Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1949.
“The Old Fort Pierce Post Office is a historic building in Fort Pierce, Florida. It was built in 1935 by the Works Progress Administration and designed by architect Louis A.”
Wikipedia article Old Fort Pierce Post Office, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 16 National Register listings published here for St. Lucie County · listed in 2002 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
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.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 98 fires within 5 miles of Fort Pierce Old Post Office between 1992 and 2020, burning about 641 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1996 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 23 September 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 16 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 August 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 August 2009 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | (SL) HARD TO FIND (649) |
| 21 August 1996 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Fort Pierce Old Post Office: 14 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. 14 still produce. What was taken out: Sand, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart - Stewart Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Airport Mine | Silica | Producer | ||
| North Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| Ralls Mine | Silica | Producer | ||
| Saggy Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| Minton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Morgan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| North Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| South Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| St. Lucie Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fort Pierce, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 1995: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1995 | Hail | Fort Pierce | $500 | Severe thunderstorms dropped baseball-size hail near Oslo Road, 10 miles southwest of Vero Beach, and near Fort Pierce. Numerous cars were damaged and windows were broken in two mobile homes. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Arcade Building | under 500 feet | 2001 |
 | Fort Pierce City Hall, Old | under 500 feet | 2001 |
 | Sunrise Theatre | 0.2 miles | 2001 |
 | Cresthaven | 0.3 miles | 1985 |
 | Moores Creek Bridge | 0.3 miles | 2001 |
 | St. Anastasia Catholic School, Old | 0.3 miles | 2000 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 01000567 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| St. Lucie County | All 16 listed properties in this county. |
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