Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1954.
“Arsenal-Officers Quarters is a historic site in Chattahoochee, Florida. It is located at 100 North Main Street, part of the Florida State Hospital on U.S. 90.”
Wikipedia article U.S. Arsenal-Officers Quarters, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 18 National Register listings published here for Gadsden County · listed in 1973 · 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 40 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 160 fires within 5 miles of U.S. Arsenal-Officers Quarters between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,258 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 54 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 burning | 59 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 54 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | 28 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | MASON RD (20)-0596 |
| 28 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-SEMINOLE-007 |
| 20 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | (20) PINEVIEW COMMAND |
| 12 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of U.S. Arsenal-Officers Quarters: 4 producers, 1 unknown, 1 plant, 1 past producer. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Limestone, General, Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glf Construction Corp. - Glf Borrow Pit Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Radcliff Mat. Inc.(Chattahoochee Plant) | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Chattahoochee Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| State Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Chattahoochee Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Dravo Basic Materials - Chattahoochee Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sand and Gravel | |
| Norman Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chattahoochee, the town this property stands in, in 13 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 10 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2004 | Lightning | Chattahoochee | $10,000 | Lightning damaged a communications tower. Reported by the Gadsden County EMA. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chattahoochee | $7,000 | A large oak tree limb was blown onto a home by high winds. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chattahoochee | $5,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were down. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chattahoochee | $4,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down across Gadsden county. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chattahoochee | $4,000 | Large limbs were down on power lines across the county causing power outages. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| January 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chattahoochee | $3,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down in the Chattahoochee area. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chattahoochee | $3,000 | Multiple trees were blown down around Chattahoochee. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chattahoochee | $2,000 | A power line was blown down on A and N Road. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chattahoochee | - | A tree was blown down on River Landing Road. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chattahoochee | - | A tree was blown down near Chattahoochee. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chattahoochee | - | Two trees were blown down near Faceville Road and Cypress Street. |
| March 2013 | Hail | Chattahoochee | - | Nickel size hail was reported via WJHG's facebook page. |
| March 1998 | Hail | Chattahoochee | - | Quarter sized hail in Chattahoochee. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chattahoochee Historic District | 0.7 miles | 2020 | |
 | Joshua Davis House | 6.9 miles | 1975 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 73000578 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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