Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1944.
“Gretna School is a historic school at 722 Church Street in Gretna, Florida, United States. On June 10, 2008, it was added to the U.S.”
Wikipedia article Gretna School, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 18 National Register listings published here for Gadsden County · listed in 2008 · category: Building.
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 National Weather Service names Gretna, the town this property stands in, in 14 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Gretna | $50,000 | The tornado touched down northeast of Gretna, FL in a field south of M&M Lane and moved northeast through a community with the final piece of damage being seen on Bainbridge highway. The majority of the damage was uprooted and snapped trees as well as some siding, roof and undercarriage damage on manufactured homes. The areas to the northeast and southwest were extensively surveyed but no additional damage was found. |
| November 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gretna | $2,000 | A tree blew down and caused a power outage to 151 customers near Gretna via the Talquin Electric Outage map. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gretna | $2,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down over U.S. Highway 90. |
| September 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gretna | $2,000 | A power line was blown down onto the side of the road and started a fire along Bluestar Highway. |
| January 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gretna | $1,000 | A tree was blown down along with a few power outages in northwestern Gadsden county. |
| January 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gretna | $1,000 | Trees were blown down at Solomon and Glory Road. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gretna | $500 | A couple of trees were blown down. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gretna | - | A tree blew down across Dewey Johnson Way. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gretna | - | A tree was blown down. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gretna | - | A tree was blown down along Highway 90. |
| November 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Gretna | - | An EF0 tornado with winds estimated around 70 mph touched down in Gadsden county near Gretna and tracked northeast across Hardaway Highway. One tree was blown down onto Hardaway Highway and a dual-pol tornadic debris signature was observed from KTLH radar at that location. This is a rural area with no structures impacted. |
| February 2013 | Flash Flood | Gretna | - | Water was flowing over SR 12 south of I-19 at a depth of about 6 inches. There were also approximately 3-4 other reports of water over roads in other parts of Gadsden county. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Gretna | - | no account filed |
| March 1995 | Hail | Gretna | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 08000502 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Gadsden County | All 18 listed properties in this county. |
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