon hard times during the 1930s and closed their doors forever.
Citrus Park weathered the economic drought and began to prosper in the 1950s with the
addition of churches, businesses, boy and girl scout troops, and little league teams. Since
World War II, the area has increasingly become a bedroom community to Tampa.
Today’s Citrus Park is undergoing an intense transformation as suburbanites from Tampa
move farther north in Hillsborough County, building gated communities and shopping
centers, expanding roads, and constructing schools, yet the area is still rural in many
sections.
Hospitals/Medical Centers serving Citrus Park
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF TAMPA  (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, 2901 SWANN AVE Tampa, FL 
  • ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, 3001 W MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD Tampa, FL 
  • TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL  (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, 1 TAMPA GENERAL CIRCLE Tampa, FL 
  • TAMPA VA MEDICAL CENTER  (Acute Care - Veterans Administration, Government Federal, 13000 BRUCE B DOWNS BLVD. Tampa, FL 
  • TOWN & COUNTRY HOSPITAL  (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, 6001 WEBB RD Tampa, FL 
  • UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL  (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, 3100 E FLETCHER AVE Tampa, FL 
  • UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AT CARROLLWOOD  (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, 7171 NORTH DALE MABRY Tampa, FL 

Biggest Colleges/Universities near Citrus Park

  • University of South Florida-Main Campus (Full-time enrollment: 27,329; Location: 4202 East Fowler Ave; Tampa, FL Public; Website: www.usf.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
  • Hillsborough Community College  (FT enrollment: 11,277; Location: 39 Columbia Drive; Tampa, FL  Public; Website: www.hccfl.edu)
  • The University of Tampa (FT enrollment: 5,429; Location: 401 W Kennedy Blvd; Tampa, FL  Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.ut.edu; Offers Master's degree)
  • Everest University-Brandon  (FT enrollment: 2,266; Location: 3924 Coconut Palm Dr; Private, for-profit; Website: www.everest.edu/campus/brandon; Offers Master's degree)
  • Ultimate Medical Academy-Tampa  (FT enrollment: 1,852; Location: 9309 N Florida Ave Ste 100; Tampa, FL Private, for-profit; Website: www.studymedical.com)
  • Sanford-Brown Institute (FT enrollment: 1,379; Location: 5701 E. Hillsborough Ave. Suite 1417;Tampa, FL  Private, for-profit; Website: www.SBI-tampa.com)
  • Everest University-Tampa  (FT enrollment: 1,182; Location: 3319 W Hillsborough Ave;Tampa, FL  Private, for-profit; Website: www.everest.edu/campus/tampa; Offers Master's degree)
  • International Academy of Design and Technology-Online  (FT enrollment: 1,070; Location: 5104 Eisenhower Blvd; Tampa, FL Private, for-profit; Website: online.academy.edu/)
  • International Academy of Design and Technology-Tampa (FT enrollment: 901; Location: 5104 Eisenhower Blvd;Tampa, FL  Private, for-profit; Website: www.academy.edu; Offers Master's degree)
  • D G Erwin Technical Center (FT enrollment: 810; Location: 2010 E Hillsborough Ave; Tampa, FL  Public; Website: erwin.edu)
  • Manhattan Hairstyling Academy (FT enrollment: 667; Location: 4315 S Manhattan Ave; Private, for-profit)
  • ITT Technical Institute-Tampa (FT enrollment: 644; Location: 4809 Memorial Hwy; Private, for-profit; Website: www.itt-tech.edu)
  • Concorde Career Institute (FT enrollment: 587; Location: 4202 W Spruce; Private, for-profit; Website: www.concorde.edu)
  • Argosy University-Tampa (FT enrollment: 520; Location: 1403 N. Howard Avenue; Private, for-profit; Website: www.argosy.edu/tampa; Offers Doctor's degree)
  • Brewster Technical Center  (FT enrollment: 413; Location: 2222 N Tampa St; Public; Website: www.brewster.edu)
  • South University-Tampa (FT enrollment: 396; Location: 4401 N Himes Ave; Tampa, FL Private, for-profit; Website: www.southuniversity.edu; Offers Master's degree)
  • Remington College-Tampa Campus  (FT enrollment: 312; Location: 6302 E. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Ste 400; Tampa, FL Private, for-profit; Website: WWW.REMINGTONCOLLEGE.EDU)
  • Gulf Coast College (FT enrollment: 181; Location: 3910 US Hwy 301 N Suite 200; Tampa, FL Private, for-profit; Website: gulfcoastcollege.edu)
  • Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy (FT enrollment: 136; Location: 4951-A Adamo Drive;Tampa, FL  Private, for-profit; Website: www.artisticbeautyschool.com)
  • Paul Mitchell the School-Tampa (FT enrollment: 119; Location: 14210 N Nebraska Ave; Tampa, FL Private, for-profit)

Other Colleges/Universities near Citrus Park with over 2000 students 

  • St Petersburg College (about 16 miles; Clearwater, FL; Full-time enrollment: 9,555)
  • University of South Florida-St. Petersburg Campus (about 18 miles; St. Petersburg, FL; FT enrollment: 2,227)
  • Eckerd College (about 23 miles; Saint Petersburg, FL; FT enrollment: 2,132)
  • Pasco-Hernando Community College (about 24 miles; New Port Richey, FL; FT enrollment: 4,159)
  • Saint Leo University (about 29 miles; Saint Leo, FL; FT enrollment: 8,783)
  • Southeastern University (about 34 miles; Lakeland, FL; FT enrollment: 2,516)
  • State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota (about 38 miles; Bradenton, FL; FT enrollment: 5,673)

 Citrus Park Arenas or stadiums:

  • Raymond James Stadium. Capacity: 65,647. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, South Florida Bulls football.
  • St. Pete Times Forum. Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL), Tampa Bay Storm (AFL).
  • Sun Dome. University of South Florida.

Banks with most branches near Citrus Park

  • Bank of America, National Association: 27 branches. Info updated 11/18/2009: Bank assets: $1,489,198.0 mil, Deposits: $1,021,724.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5991 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • SunTrust Bank: 23 branches. Info updated 11/24/2010: Bank assets: $164,556.8 mil, Deposits: $123,435.4 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1732 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
  • Regions Bank: 21 branches. Info updated 02/09/2009: Bank assets: $129,067.7 mil, Deposits: $99,803.3 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1784 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
  • Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: 18 branches. Info updated 12/01/2010: Bank assets: $1,070,489.0 mil, Deposits: $811,027.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6537 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
  • JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: 11 branches. Info updated 09/23/2010: Bank assets: $1,642,691.0 mil, Deposits: $984,210.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 5345 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
  • Fifth Third Bank: 10 branches. Info updated 10/05/2009: Bank assets: $110,197.0 mil, Deposits: $83,619.5 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1368 total offices, Holding Company: Fifth Third Bancorp
  • The Bank of Tampa: 8 branches. Info updated 01/19/2010: Bank assets: $98.0 mil, Deposits: $86.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Tampa Banking Company, The
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company: 8 branches. Info updated 03/29/2010: Bank assets: $151,545.4 mil, Deposits: $105,623.4 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1795 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
  • Bay Cities Bank: at 4301 West Boy Scout Boulevard, Suite 150, Tampa, FL Progress Bank Of Florida Branch, Northdale Branch, Carrollwood Branch, South Tampa, FL Branch, Corporate Office Branch. Info updated 10/25/2010: Bank assets: $56.8 mil, Deposits: $49.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Florida Business Bancgroup, Inc.
  • 30 other banks with 56 local branches

Fire-safe hotels and motels near Citrus Park

  • Residence Inn By Marriott, 3705 N Rocky PT Dr, TAMPA, FL33607 Phone: (813) 281-5677
  • Columbia Motel, 1042 E Hillsborough Ave, Tampa, FL33604 Phone: (813) 236-5941, Fax: (813) 236-5941
  • Days Inn Maingate, 2901 E Busch Blvd, Tampa, FL 33612  Phone: (813) 933-6471, Fax: (813) 931-026
  • Howard Johnson Plaza - Downtown, 111 W Fortune St, Tampa, FL33602 Phone: (813) 223-1351, Fax: (813) 221-2000
  • Garden View Motel, 2500 E Busch Blvd, Tampa, FL 33612
  • Star Motel, 10809 Us Hwy 92 E, Tampa, FL 33610 , Phone: (813) 626-2302, Fax: (813) 630-4041
  • Howard Johnson Express Inn, 720 E Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL 33612 , Phone: (813) 971-5150, Fax: (813) 971-2065
  • Alamo Motel, 6110 Nebraska Ave,Tampa, FL 33604

Strongest AM radio stations in Citrus Park

  • WTMP (1150 AM; 10 kW; EGYPT LAKE, FL; Owner: TAMPA, FL BROADCASTING, LTD.)
  • WQYK (1010 AM; 50 kW; SEFFNER, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF TAMPA, FL)
  • WFLA (970 AM; 25 kW; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WHNZ (1250 AM; 25 kW; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WAMA (1550 AM; 10 kW;TAMPA, FL; Owner: WAMA, INC)
  • WMGG (820 AM; 50 kW; LARGO, FL; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ST. PETERSBURG LICENSEE)
  • WLCC (760 AM; 10 kW; BRANDON, FL; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TAMPA LICENSEE)
  • WDAE (620 AM; 5 kW; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTIS (1110 AM; daytime; 10 kW; TAMPA, FL; Owner: WTIS-AM, INC.)
  • WQBN (1300 AM; 5 kW; TEMPLE TERRACE, FL; Owner: RADIO TROPICAL, INC.)
  • WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTBN (570 AM; 5 kW; PINELLAS PARK, FL; Owner: COMMON GROUND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWMI (1380 AM; 5 kW; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Citrus Park:

  • WRBQ-FM (104.7 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WPOI (101.5 FM; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WFLZ-FM (93.3 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WMTX (100.7 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WQYK-FM (99.5 FM; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF FLORIDA)
  • WTBT (103.5 FM; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WWRM (94.9 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WBBY (107.3 FM; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WUSF (89.7 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF S. FLORIDA)
  • WSSR (95.7 FM; CLEARWATER, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBVM (90.5 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE/ST. PETERSBURG)
  • WXTB (97.9 FM; CLEARWATER, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WDUV (105.5 FM; NEW PORT RICHEY, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WSJT (94.1 FM; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WHPT (102.5 FM; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WMNF (88.5 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: NATHAN B. STUBBLEFIELD FOUNDATION)
  • WSUN-FM (97.1 FM; HOLIDAY, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC)
  • WLLD (98.7 FM; HOLMES BEACH, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WYUU (92.5 FM; SAFETY HARBOR, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WYFE (88.9 FM; TARPON SPRINGS, FL; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Citrus Park:

  • WRMD-LP (Channel 57; TAMPA, FL; Owner: ZGS TELEVISION OF TAMPA, INC.)
  • WVEA-LP (Channel 61; TAMPA, FL; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WEDU (Channel 3; TAMPA, FL; Owner: FLORIDA WEST COAST PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFLA-TV (Channel 8;TAMPA, FL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFTS-TV (Channel 28; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TAMPA BAY TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WUSF-TV (Channel 16; TAMPA, FL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA)
  • WTOG (Channel 44; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC.)
  • WTTA (Channel 38; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: BAY TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WFTT (Channel 50; Tampa, FL; Owner: TELEFUTURA TAMPA LLC)
  • WXPX (Channel 66; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATION LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WTAM-LP (Channel 6; Tampa, FLL; Owner: U.S. INTERACTIVE, L.L.C.)
  • WCLF (Channel 22; CLEARWATER, FL; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION CORPORATION, INC.)
  • WTVT (Channel 13;Tampa, FL; Owner: TVT LICENSE, INC.)
  • WTSP (Channel 10; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
  • WARP-CA (Channel 20; TAMPA-ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: SUNSHINE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WXAX-LP (Channel 26; CLEARWATER, FL; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • W56EB (Channel 56; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W48AY (Channel 48; OLDSMAR, FL; Owner: AMKA BROADCAST NETWORK, INC.)
  • W36CO (Channel 36; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WMOR-TV (Channel 32; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: WMOR-TV COMPANY)
  • W61AI (Channel 61; ROCK HARBOR, FL; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W33CC (Channel 33; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WWSB (Channel 40; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCAST CORPORATION OF SARASOTA)
  • WSPF-CA (Channel 35; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG)
  • WSVT-LP (Channel 18; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)