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Photograph of Jefferson County Jail
Photograph by Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 3.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Jefferson County Jail

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. 5 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1954.

From the record

“Jefferson County Jail is a national historic site located at 380 West Dogwood Street, Monticello, Florida in Jefferson County. The Masonry Vernacular building was constructed in 1909, with alterations in 1940 and 1960.”

Wikipedia article Jefferson County Jail (Monticello, Florida), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 23 National Register listings published here for Jefferson County · listed in 2014 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 380 W. Dogwood St., Monticello, 32344
  • When was it listed? January 2014
  • Category. building
  • Census division. Monticello
  • National Register reference number. 13001072 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Then and now

1954 to 1981

The ground this property stands on, surveyed 27 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet covering Jefferson County Jail, surveyed 1981
Topographic sheet covering Jefferson County Jail, surveyed 1954

Fires near this property

114 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 114 fires within 5 miles of Jefferson County Jail between 1992 and 2020, burning about 555 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 was 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 burning40
Railroad operations and maintenance35
Missing data/not specified/undetermined17
Equipment and vehicle use14
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Arson/incendiarism1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Recreation and ceremony1
Natural1

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
7 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceN JEFF **NOV**(33)-0529
4 September 1999Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
3 September 1999Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
20 September 2019Natural15 acresFlorida Forest ServiceBOSTON RD (33) 0560
1 September 1995Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
29 August 1999Railroad operations and maintenance5.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
17 July 2000Debris and open burning2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
8 June 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlorida Forest Service(33) BRUSH FIRE

Every fire recorded in Jefferson County

Storms near this property

54 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Monticello, the town this property stands in, in 54 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 41 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 1 lightning, 1 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
June 2023Thunderstorm WindMonticello$100,000A tree fell through a modular home north of Monticello.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindMonticello$50,000A tree was blown down onto a house on Waukeenah St in Monticello.
December 2008Thunderstorm WindMonticello$10,000A portion of the court house tin roof was removed.
March 2007Tornado (EF0)Monticello$10,000An EF-0 tornado spun up quickly along the leading edge of the squall line a few miles east of Monticello. The tornado uprooted trees with minor roof damage to one structure before it lifted several minutes later.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindMonticello$5,000There were reported of downed trees all over the county, and a power pole was down and blocking the road at West Lake Road and Lake Road.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindMonticello$5,000Trees and power lines were blown down.
February 2015Thunderstorm WindMonticello$5,000Several downed trees caused power outages in the Monticello area.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindMonticello$5,000Several large trees were down. A house was damaged on Bassett Dairy Road.
July 2004LightningMonticello$5,000Lightning struck and partially destroyed the front west chimney of the opera house. A computer and phone modem jack were damaged. Reported by the Monticello News.
May 1996HailMonticello$5,000no account filed
November 2010Thunderstorm WindMonticello$3,750A few trees were blown down across the county along with brief, sporadic power outages. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindMonticello$3,000Power lines were blown down on Bassett Dairy Road.
March 2007Thunderstorm WindMonticello$3,000The Jefferson County EMA reported numerous downed trees and power lines just north and east of Monticello. Widespread power outages affected northern portions of the county. The county EOC was on generator power for several hours.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindMonticello$2,000Fallen trees or limbs resulted in a power outage on the east side of Monticello.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindMonticello$2,000Fallen trees or limbs resulted in a power outage along Poplar Street in Monticello via the Duke Energy Outage website.
March 2016Thunderstorm WindMonticello$2,000Trees were blown down onto power lines resulting in a power outage.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindMonticello$2,000Three trees were blown down.
February 2013Thunderstorm WindMonticello$1,500A few trees were blown down. Monetary damage was estimated.
February 2008Thunderstorm WindMonticello$1,000Several trees and power lines were blown down near County Road 59 and U.S. Highway 27.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindMonticello$1,000Numerous downed trees were reported on Ashville Road, Bassett-Dairy Road, and along State Highway 146.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindMonticello$1,000A SKYWARN storm spotter reported downed trees on West Lake Road near Monticello.
October 2006Thunderstorm WindMonticello$1,000A few trees and power lines down in the Montivideo subdivision. Another tree fell on Palgs Road. Reported by a county 911 dispatcher.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindMonticello$1,000A few large trees fell across U.S. Highway 19 just south of the Georgia-Florida state line. Reported by the Jefferson County Sheriff.
March 2003Thunderstorm WindMonticello$1,000Some trees down on Old Lloyd Creek Road and along U.S. Highway 90. Reported by the Jefferson County EMA.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindMonticello$1,000no account filed
August 1999Thunderstorm WindMonticello$500Jefferson County EMA reported several downed trees along CR 149A.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindMonticello-A tree was blown down.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindMonticello-A tree was blown down on Lake Road.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindMonticello-A tree was blown down at 555 East Washington Street.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindMonticello-Fallen trees or limbs resulted in a power outage.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindMonticello-Fallen trees and limbs resulted in a power outage near Ashville Highway and Clark Road.
April 2021Thunderstorm WindMonticello-A tree was blown down and blocked the south bound lane of the road.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindMonticello-Fallen trees or limbs resulted in a power outage as reported via the Duke Energy Outage website.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindMonticello-A tree was blown down on South Jefferson Street.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindMonticello-A tree was blown down near Highway 90 and Talmont Road.
November 2018Thunderstorm WindMonticello-A viewer sent in pictures of a couple of trees down in the Monticello area.
April 2018Thunderstorm WindMonticello-A tree was blown down onto Poplar Street.
January 2017Thunderstorm WindMonticello-Numerous trees were blown down.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindMonticello-A tree was blown down onto Blake Drive in Monticello.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindMonticello-There were several reports of trees down across Jefferson county, including Waukeenah Highway.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindMonticello-The Jefferson county emergency manager reported a tree down along Bassett Dairy Way and Highway 146.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindMonticello-Several trees were blown down along Turney Anderson Road.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindMonticello-A WCTV viewer reported about 10 trees down just north of Monticello.
February 2013HailMonticello-The hail was mostly dime to nickel size with a few quarter size stones.
June 2012Heavy RainMonticello-A storm total rainfall of 12.03 inches fell during Tropical Storm Debby.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindMonticello-Several trees were down on County Road 146 just northeast of Monticello.
February 2006HailMonticello-Nickel size hail reported by the public on Interstate 10.
February 2006HailMonticello-Golfball size hail reported by the public.
February 2006HailMonticello-Nickel size hail reported by the public on Interstate 10.
July 2006HailMonticello-Penny size hail reported by the public.
May 2006HailMonticello-Penny size hail reported by a WCTV Tallahassee meteorologist.
May 2004HailMonticello-Golfball size hail reported by a WCTV Tallahassee meteorologist.
June 1998HailMonticello-Dime sized hail and a few trees down.
May 2011HailMonticello-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Jefferson County

Maps showing this location

5 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

6 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
Monticello Historic District0.2 miles1977
Wirick-Simmons House0.2 miles1972
Perkins Opera House0.2 miles1972
Monticello High School0.3 miles1999
Palmer House0.3 miles1978
Palmer-Perkins House0.3 miles1979

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 13001072 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Jefferson CountyAll 23 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.