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Dr. James B. and Virginia Craven House

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1950.

From the record

One of 5 National Register listings published here for Washington County · listed in 2020 · category: Building.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Listed as. Craven, Dr. James B. and Virginia, House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
  • Address. 912 FL 277, Chipley, 32428
  • When was it listed? January 2020
  • Category. building
  • Census division. Chipley
  • National Register reference number. 100004889 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Then and now

1950 to 1994

The ground this property stands on, surveyed 44 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet covering Dr. James B. and Virginia Craven House, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet covering Dr. James B. and Virginia Craven House, surveyed 1950

Fires near this property

126 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 126 fires within 5 miles of Dr. James B. and Virginia Craven House between 1992 and 2019, burning about 408 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 5 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 burning36
Railroad operations and maintenance35
Missing data/not specified/undetermined14
Misuse of fire by a minor11
Equipment and vehicle use10
Natural8
Smoking6
Arson/incendiarism5
Recreation and ceremony1

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
30 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceN 2ND STREET (32)
24 September 2012Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceBONIFAY CHIPLEY RD (30)
24 September 1997Natural1.5 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
21 September 1997Equipment and vehicle use4.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
14 September 2000Railroad operations and maintenance15 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
13 September 1998Smoking6.5 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
1 September 1997Railroad operations and maintenance4.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
3 August 1998Railroad operations and maintenance2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Every fire recorded in Washington County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 22 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Dr. James B. and Virginia Craven House: 19 prospects, 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension, Clay, Stone, Dimension. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
B L Lawrence Limestone DepositStone, DimensionProspect
Unnamed Clay DepositClayProspect
White Constr. - Trawick MineLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Coleman Limestone DepositLimestone, DimensionProspect
Finch Farm Limestone PitLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
Carter R C Limestone DepositStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect
E G Rooks Limestone DepositStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect
Etheridge Ls DepositStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect
Harrell,E.J.And Sans Limestone Dep.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Heirs,Dunn Limestone DepositStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect

Every working recorded in Washington County

Storms near this property

53 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chipley, the town this property stands in, in 53 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 28 thunderstorm wind, 12 flash flood, 4 hail, 2 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 1999LightningChipley$75,000Lightning sparked a fire which destroyed a residence on Brickyard Rd.
November 1995Tornado (F1)Chipley$20,000A tornado damaged a dairy.
July 1997Flash FloodChipley$20,000no account filed
July 1995Thunderstorm WindChipley$15,000Washington County Emergency Management reported several downed trees and power outages. A mobile home was cut in half by a falling tree.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindChipley$10,000Trees were blown down in Chipley and across the county. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.
September 2011Thunderstorm WindChipley$5,000Trees were blown down county wide. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.
March 2005Thunderstorm WindChipley$5,000The public reported numerous downed trees and power lines in the Sunnyhills subdivision.
December 2000Thunderstorm WindChipley$5,000Trees and power lines down just west of Highway 77. Reported by the Washington County EMA.
June 1994Tornado (F0)Chipley$5,000A roof was blown off of a house and numerous trees, and power lines were blown down in Orange Hill area.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindChipley$4,000Multiple trees and power lines were blown down near Chipley. Monetary damage was estimated.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindChipley$3,000Trees and power lines were blown down in Chipley.
August 2016Flash FloodChipley$3,000Several streets were flooded and closed during a period of heavy rainfall, including South Blvd, 4th Street, 5th Street, and North Railroad Ave. There was minor structural flooding as well in Chipley. The water receded about an hour after the rain ended.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindChipley$3,000Trees and power lines were blown down in the northern part of Washington county.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindChipley$3,000Several trees and power lines were down across State Highway 77.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindChipley$2,000Trees and power lines were blown down in and around Chipley.
March 2021Thunderstorm WindChipley$2,000A few trees were blown down in the Chipley area, including one on a power line.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindChipley$2,000A tree was blown down along with multiple power lines.
February 2016Thunderstorm WindChipley$2,000A tree was blown down onto the corner of a carport on the north side of Chipley. This was a public post to the WMBB-TV facebook page. There were also other reports of tree damage in Chipley.
September 2015LightningChipley$2,000Lightning caused several power outages in Chipley.
September 2015Thunderstorm WindChipley$2,000A tree and a power line were blown down near Chipley.
September 2018Thunderstorm WindChipley$1,000A power line was blown down near North Railroad Ave and 2nd Street in Chipley.
December 2012Thunderstorm WindChipley$1,000A power line was blown down on Morris Street in Chipley. Monetary damage was estimated.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindChipley$1,000The Washington County Sheriff reported numerous trees down across Gainer Road in Chipley.
January 2026Thunderstorm WindChipley-A tree was blown down onto Church Ave near Coopers.
February 2025Thunderstorm WindChipley-A tree was blown down onto Brown Dr at Wynn Dr in Chipley.
May 2024Flash FloodChipley-Fifth Street and Old Bonifay Road was flooded.
September 2024Flash FloodChipley-Water was reported over roadways along South Blvd from 2nd Street to Highway 77.
September 2024Flash FloodChipley-Water was reported over roadways near Brickyard Road and Orange Hill Road.
May 2023FloodChipley-Minor flooding was reported along Old Bonifay Road at 5th Street in Chipley.
May 2023FloodChipley-Minor flooding was reported along Old Bonifay Road and Griffin Road.
March 2022Flash FloodChipley-Roads were flooded in Chipley.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindChipley-A tree was blown down on Highway 273 with two power lines also down.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindChipley-Around 16 trees were blown down across the county.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindChipley-Multiple trees were blown down in Chipley.
September 2020Flash FloodChipley-Highway 90 west of Hoyt St was reported underwater.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindChipley-Trees were blown down in the Chipley area.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindChipley-A tree was blown down onto Highway 77 in Chipley.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindChipley-Three power lines were blown down in Chipley.
August 2016Flash FloodChipley-The Florida Highway Patrol reported that Griffin Road at U.S. Highway 90 was closed due to flooding.
April 2015Flash FloodChipley-Some roads were blocked off due to flooding around Old Bonifay Road and Martin Luther King Road, mainly north of Highway 90.
April 2014Flash FloodChipley-Highway 90 and Sinclair was flooded due to heavy rain in a short period of time.
April 2014Flash FloodChipley-The intersections of Old Bonifay Road and Main Street as well as Old Bonifay Road and 5th Street were flooded in Chipley.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindChipley-Large tree limbs were blown down. The largest was about a foot in diameter and 20 feet long.
February 2012Heavy RainChipley-A 24 hour rainfall total of 5.00 inches was reported by a COOP Observer near Chipley.
February 2012Flash FloodChipley-The Washington county 911 call center reported that 4 roads were closed around the Chipley area due to flash flooding. Very heavy rainfall rates up to 4 inches per hour were reported in nearby in neighboring Holmes county, and widespread rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches occurred in just a few hours.
May 2010Heavy RainChipley-A storm total rainfall of 6.52 inches was reported.
February 2008HailChipley-Penny size hail was reported in Chipley.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindChipley-A few trees were down on Rowland Road and Haley Drive.
August 2007HailChipley-Penny size hail was reported.
September 2007Funnel CloudChipley-A funnel cloud was sighted just north of Interstate 10.
March 2005HailChipley-Golfball size hail reported in the Sunnyhills subdivision by WJHG-TV in Panama City.
November 1997HailChipley-Washington County Sheriff observed nickel size hail in Chipley.
March 1996Thunderstorm WindChipley-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Washington County

Maps showing this location

9 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

3 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
South Third Street Historic District1.7 miles1989
Chipley City Hall2.1 miles2005
Woman's Club of Chipley2.2 miles1997

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 100004889 in Record Group 79.
Washington CountyAll 5 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.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • 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.