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Photograph of Quincy Woman's Club
Photograph by Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Quincy Woman's Club

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1954.

From the record

“The Quincy Woman's Club is a historic woman's club in Quincy, Florida, United States. It is located at 300 North Calhoun Street.”

Wikipedia article Quincy Woman's Club, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 18 National Register listings published here for Gadsden County · listed in 1975 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 300 N. Calhoun St., Quincy, 32351
  • When was it listed? March 1975
  • Category. building
  • Census division. Quincy
  • Architectural style. Federal architecture, Neoclassical architecture
  • National Register reference number. 75000555 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Then and now

1954 to 1994

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.

Topographic sheet covering Quincy Woman's Club, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet covering Quincy Woman's Club, surveyed 1954

Fires near this property

139 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 139 fires within 5 miles of Quincy Woman's Club between 1992 and 2019, burning about 585 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 6 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 burning46
Railroad operations and maintenance36
Missing data/not specified/undetermined27
Arson/incendiarism6
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Recreation and ceremony5
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Equipment and vehicle use4
Smoking4
Other causes1
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
4 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
4 September 1997Misuse of fire by a minor8.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
22 September 2010Debris and open burning3.0 acresFlorida Forest Service(20) KUDZU FIRE
16 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
13 September 1997Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
13 September 1997Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
8 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceEDDIE BLAKE MULCH (20)
30 August 1999Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Every fire recorded in Gadsden County

Mines and quarries near this property

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Quincy Woman's Club: 3 producers, 3 unknowns, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fullers Earth, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Gadsden Co. Bd. of Co. Comm. - Post Plant Road Pit MineSandUnknown
Floridin Company PitFullers Earth, ClayPast Producer
Oil-Dri - Fletcher-Mcginnis MineFullers EarthUnknownClay
Quincy PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Quincy PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gadsden Co. Bd. of Co. Comm. - St. Hebron MineClayUnknown
Gasden County MinesClayProducer
Gasden MineClayProducer

Every working recorded in Gadsden County

Storms near this property

27 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Quincy, the town this property stands in, in 27 storm reports between 2000 and 2025: 19 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 tornado, 2 flash flood. 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
April 2011Thunderstorm WindQuincy$75,000Trees were blown down across the county with 5-8 homes with minor to major damage in Quincy. Numerous roads were blocked by downed trees. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.
January 2019Thunderstorm WindQuincy$5,000Damage occurred to a radio tower near Quincy.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindQuincy$3,000Several trees were blown down throughout Quincy. One tree caught fire as it struck a power line.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindQuincy$3,000A tree and power line were blown down in Quincy. Monetary damage was estimated.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindQuincy$2,000A tree was blown down onto power lines on Love Street in Quincy.
December 2012Thunderstorm WindQuincy$2,000A few trees were blown down in Quincy. Monetary damage was estimated.
January 2014Thunderstorm WindQuincy$1,000Trees were blown down on MLK Road in downtown Quincy.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindQuincy$1,000A large tree was blown down near the intersection of Bainbridge Highway and Burmah Drive blocking traffic.
December 2012Thunderstorm WindQuincy$1,000A couple of trees were blown down from Quincy to Havana. Monetary damage was estimated.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindQuincy$1,000A tree was blown down near Quincy. Monetary damage was estimated.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindQuincy$1,000Numerous trees down. Reported by an off-duty fire official.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindQuincy-A tree blew down across Bainbridge Highway.
May 2023Thunderstorm WindQuincy-Power lines were blown down in the Quincy area.
February 2020Thunderstorm WindQuincy-Scattered trees were blown down in Gadsden county.
August 2019Flash FloodQuincy-Flooding on West Flagler Street resulted in water affecting a few homes.
March 2018Thunderstorm WindQuincy-A tree was blown down onto Soloman Dairy Road.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindQuincy-Trees were blown down in Quincy.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindQuincy-A tree was blown down just north of Quincy.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindQuincy-A tree was blown down on South Virginia Street.
April 2010Tornado (EF0)Quincy-A NWS survey crew, in conjunction with county emergency management, found the damage in this location to be consistent with an EF-0 tornado which touched down just southwest of Florida highway 267. The weak tornado then tracked north-northeastward onto Holt lane. The damage southwest of Holt lane was limited to trees snapped or uprooted, with a few non-substantial structures damaged on Holt lane. One outbuilding lost its roof. The tornado continued northeast crossing I-10 near exit 181.
April 2009Flash FloodQuincy-Some trailer park residents near Quincy were evacuated due to water rising up to the doorways of the mobile homes.
April 2009HailQuincy-Golf ball size hail was reported just south of Quincy.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindQuincy-Several trees were down along Interstate 10.
June 2002HailQuincy-Quarter size hail reported by the Gadsden County Sheriff.
July 2001HailQuincy-Ping pong ball size hail. Reported by an off-duty fire official.
March 2000HailQuincy-Public reported quarter to golfball size hail.
March 2000Tornado (F0)Quincy-A brief F0 tornado touchdown observed by law enforcement and a storm spotter near Interstate 10 mile marker 165. No damage reported.

Every storm recorded in Gadsden County

Maps showing this location

8 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
E. C. Love House0.1 miles1974
Quincy Library0.2 miles1974
Quincy Historic District0.3 miles1978
Judge P. W. White House0.3 miles1972
E. B. Shelfer House0.3 miles1975
Stockton-Curry House0.4 miles1974

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 75000555 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Gadsden CountyAll 18 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.