Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1917.
“Holly Cottage is an historic building near Green Cove Springs, Florida. It was constructed in the late 19th century.”
Wikipedia article Holly Cottage, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 22 National Register listings published here for Clay County · listed in 2010 · 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 75 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 120 fires within 5 miles of Holly Cottage between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,444 acres in total. 37 started naturally. 12 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 | 37 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1996 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 September 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 August 1993 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 August 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 16 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | FLORIDA STREET (10) |
| 15 August 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 29 July 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | PINE FOREST DR. 2005-07-0150 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Holly Cottage: 2 producers, 1 unknown, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay County Steam Brick Co Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Florida Solite Company - Russell Mine | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Russell Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Russell Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | St. Margaret's Episcopal Church and Cemetery | 0.4 miles | 1973 |
 | St. Mary's Church | 4.8 miles | 1978 |
 | Green Cove Springs Historic District | 5.0 miles | 1991 |
 | Clay County Courthouse | 5.2 miles | 1975 |
 | Winterbourne | 6.9 miles | 1996 |
 | Orange Park Negro Elementary School | 7.0 miles | 1998 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 10000442 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Clay County | All 22 listed properties in this county. |
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