Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1949.
“The Sebastian Grammar and Junior High School is a historic school in Sebastian, Florida. On August 17, 2001, it was added to the U.S.”
Wikipedia article Historic Sebastian Grammar and Junior High School, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 31 National Register listings published here for Indian River County · listed in 2001 · 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 137 fires within 5 miles of Sebastian Grammar and Junior High School between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,380 acres in total. 44 started naturally. 14 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 | 44 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 18 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | WAGON (05) |
| 3 September 2001 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 18 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 15 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | ARMADILLO (31) |
| 6 August 2008 | Natural | 25 acres | Florida Forest Service | (IR) OUT OF GAS (0556) |
| 5 August 2005 | Natural | 60 acres | Florida Forest Service | IR-MAIN STREET FIRE-1033 |
| 30 August 2011 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | DEEP DITCH (31) |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Sebastian Grammar and Junior High School: 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Fischer & Sons, Inc. - San Sebastian Spgs-E Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sand | |
| Henry Fischer & Sons,Inc. - San Sebastian Spgs-W Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sand | |
| Henry Fischer & Sons,Inc. - Vickers Mine | Sand | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sebastian, the town this property stands in, in 28 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 8 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 5 flood, 3 tornado. The reports record 4 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | Lightning | Sebastian | 2 hurt | A 11 year old girl visiting from Minnesota was struck and severely injured by a lightning strike at Sebastian Inlet State Park. As of a September 1st news report, the girl was still unconscious and is expected to be permanently disabled. Her mom was also injured but was later released from the hospital. Time estimated via lightning strike data. |
| August 2011 | Lightning | Sebastian | 1 hurt | The current from the lightning strike reportedly passed through the water, went through the boat's motor, metal steering cables and into the wheel that the man held. The strike caused the man to lose consciousness and temporarily stopped his heart. A nurse at the dock performed CPR until his pulse returned. The man was transported to a local hospital and was treated for kidney and ear drum injuries. |
| June 2000 | Lightning | Sebastian | 1 hurt | A fifteen year old boy was struck and seriously injured by lightning while on a surfboard at Sebastion Inlet in Indian River County. |
| September 1998 | Tornado (F1) | Sebastian | $700,000 | A tornadic waterspout move on shore from the Indian River Lagoon and crossed the north part of Sebastian knocking down trees and severly damaging the roof of a large factor building. |
| June 2001 | Tornado (F1) | Sebastian | $200,000 | An F1 tornado touched down in the western part of Sebastian and moved southeast along a 2 mile path through the town. It blew down numerous trees, damaged roofs, destroyed pool screens, and sheds. The garage door was blown in and one fourth of the roof was blown off of one house. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sebastian | $100,000 | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sebastian | $60,000 | Thunderstorms winds from the west blew across Sebastian and the Intracoastal Waterway overturning three moored vessels. They were a 38 foot trimaran, a 28 foot sailboat and a 54 foot steel research vessel. About 20 trees were blown down on a spoil island east of the overturned vessels. |
| August 2008 | Flood | Sebastian | $20,000 | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sebastian | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down limbs and destroyed a pool screen in Sebastian. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sebastian | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down limbs and destroyed a pool screen in Sebastian. |
| September 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Sebastian | $3,000 | A rain band associated with Tropical Storm Gabrielle moving north along the Florida coastline produced a small F0 tornado just south of Sebastian Inlet. The tornado was on the ground briefly, blowing down a few trees, damaging a camp trailer and a picnic shelter. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sebastian | $1,000 | Emergency manager reported that State Road A1A was closed in the Pelican Island National Wildlife Preserve due to powerlines blocking the roadway. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sebastian | - | A mesonet station at Sebastian Inlet Pier measured a peak wind gust of 61 mph from the northeast. |
| September 2017 | Flood | Sebastian | - | Rainbands associated with Hurricane Irma produced rainfall totals between 8 and 15 inches, resulting in areas of urban and poor drainage flooding, especially across the southern portion of the county. Numerous roadways were impacted by significant levels of standing water and many retention ponds reached capacity or overflowed. See the separate entry for the more significant (flash) flooding which affected the Fellsmere area. |
| October 2016 | Flood | Sebastian | - | Rainbands associated with Hurricane Matthew produced rainfall totals between 3.5 and 4.5 inches, resulting in areas of mostly minor urban and poor drainage flooding. Several roadways were impacted by significant ponding. |
| February 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sebastian | - | Numerous three to five inch diameter tree limbs were blown down. Pea size hail was reported. |
| January 2004 | Hail | Sebastian | - | One inch hail was reported at Sebastian Inlet. |
| October 2000 | Flood | Sebastian | - | Heavy rain from a weak tropical depression dropped three to four inches of rain over southern Brevard and Indian River counties. Widespread minor roadway flooding was reported in Sebastian and in Vero Beach. |
| August 1999 | Flood | Sebastian | - | Heavy rains flooded numerous roads along U. S. Highway 1 in northern Indian River County. About 6 vehicles were reported disabled due to high water. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sebastian | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down power lines in Sebastian. |
| May 1998 | Waterspout | Sebastian | - | A waterspout was sighted off the coast of Sebastian Inlet. |
| March 2001 | Hail | Sebastian | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Sebastian | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Funnel Cloud | Sebastian | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Sebastian | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Sebastian | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Funnel Cloud | Sebastian | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Sebastian | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Old Town Sebastian Historic District, West | 0.2 miles | 2004 |
 | Old Town Sebastian Historic District East | 0.4 miles | 2003 |
 | Bamma Vickers Lawson House | 0.5 miles | 1990 |
 | Archie Smith Wholesale Fish Company | 0.9 miles | 1994 |
| Riverside | 1.5 miles | 2024 | |
 | Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge | 3.1 miles | 1966 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 01000889 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Indian River County | All 31 listed properties in this county. |
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