Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. 7 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1937.
One of 51 National Register listings published here for St. Johns County · listed in 1972 · category: Site.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 337 fires within 5 miles of Sanchez Powder House Site between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,304 acres in total. 49 started naturally. 48 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 91 |
| Natural | 49 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 48 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 44 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 34 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 32 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | WINN DIXIE (55) |
| 6 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Natural | 11 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 2020 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | SAN SEBASTIAN (55) |
| 5 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 27 September 1993 | Natural | 75 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 2 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.7 acres | Florida Forest Service | N. WASHINGTON ST. (55) |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Sanchez Powder House Site: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anastasia Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mclead Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past 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. Augustine National Cemetery | 0.3 miles | 2016 |
 | Llambias House | 0.5 miles | 1970 |
 | Gonzalez-Alvarez House | 0.5 miles | 1970 |
 | Excelsior School | 0.5 miles | 1991 |
 | Grace United Methodist Church | 0.5 miles | 1979 |
 | Record Building | 0.6 miles | 2006 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 72001461 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| St. Johns County | All 51 listed properties in this county. |
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