Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1940.
One of 72 National Register listings published here for Leon County · listed in 1980 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 59 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 55 fires within 5 miles of Gallie's Hall and Buildings between 1992 and 2020, burning about 409 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 27 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | PALMERS PARK PL (37) |
| 27 September 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 25 August 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 12 August 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 July 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | National Forests in Florida | CIRCLE |
| 5 July 2016 | Natural | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | AIRPORT |
| 3 July 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Gallie's Hall and Buildings: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dot Tallahassee - Lake Bradford Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Dot Tallahassee - Shelfer Mine | Sand | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tallahassee, the town this property stands in, in 119 storm reports between 1994 and 2008: 50 thunderstorm wind, 45 hail, 16 lightning, 5 flood. The reports record 6 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallahassee | 3 hurt, $250,000 | Numerous downed trees on power lines, vehicles, houses and city streets. Power outages affected 15,000 customers. A woman was injured when a tree fell on her house. A couple suffered minor injuries when a tree fell on their vehicle. Reported by Tallahassee Police and the Leon County EMA. |
| January 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallahassee | 1 hurt, $250,000 | A two-story wood-brick frame home sustained extensive damage when three large pine trees were blowninto the second floor bedrooms. A one-story brick home was damaged by a fallen tree. The lone resident suffered minor head injuries and was released. Numerous reports received by storm spotters of trees and limbs blown onto power lines. Power outages affected 3,000 customers. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallahassee | 1 hurt, $5,000 | A large oak tree fell on a vehicle at U.S. Highway 319 and County Road 12, injuring its lone occupant. Other trees were down nearby. Reported by the Leon County Sheriff. |
| June 1996 | Lightning | Tallahassee | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Flash Flood | Tallahassee | $750,000 | Between eight and 11 inches of rain fell in a 24-hour period as spiral bands trained over northern and central portions of Leon County from Tropical Storm Barry. Nearly 100 roads and intersections were closed to high waters and fallen debris. Several county roads were undermined by floodwaters. Four residents at the Northside Villas apartment complex on Allen Road were rescued as rising waters forced them to evacuate. Over a 100 stalled vehicles were towed. Extensive flooding occurred within an eight-block radius of the Apalachee Ridge subdivision. Lake Ella overflowed its banks with numerous vehicles flooded. Reported by the Tallahassee PD. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallahassee | $750,000 | Tallahassee P.D. reported numerous downed trees and limbs, streets were blocked by fallen debris, and power lines were sparking citywide. Power outages affected nearly 15,000 customers. Lightning was blamed for three house fires in northeast Tallahassee, including one which was totally destroyed, and strikes knocked out the Tallahassee Police Department's communications and the Tallahassee Regional Airport runway lighting system. One vehicle was submerged by floodwaters at Franklin Blvd and Tennessee St. Approximately 100 booths sustained minor roof damage at the North Florida Fairgrounds and Flea Market. |
| July 1998 | Flood | Tallahassee | $500,000 | Thunderstorms produced torrential rainfall amounts from 3 to 8 inches within a two-hour period. 35 homes and businesses along Eppes, Hernando, and Pepper Streets in South Tallahassee sustained significant stormwater damage. 54 apartments at the Seminole Apartment Complex near Florida State University reported water levels up to one foot deep. Several low-lying intersections, poor drainage areas, and underpasses were flooded. The Tallahassee Fire and Police Departments responded to numerous calls of stranded motorists and downed power lines. About 4,000 customers in Northeast Tallahassee were without power for two hours when a falling tree shorted out a Centerville Road substation. |
| November 1995 | Tornado (F1) | Tallahassee | $500,000 | A severe thunderstorm caused sportatic damage from downtown Tallahassee across the east and north sides of the city and spawned a tornado that caused considerable damage. Hundreds of mature pines and hardwoods were damaged or blown completely down causing damage to many residences and apartment complexes. The Tallahassee Civic Center sustained considerable roof damage. No serious injuries were reported but several people reportedly received cuts and bruises. |
| August 2007 | Lightning | Tallahassee | $400,000 | Lightning struck a home on Veterans Memorial Drive. The fire destroyed the home. The occupants escaped without injury. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallahassee | $300,000 | Numerous trees were blown down in the Woodgate subdivision and damaged 13 homes. About 8,000 customers lost power when trees fell on power lines. |
| June 2008 | Lightning | Tallahassee | $200,000 | Lightning sparked a fire which severely damaged a home in the 4100 block of Fitzgerald Road in Southwood. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallahassee | $200,000 | ,,,,,,,,Hail (0.88) Severe thunderstorm winds caused damage to over 30 houses in Tallahassee. Nickel- and dime-size hail also fell. |
| July 2007 | Lightning | Tallahassee | $170,000 | Lightning caused a house blaze. The structure was totally destroyed. |
| July 2007 | Lightning | Tallahassee | $150,000 | Two Tallahassee homes were damaged by fire sparked by lightning strikes. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallahassee | $100,000 | Thunderstorm winds snapped several 85-foot tall poles that support netting at the Cross Creek Driving Range. |
| August 2007 | Lightning | Tallahassee | $100,000 | Lightning caused signficant damage to a home at Balmoral Drive and Windermere Road. |
| March 2002 | Lightning | Tallahassee | $100,000 | Lightning sparked a fire that severely damaged a house. Reported by the Tallahassee Democrat. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallahassee | $100,000 | Numerous downed trees and power lines. One house was damaged by fallen trees. Reported by the Tallahassee P.D. |
| August 2000 | Lightning | Tallahassee | $100,000 | Lightning struck a neighboring pine tree and traveled through an electrical wire to ignite the house fire on Cherry Bluff Lane. Reported by the Tallahassee Democrat. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallahassee | $100,000 | Tallahassee P.D. reported a residence and two vehicles damaged by fallen trees. Scattered power outages from downed power lines affected 6,000 customers throughout the city. |
| July 1998 | Flood | Tallahassee | $100,000 | Torrential rainfall inundates portions of Tallahassee with two to three inches of rain. Stormwaters seepedinto low-lying homes and businesses and knocked out power to nearly 5,000 households scattered across the city. Two dozen city streets were flooded stranding numerous motorists. |
| July 2003 | Lightning | Tallahassee | $75,000 | Lightning struck a city utility power substation on the northeast side of Tallahassee. Nearly 5,000customers were without power. Damage to the substation was severe, and forced city electric crews to establish a mobile substation. Reported by the Tallahassee Democrat. |
| March 2001 | Lightning | Tallahassee | $75,000 | Lightning struck a pine tree. The bolt shot down the tree and jumped to the house. Much of the house was damaged, as well as a camper trailer parked nearby. Reported by the Tallahassee Democrat. |
| February 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallahassee | $75,000 | Large trees fell on an office building. Reported by the Tallahassee Democrat. |
| August 2007 | Lightning | Tallahassee | $50,000 | Lightning struck a gas meter on the side of a house in the 500 block of Meadow Ridge Drive. The meter caught fire and spread to the attic. |
| August 2007 | Lightning | Tallahassee | $50,000 | Lightning struck the roof of a home in the 1700 block of Silverwood Drive. Part of the roof collapsed. A firefighter rescued the occupant's cat. |
| August 2007 | Lightning | Tallahassee | $50,000 | Lightning struck a home in the 5000 block of Shady View Lane. The fire spread in the the attic and through the roof. |
| February 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallahassee | $50,000 | Chimney blown off a home in Oakfair Plantation subdivision. Some trees and power lines down just south of U.S. Highway 90. Reported by the Tallahassee Democrat. |
| July 1998 | Flood | Tallahassee | $50,000 | Thunderstorms produced torrential rainfall over much of Tallahassee. Radar estimates of two to three inches fell from the Tallahassee Regional Airport to Monroe Street. Numerous low-lying areas, underpasses and businesses were flooded. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallahassee | $30,000 | Two mobile homes damaged on Goodview Lane off U.S. Highway 27. Reported by a WOWT-TV meteorologist. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallahassee | $25,000 | Numerous reports of downed trees on power lines. Approximately 7,000 customers lost power for four hours. Power outages rendered the automated phone system for restoration requests useless for two hours. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallahassee | $25,000 | Several large pine trees and power lines snapped in the Pine Meadows subdivision. One tree fell on a house on Pine Cone Road and others blocked the road. Reported by a Chaires Capitola Fire Department volunteer. |
| August 2000 | Flood | Tallahassee | $25,000 | Slow-moving thunderstorms dumped up to four inches of rain within a two-hour period. Minor flooding was reported at the Burlington Coat Factory store in the Tallahassee Mall and in poor drainage areas throughout the city. Reported by Tallahassee Police and the Florida EOC. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallahassee | $20,000 | Several vehicles were damaged on the FAMU campus. One vehicle was blown on top of another vehicle. Reported by the FAMU Police. |
| January 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallahassee | $15,000 | Thunderstorm winds peeled off the metal roof of a mobile home on Hugh Road. An awning and concrete patio furniture were blown over at a home in the Dove Field Run subdivision. Several trees were uprooted. Reported by the Leon County Sheriff. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallahassee | $15,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds downed several trees, some toppling power lines. Scattered power outages affected nearly 3,000 residents in northeast Tallahassee. Reported by Tallahassee Police. |
| February 2006 | Lightning | Tallahassee | $10,000 | Lightning struck an unoccupied mobile home. Reported by the Tallahassee Democrat. |
| June 2004 | Lightning | Tallahassee | $10,000 | Lightning damaged the Tallahassee NOAA Weather Radio transmitter. Lightning knocked out power to the Capital City Country Club. Reported by the public. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallahassee | $10,000 | Numerous downed trees and power lines in northeast Tallahassee. Power outages affected 10,000 customers. Reported by Tallahassee Police. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallahassee | $10,000 | Numerous downed trees and power lines just east of downtown Tallahassee along and south of the Apalachee Parkway. Nearly 5,000 residents were without power for two hours. Two fallen trees damaged the roof of an apartment complex on Blair Stone Road. Reported by Tallahassee Police. |
| March 2001 | Lightning | Tallahassee | $10,000 | Lightning struck a home in the 1900 block of Nelson Circle. Reported by the Tallahassee Democrat. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallahassee | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallahassee | $5,000 | On Daniel Street, the tin roof of a building was torn off. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallahassee | $5,000 | Trees were blown down across Live Oak Plantation Road. One tree fell on a house. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallahassee | $5,000 | A large tree fell on a vehicle with other smaller trees and limbs down on Copper Creek Drive. Some tree tops snapped. Reported by the public. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallahassee | $5,000 | Trees and power lines down. Reported by the Leon County Sheriff and EMA. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallahassee | $5,000 | Leon County S.O. reported several downed trees and power lines with scattered power outages in north and east Tallahassee. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallahassee | $5,000 | Numerous trees and power lines down on Indianhead Acres, Circle, and Magnolia Dr in Tallahassee. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallahassee | $5,000 | A thunderstorm dropped large hail and downed numerous trees and power lines. |
| July 1997 | Flood | Tallahassee | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallahassee | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallahassee | $3,000 | A SKYWARN storm spotter reported downed power lines off Centerville Road. Power was interrupted at the Tallahassee Memorial Hospital for a few hours. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallahassee | $2,000 | Three trees fell on Victory Garden Drive which took down some power poles and power lines. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallahassee | $2,000 | A few trees and power lines down near North Meridian and Monroe Streets, and near Dellwood and Bradford Roads. Reported by the public. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallahassee | $1,000 | Trees knocked down several power lines at the intersection of Maclay Commerce Boulevard and Meridian Road. |
| March 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallahassee | $1,000 | A SKYWARN storm spotter reported numerous trees down in the Lakeside subdivision near Lake Jackson. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallahassee | $1,000 | Several trees were down in Tallahassee and to the south of city. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallahassee | $1,000 | Several trees were down on Williams Road. A few trees and power lines were down on Miccosukee Road. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallahassee | $1,000 | Several trees were down along Springhill Road. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallahassee | $1,000 | Numerous large trees down at Woodville Highway and Longhorn Street. Reported by the Leon County EMA. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Exchange Bank Building | under 500 feet | 1984 |
 | Florida State Capitol | 0.1 miles | 1973 |
 | David S. Walker Library | 0.2 miles | 1976 |
 | First Presbyterian Church | 0.2 miles | 1974 |
 | Columns, The | 0.2 miles | 1975 |
 | Union Bank | 0.2 miles | 1971 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80000954 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Leon County | All 72 listed properties in this county. |
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