Built in 1987. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
One of 10 National Register listings published here for Covington County · listed in 1984 · category: Building · built in 1987.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Central of Georgia Depot between 1994 and 2020, burning about 359 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | CR 55, AL |
| 24 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2007 | Natural | 3.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Central of Georgia Depot: 12 unknowns, 3 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andalusia Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| River Falls Sand Prospect | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Silica | Producer | Quartz | |
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Andalusia, the town this property stands in, in 88 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 49 thunderstorm wind, 26 hail, 5 tornado, 4 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Andalusia | 1 hurt, $100,000 | A tornado moved across an area on the east side of Andalusia which affected two residential areas and a campground. The tornado caused shingle damage to several roofs, downed several trees, and overturned several campers and RVs. One individual suffered minor injuries. Damage also occurred to a large metal storage building at the Covington County Water Authority. Numerous water pipes from the water facility were tossed by the tornado. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $100,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees and power lines in Andalusia. Two buildings suffered wind damage and trees fell on two homes and caused damage. Quarter size hail was also reported. |
| March 1999 | Tornado (F1) | Andalusia | $100,000 | A F1 tornado (winds 74 to 112 mph on the Fujita Scale) skipped along and just south of County Road 70 Northeast of Andalusia. The tornado touched down several times along its 9 mile path. The most significant structural damage occurred off Highway 331 where four chicken facilities suffered major damage. 400 chickens were killed, a porch was torn off a house, tin was ripped off several out buildings and numerous trees were blown down. An eyewitness said he saw a funnel about 100 feet off the ground after one of his chicken houses was destroyed. A gas station in the same area had its roof blown off. Along County Road 77, just south of County Road 70, several houses suffered roof damage with shingles blown off. A couple of out buildings were blown away and numerous trees were blown down. A church building nearby also suffered damage. |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $35,000 | Winds estimated at 70 mph downed a tree on a house roof in Andalusia along with trees on two mobile homes roofs just north of Andalusia. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $25,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph downed numerous trees across the county. A tree also fell on a house. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $25,000 | K79J at South Alabama Regional Airport in Andalusia measured a wind gust of 61 mph.||The severe thunderstorm wind gusts resulted in the downing of numerous trees across the city of Andalusia. In downtown Andalusia, an awning to a business was blown off. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $25,000 | Winds estimated at 70 mph downed 5 large oak trees along with damage to a shed and a roof of a house. |
| September 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Andalusia | $25,000 | A tornado briefly touched down near the community of Antioch (northeast of Andalusia). The tornado caused roof damage to three homes. Several trees and power lines were also blown down. |
| November 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $20,000 | High winds damaged a couple of homes near U S Highway 29 in the Pleasant Home community. A couple of barns and several silos also suffered damage. Several trees and power lines were also blown down. A microburst with winds estimated at 60 to 70 mph appeared to have caused the damage. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Andalusia | $15,000 | Large hail fell between Andalusia and Opp. Hail up to the size of baseballs was reported. Several vehicles and homes suffered damage from the large hail. The hail lasted for several minutes. |
| May 2004 | Lightning | Andalusia | $15,000 | Lightning struck a house and started a fire. The home suffered minor damage. |
| April 2003 | Lightning | Andalusia | $15,000 | Lightning struck a work shed behind a home and it caught on fire. The shed was totally destroyed by the time the fire department arrived. |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $12,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees in Red Oak. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $12,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees and power lines near Andalusia. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $10,000 | Winds estimated at 70 mph caused tree and structural damage around the high school. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $10,000 | Winds estimated at 70 mph caused widespread damage and trees sown across the area. |
| October 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees near Pleasant Home. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $10,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm blew down trees and power lines northeast of Andalusia. ASOS measured 54 MPH. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $10,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm blew down trees and power lines in the Andalusia area. |
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $10,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down near Andalusia. The high winds also damaged a couple of outbuildings. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $10,000 | A few trees and power lines were blown down by high winds from a thunderstorm between Andalusia and River Falls. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $10,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down by high winds from a thunderstorm near Andalusia. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $10,000 | High thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines in the community. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $10,000 | Several trees were blown down along U. S Highway 29, just southwest of Andalusia, near Carolina. |
| October 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Andalusia | $10,000 | A tornado briefly touched down on U.S. Highway 12 between Andalusia and River Falls. Several trees and power lines were blown down. |
| October 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Andalusia | $10,000 | A tornado briefly touched down along U.S. Highway 29 between Pleasant Home and Andalusia. Several trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $8,000 | Trees were blown down just south of Andalusia by high winds from a thunderstorm. Dime size hail was also reported. Nickel size hail was reported from the same storm near Carolina a few minutes later. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $8,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees south of Andalusia. Dime size hail was also reported. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $8,000 | Trees were blown down west of Carolina near County Road 31 by high winds from a thunderstorm. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $8,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down along Highway 29 south of the community as a thunderstorm moved through the area. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $5,000 | High winds downed several trees in the Andalusia, Opp and Onycha communities. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $5,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph caused wind damage and downed trees at WKNI radio. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $5,000 | Winds estimated at 60mph downed trees in Andalusia. |
| March 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $5,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph downed power lines on Bay Branch Road. |
| March 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $5,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees and power lines down near airport road and south bypass. |
| March 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $5,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph damaged a metal awning at Andalusia Elementary School on Highway 29 South. |
| March 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $5,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph downed power lines near the south bypass. |
| November 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $5,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees blew over a trampoline south of Andalusia. |
| June 2004 | Lightning | Andalusia | $5,000 | Lightning struck a home near Andalusia. The lightning started a small fire in the home which was quickly extinguished. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $5,000 | High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees just northeast of Andalusia. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $5,000 | Wind speeds of about 60 mph were reported just south of Andalusia. Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| February 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $5,000 | High winds blew down a few trees in the south part of Andalusia. A barn and a vehicle were also damaged along Highway 55 in the south part of the city. Wind speeds in the area were measured at 52 mph. |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down just south of Andalusia. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down between Andalusia and River Falls. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $5,000 | no account filed |
| December 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $3,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees along Highway 55 south. |
| January 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $3,000 | Several trees were blown down southwest of Andalusia near the community of Fairfield. |
| January 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $3,000 | Several trees were blown down along US Hwy 84 just east of Andalusia. |
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $2,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph downed tree son Power lines on Lindsey Bridge Road. |
| March 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $2,000 | Winds estimated at 60 mph downed a tree on Highway 55 south near Guardian Angel. |
| January 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | $2,000 | High winds damaged the roof of a shed at the intersection of HWY 84 and Hwy29. |
| March 1998 | Lightning | Andalusia | $1,000 | Lightning struck a trailer and a house near Andalusia. Both homes suffered only minor electrical damage . |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | - | Downed trees blocking both lanes of US Hwy 29 near Pecan Loop. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | - | High winds downed trees and powerlines on Highway 55 south of Andalusia. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | - | High winds downed a large tree on a couple of cars. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | - | Multiple trees down near US 29 south in Andalusia. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | - | ASOS K79J measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Andalusia | - | Severe thunderstorm winds downed multiple trees near Andalusia. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Andalusia | - | Several reports and pictures of at least tennis ball size hail near Andalusia. |
| December 2012 | Funnel Cloud | Andalusia | - | Funnel cloud reported from US 29 just north of Andalusia. |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Andalusia Commercial Historic District | under 500 feet | 1989 |
 | First National Bank Building | under 500 feet | 1982 |
 | Bank of Andalusia | 0.1 miles | 1989 |
 | Covington County Courthouse and Jail | 0.2 miles | 1989 |
| J.W. Shreve Addition Historic District | 0.3 miles | 2009 | |
 | Avant House | 2.2 miles | 1996 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84000606 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Covington County | All 10 listed properties in this county. |
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