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Photograph of Pasco County Courthouse
Photograph by Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Pasco County Courthouse

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. 7 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1955.

From the record

“The Pasco County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at 37918 Meridian Avenue in Dade City, Pasco County, Florida. It was designed by Georgia-based architect Edward Columbus Hosford in the Beaux-Arts style.”

Wikipedia article Pasco County Courthouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 10 National Register listings published here for Pasco County · listed in 2006 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 37918 Meridian Ave., Dade City, 33525
  • When was it listed? September 2006
  • Category. building
  • Census division. Dade City
  • Architectural style. Neoclassical architecture
  • Architect. Edward Columbus Hosford
  • National Register reference number. 06000843 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Then and now

1955 to 1978

The ground this property stands on, surveyed 23 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet covering Pasco County Courthouse, surveyed 1978
Topographic sheet covering Pasco County Courthouse, surveyed 1955

Fires near this property

69 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Pasco County Courthouse between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,120 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 2 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 burning14
Railroad operations and maintenance13
Natural13
Equipment and vehicle use9
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Fireworks3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Arson/incendiarism2
Smoking2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 2007Smoking1.5 acresFlorida Forest Service51/LYNAN FIRE/1116
18 August 1999Natural5.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
15 August 2006Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Service51/LITTLE EVERGLADES/0902
4 July 1998Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
27 July 1994Natural8.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
15 July 2001Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
14 July 1995Natural2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
14 July 1992Natural5.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Every fire recorded in Pasco County

Storms near this property

36 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dade City, the town this property stands in, in 36 storm reports between 1995 and 2021: 19 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 5 flood, 4 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2007Thunderstorm WindDade City1 hurt, $25,000Damaging down burst winds downed a tree onto a vehicle with one person trapped inside 2 miles northwest of Dade City. Trees and wires were downed in Dade City at the intersection of Rose Avenue and 14th Street.
December 1997FloodDade City$200,000The Withlacoochee River in Dade City crested at 16 feet, four feet above flood stage and flooded several homes including the Withlacoochee RV park and Canoe Rental.
March 2001Tornado (F0)Dade City$150,000The Pasco county emergency management reported that a tornado touched down three miles southwest of Dade City and caused minor to moderate roof and lanai damage to homes along Roberts Road between Smith Road and County Road 41. The tornado continued east-northeast and sporadically touched down leveling a few trees and sheds in it's path before it lifted and dissipated near County Road 34A, two miles southeast of Dade City.
May 1999LightningDade City$150,000Lightning struck, burned and destroyed a 5,000 square foot concrete block home on the 36000 block of Lake Pasadena Road, west of County Road 41, and two miles southwest of Dade City.
March 2016Thunderstorm WindDade City$145,000Pasco County Emergency Management reported that strong wind gusts destroyed one mobile home and caused minor damage to 38 others in Dade City. The destroyed home had the roof ripped off. The minor damage included roof damage, car ports and screened enclosures damaged or removed, and pieces of siding peeled back. Debris was scattered in a uniform damage, indicating straight line wind damage.
March 1995Tornado (F0)Dade City$120,000An F0 tornado touched down on the St. Leo Golf Course, four miles southwest of Dade City along Highway 52, and downed a few large trees. The tornado skipped along a four mile-long path, damaging six to eight mobile homes in Parkview Estates. Six to eight wood houses and a church suffered minor to moderate roof damage in the Tank Hill area before the tornado dissipated near the intersection of Highways U.S. 98 and SR 41.
June 2003Tornado (F0)Dade City$40,000A tornado passed through Dade City and damaged mostly trees and power lines over an area 12 blocks long and one block wide, basically along Coleman Street between 7th Ave and 17th Ave. The tornado wind estimate was 70 mph. Damage to four homes and three cars were a result of trees falling on them. Many trees were pushed over by the tornado but most of these trees had signs of rot and the ground was saturated. The local utility reported 2,700 people without power after the event. Damage was estimated at $40,000 but cleanup costs was estimated at $60,000.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindDade City$40,000The public reported that thunderstorm winds toppled two large trees and several large branches which caused significant roof and attic damage to two homes on the 37,000 block of Beu Champ Avenue in Dade City.
September 1997FloodDade City$30,000Three to five inches of rain caused localized flooding of streets and low-lying areas along U.S. Highway 301 between Dade City south to Zephyrhills over eastern Pasco county. A few vehicles and mobile homes in low-lying areas suffered water damage.
September 1997FloodDade City$30,000no account filed
May 2019Thunderstorm WindDade City$25,000Broadcast media reported that a church near the downtown portion of Dade City had a portion of it's roof ripped off.
September 1997FloodDade City$20,000Three to five inches of rain caused minor flooding of roads and low-lying areas of eastern Pasco county from Dade City south to Zephyrhills. A few cars and mobile homes suffered minor water damage.
March 2011Thunderstorm WindDade City$15,000Trees uprooted and limbs down in the Dade City area. One pole barn was destroyed.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindDade City$10,000A social media page for an animal attraction in Dade City reported numerous trees knocked down from thunderstorm wind gusts.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindDade City$10,000A tree fell onto a vehicle in Dade City. The Zephyrhills Police Department reported a roof off at 543 PM EDT. A spotter reported three quarter inch hail between 549 and 554 PM EDT, along with torrential rains. A retired NWS employee measured 58 mph winds near the center of town at 548 PM EDT. Winds at the Zephyrhills municipal airport were clocked at 52 mph at 550 PM EDT.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindDade City$10,000The Tampa Electric Company reported that thunderstorm winds downed a few trees and power lines in Dade City.
July 1998FloodDade City$10,000no account filed
April 1996Thunderstorm WindDade City$8,000no account filed
June 2001Thunderstorm WindDade City$5,000The Dade City police department and a local utility reported that thunderstorm winds downed a few power lines and large trees near the intersection of County Road 41 (Ft King Rd) and Covington Road, four miles south southwest of Dade City.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindDade City$5,000Pasco county emergency management reported that thunderstorm winds downed several large branches in Dade City in eastern Pasco county.
October 1998Thunderstorm WindDade City$5,000Thunderstorm winds of up to 50 mph damaged the roof of a mobile home near the 37,000 block of Teresa Road.
February 1998Tornado (F0)Dade City$5,000A short-lived tornado touched down along State Road 52 near San Antonio and caused minor roof damage to a few homes before it lifted and dissipated. Several large tree limbs were also snapped by the brief tornado.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindDade City$5,000Thunderstorm winds downed several trees near the intersection of Interstate 75 and State Road 41.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindDade City$5,000Numerous trees, large braches, and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds.
June 1996Thunderstorm WindDade City$5,000no account filed
March 2021Thunderstorm WindDade City$1,000Emergency Manager reported large branches and fencing down around the Hampton Inn in Dade City.
March 2013Thunderstorm WindDade City-The Pasco County Sheriff's Department received numerous calls about downed power lines, trees down, and blown transformers in and around Dade City during a strong thunderstorm.
August 2013Heavy RainDade City-Pasco County Emergency Management reported heavy rainfall causing flooding on the roads near the Dade City Hospital. Doppler radar estimated up to 3 inches of rain had fallen.
April 2007HailDade City-A public report of nickel size hail and 60 MPH winds was received.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindDade City-A public report of nickel size hail and 60 MPH winds was received.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindDade City-Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees in Dade City. One large tree downed power lines onto a vehicle near the 1300 block of 19th Street.
June 2001HailDade City-Dime sized hail was reported by the Pasco county sheriffs department four miles north of Dade City.
May 2000HailDade City-Quarter sized hail was reported by the Pasco County Fire and Rescue department near the intersection of Lacoochee Clay Sink Road and County Road 471 over rural extreme northeast Pasco county.
June 2000HailDade City-The public reported dime sized hail in Dade City through WFLA-TV (NBC) of Tampa.
June 1996HailDade City-no account filed
May 1995HailDade City-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Pasco County

Maps showing this location

7 surveys

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.

Listed places nearby

4 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
Dade City Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot0.3 miles1994
Church Street Historic District0.4 miles1997
Dade City Woman's Club0.4 miles2003
St Leo Abbey Historic District4.7 miles1998

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 06000843 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Pasco CountyAll 10 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.