Built in 1924. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. 7 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1912.
“The Hastings High School is a historic public high school building in the St. It is located at 6195 South Main Street in Hastings, Florida, in southwest St.”
Wikipedia article Hastings High School (Florida), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 51 National Register listings published here for St. Johns County · listed in 2006 · category: Building · built in 1924.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 103 fires within 5 miles of Hastings High School between 1992 and 2020, burning about 794 acres in total. 27 started naturally. 9 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 | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2008 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | WF HUTCHSON |
| 14 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | PUTNAM/RUN AWAY FIRE |
| 29 August 2016 | Natural | 12 acres | Florida Forest Service | FOREST CREEK (54) |
| 20 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | PUTNAM/ROUND HOUSE FIRE/0861 |
| 20 August 1997 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 August 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 18 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | PUTNAM/SHAGGY LANE FIRE |
| 16 August 2011 | Natural | 2.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | CRACKER SWAMP(54) |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hastings, the town this property stands in, in 35 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 15 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 5 funnel cloud, 4 flood. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2004 | Lightning | Hastings | 1 killed | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Lightning | Hastings | $100,000 | Lightning caused a house fire along Morrison Road. The home was severely damaged, and the cost of damage was estimated. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hastings | $25,000 | Six homes with roof damage. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hastings | $20,000 | Sixty to eighty feet of a church roof blown off and onto power lines. |
| July 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Hastings | $10,000 | Tore roof off of a barn. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hastings | $4,500 | Storage building and fence destroyed. Two semi's were moved. |
| March 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hastings | $3,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hastings | $3,000 | Putnam County Emergency Management reported | wind damage just across the county border in | St. Johns County just to the west of | Hastings, along Old Hastings Road. A | Recreational Vehicle was flipped, damage to | roofs was reported, along with damage to | farm outbuildings. Time of damage based on | radar data. Nearby weather stations measured wind gusts of 40-50 mph. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hastings | $3,000 | Fruit stands damaged at I-95 truck stop. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hastings | $2,500 | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Hastings | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hastings | $1,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down along CR-207. |
| March 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hastings | $500 | Strong thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines. |
| January 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hastings | - | St. Johns County Fire/Rescue reported a tree downed on a home due to strong wind gusts, along with damage to trees and power lines in the vicinity of Hastings. The time of damage was based on radar data. |
| October 2024 | Flood | Hastings | - | At 6:05 am, major flooding along Deep Creek was occurring near Hastings with around 5.5 ft MHHW reported. This site reaches major flood stage at 4.2 ft MHHW. Widespread flooding rainfall combined with storm surge was caused widespread flooding across the area, including within the city limits of Hastings. At 6:07 am, major flooding was impacting communities near Haw Creek where widespread flooding rainfall was attempting to drain in the St. Johns river basin, but the river was surging limiting drainage. Several homes were surrounded by flood water and some homes had flood water damage. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Hastings | - | About golf ball sized hail fell near Hastings. |
| December 2023 | Flood | Hastings | - | State Road 207 near Hastings was flooded and impassable due to about 4 inches of flood water across the road. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hastings | - | A tree was blown down across North Street in Hastings. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hastings | - | A tree and power lines were blown down near 100 North Dancy Street. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hastings | - | Trees were blown down over a road. Time of damage based on radar. |
| January 2010 | Flood | Hastings | - | Flooded roads caused a school bus to partially slide off of the road and into a retention ditch near First Federal Bank off of State Road 207 in Hastings. One child was on the bus and there were no injuries. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hastings | - | Winds were estimated between 50 and 60 mph at a sports shop in Hastings. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Hastings | - | Penny size hail was observed near Armstrong. |
| February 2007 | Flood | Hastings | - | Heavy rainfall and poor drainage contributed to flooding in the Flagler Estates neighborhood in St. Johns County. Several roads were flooded with at least one car in a ditch following the flooding. Some portions of the roadway were washed out. Source 2/3/2007 St. Augustine Record. |
| February 2007 | Heavy Rain | Hastings | - | Measured 3.90 inches. |
| June 2002 | Funnel Cloud | Hastings | - | Two funnel clouds sighted. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hastings | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Funnel Cloud | Hastings | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Funnel Cloud | Hastings | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Funnel Cloud | Hastings | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Hastings | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Funnel Cloud | Hastings | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Hastings | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Hail | Hastings | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Hastings | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Hastings Community Center | 0.5 miles | 2007 |
 | Sanchez Homestead | 2.4 miles | 2001 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 06000502 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| St. Johns County | All 51 listed properties in this county. |
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