Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. 13 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1921.
“Petersburg Historic District is a U.S. historic district located in St. The district is bounded by 5th Avenue N, Beach Drive NE, Central Avenue, and 9th Street N.”
Wikipedia article Downtown St. Petersburg Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 72 National Register listings published here for Pinellas County · listed in 2004 · category: District.
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 77 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 6 fires within 5 miles of Downtown St. Petersburg Historic District between 1997 and 2006, burning about 119 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 1997 | Natural | 11 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 28 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 52 26TH STREET |
| 9 May 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 100 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 25 April 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 April 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 18 April 2004 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | LEALMAN |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Downtown St. Petersburg Historic District: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lease No. 1788 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | First Methodist Church of St. Petersburg | under 500 feet | 1990 |
 | Veillard House | 0.1 miles | 1982 |
 | St. Petersburg Public Library | 0.2 miles | 1986 |
 | St. Petersburg Lawn Bowling Club | 0.2 miles | 1980 |
 | Domestic Science and Manual Training School | 0.2 miles | 1999 |
 | Boone House | 0.3 miles | 1986 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 04000364 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Pinellas County | All 72 listed properties in this county. |
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