Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. 5 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1954.
“The Old Live Oak City Hall is a historic site in Live Oak, Florida, United States. It is located at 212 North Ohio Avenue, between West Duval Street Northeast and Haines Street Northeast.”
Wikipedia article Old Live Oak City Hall, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 7 National Register listings published here for Suwannee County · listed in 1986 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 296 fires within 5 miles of Old Live Oak City Hall between 1992 and 2020, burning about 896 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 9 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 | 79 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 74 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 53 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 27 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 06-12-136 FIRE-0885 |
| 30 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 22 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | GUARDRAIL (04-61) |
| 18 September 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 14 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 1 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Old Live Oak City Hall: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suwannee Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Live Oak, the town this property stands in, in 106 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 53 thunderstorm wind, 25 hail, 12 heavy rain, 5 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1998 | Tornado (F2) | Live Oak | 5 hurt, $600,000 | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Lightning | Live Oak | 1 hurt | A victim was struck near 74th Terrace and County Road 795 on the north side of Live Oak. Minor injuries were reported and the victim was transported to the hospital. |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $900,000 | More than 15 semi-trailers were overturned. Chicken processing plant damaged. One mobile home was distroyed. Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| May 1996 | Lightning | Live Oak | $250,000 | no account filed |
| January 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Live Oak | $100,000 | no account filed |
| February 1998 | Flash Flood | Live Oak | $40,000 | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $25,000 | Large trees were blown down. Several homes with roof and siding damage |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $20,000 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. One mobile home destroyed. |
| July 1998 | Flash Flood | Live Oak | $15,000 | Flooding caused a sink hole on CR-49. |
| October 1996 | Flash Flood | Live Oak | $11,000 | no account filed |
| December 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $10,000 | Numerous trees were blown down across power lines. Power outages were reported starting at 07:43 EST due to downed trees on power lines and continued through 08:14 EST. A total of 179 customers were affected across Suwannee County. Report courtesy of the Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative. |
| March 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $10,000 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. One barn lost roof, one van crushed, one mobile home damaged. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $5,000 | Two farm buildings destroyed. |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $3,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down along I-10. |
| March 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Live Oak | $3,000 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. Weak FO. |
| March 2000 | Flash Flood | Live Oak | $3,000 | Several roads closed in the downtown area. |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $3,000 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $2,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| September 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $2,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| November 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $2,500 | Large trees were blown down. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $2,000 | Large trees on power lines. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $2,000 | no account filed |
| February 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $1,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $1,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $1,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $1,500 | Large trees were blown down through out the county. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $1,500 | Power lines blown down. |
| March 2008 | Lightning | Live Oak | $1,000 | Lightning struck an old structure igniting a fire. Minimal damage was done to the building. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $1,000 | Large trees were blown down. |
| June 2002 | Hail | Live Oak | $500 | Windows broken by hail. |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| October 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $500 | Large limbs were blown down. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | $200 | Large trees down. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | - | Large tree branches were reported down in | the Live Oak area. Flooding was also | reported. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | - | Trees and power lines were blown down near Live Oak. |
| March 2022 | Flood | Live Oak | - | Delete this. |
| January 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | - | Power lines were trees were blown down, and a roof antenna was blown across the roadway on the north side of Live Oak city limits. The time was based on radar. |
| October 2021 | Heavy Rain | Live Oak | - | An observer measured 1.25 inches of rainfall in a short duration which caused minor street flooding. The time was estimated. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | - | Widespread tree and power line wind damage occurred across the county from thunderstorms. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | - | A tree was blown down in NW Live Oak. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | - | Two trees were blown down within the city of Live Oak and blocked roadways. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | - | Trees and power lines were blown down across the county. |
| June 2017 | Heavy Rain | Live Oak | - | A spotter measured 2.31 inches over 4 hours. |
| August 2016 | Heavy Rain | Live Oak | - | The Sheriff's office in Live Oak measured a storm total amount of 4.6 inches of rainfall. No flooding was reported. |
| June 2015 | Heavy Rain | Live Oak | - | An observer measured 2 inches of rainfall in 90 minutes. |
| February 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | - | County dispatch and county EM reported trees and power lines down by strong wind gusts throughout the northern half of the county. Pea size hail was also observed near Interstate 10 and U.S. Highway 90. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | - | Power lines were blown down in Live Oak. The time of damage was based on radar. |
| March 2014 | Heavy Rain | Live Oak | - | An observer measured 3.10 inches over the past 24 hours. |
| May 2014 | Heavy Rain | Live Oak | - | An observer measured 4 inches of rainfall in 24 hours in Live Oak. |
| May 2014 | Heavy Rain | Live Oak | - | Widespread road closures were reported due to flood waters. |
| May 2014 | Heavy Rain | Live Oak | - | Localized street flooding occurred in downtown Live Oak with some problem areas barricaded. No street closures were reported at the time of this report. |
| July 2014 | Heavy Rain | Live Oak | - | Three inches of rainfall occurred in 2 hours. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | - | A tree fell on a home in Live Oak. |
| February 2013 | Hail | Live Oak | - | Hail was observed that was slightly larger than penny size that lasted for 8 minutes. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | - | Over 80 trees and power lines were blown down along U.S. Highway 90 near Live Oak. The time of damage was based on radar imagery. |
| February 2013 | Hail | Live Oak | - | Penny size hail was reported. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | - | Trees were blown down in Live Oak. The time of damage was based on radar imagery. |
| April 2011 | Heavy Rain | Live Oak | - | Storm total amounts of 3.5 inches were measured. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Live Oak | - | Widespread trees and power lines were blown down across the county. Widespread power outages were also reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Union Depot and Atlantic Coast Line Freight Station | under 500 feet | 1986 |
 | Suwannee County Courthouse | 0.2 miles | 1998 |
 | Bishop B. Blackwell House | 0.3 miles | 1985 |
 | George Allison House | 0.4 miles | 1995 |
 | Dr. Price House | 0.5 miles | 1998 |
 | Hull-Hawkins House | 7.6 miles | 1973 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 86000862 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Suwannee County | All 7 listed properties in this county. |
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