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Woman's Club of Tallahassee

Built in 1927 (Colonial Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1940.

From the record

“The Woman's Club of Tallahassee is a historic woman's club in Tallahassee, Florida. On November 18, 1987, it was added to the U.S.”

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

One of 72 National Register listings published here for Leon County · listed in 1987 · category: Building · built in 1927, Colonial Revival architecture.

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. 1513 Cristobal Dr., Tallahassee, 32303
  • When was it listed? November 1987
  • Category. building
  • Census division. Tallahassee Northeast
  • When was it built? 1927
  • Architectural style. Colonial Revival architecture
  • National Register reference number. 87002046 - 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

1940 to 1999

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.

Topographic sheet covering Woman's Club of Tallahassee, surveyed 1999
Topographic sheet covering Woman's Club of Tallahassee, surveyed 1940

Fires near this property

27 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Woman's Club of Tallahassee between 1992 and 2020, burning about 241 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 was 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
Railroad operations and maintenance9
Missing data/not specified/undetermined7
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Recreation and ceremony2
Arson/incendiarism1
Natural1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Debris and open burning1

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
27 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresFlorida Forest ServicePALMERS PARK PL (37)
3 July 2002Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
22 July 2020Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceJUNKYARD (37)-0403
29 May 2005Misuse of fire by a minor4.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceBALLARD FIRE
27 May 2007Misuse of fire by a minor1.5 acresFlorida Forest Service(37) TWIN LAKES FIRE
24 May 1992Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
12 May 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceBLOUNTSTOWN ST *AGLAW*(37)-0341
22 April 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest Service(37) MAYLOR RD

Every fire recorded in Leon County

Mines and quarries near this property

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Woman's Club of Tallahassee: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Dot Tallahassee - Lake Bradford MineSandUnknown
Dot Tallahassee - Shelfer MineSandUnknown

Every working recorded in Leon County

Storms near this property

60 of 119 shown

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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2000Thunderstorm WindTallahassee3 hurt, $250,000Numerous 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 2000Thunderstorm WindTallahassee1 hurt, $250,000A 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 2004Thunderstorm WindTallahassee1 hurt, $5,000A 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 1996LightningTallahassee1 hurtno account filed
August 2001Flash FloodTallahassee$750,000Between 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 1999Thunderstorm WindTallahassee$750,000Tallahassee 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 1998FloodTallahassee$500,000Thunderstorms 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 1995Tornado (F1)Tallahassee$500,000A 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 2007LightningTallahassee$400,000Lightning struck a home on Veterans Memorial Drive. The fire destroyed the home. The occupants escaped without injury.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindTallahassee$300,000Numerous 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 2008LightningTallahassee$200,000Lightning sparked a fire which severely damaged a home in the 4100 block of Fitzgerald Road in Southwood.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindTallahassee$200,000,,,,,,,,Hail (0.88) Severe thunderstorm winds caused damage to over 30 houses in Tallahassee. Nickel- and dime-size hail also fell.
July 2007LightningTallahassee$170,000Lightning caused a house blaze. The structure was totally destroyed.
July 2007LightningTallahassee$150,000Two Tallahassee homes were damaged by fire sparked by lightning strikes.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindTallahassee$100,000Thunderstorm winds snapped several 85-foot tall poles that support netting at the Cross Creek Driving Range.
August 2007LightningTallahassee$100,000Lightning caused signficant damage to a home at Balmoral Drive and Windermere Road.
March 2002LightningTallahassee$100,000Lightning sparked a fire that severely damaged a house. Reported by the Tallahassee Democrat.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindTallahassee$100,000Numerous downed trees and power lines. One house was damaged by fallen trees. Reported by the Tallahassee P.D.
August 2000LightningTallahassee$100,000Lightning 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 1999Thunderstorm WindTallahassee$100,000Tallahassee 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 1998FloodTallahassee$100,000Torrential 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 2003LightningTallahassee$75,000Lightning 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 2001LightningTallahassee$75,000Lightning 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 2000Thunderstorm WindTallahassee$75,000Large trees fell on an office building. Reported by the Tallahassee Democrat.
August 2007LightningTallahassee$50,000Lightning 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 2007LightningTallahassee$50,000Lightning 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 2007LightningTallahassee$50,000Lightning struck a home in the 5000 block of Shady View Lane. The fire spread in the the attic and through the roof.
February 2000Thunderstorm WindTallahassee$50,000Chimney 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 1998FloodTallahassee$50,000Thunderstorms 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 2000Thunderstorm WindTallahassee$30,000Two mobile homes damaged on Goodview Lane off U.S. Highway 27. Reported by a WOWT-TV meteorologist.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindTallahassee$25,000Numerous 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 2000Thunderstorm WindTallahassee$25,000Several 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 2000FloodTallahassee$25,000Slow-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 2005Thunderstorm WindTallahassee$20,000Several vehicles were damaged on the FAMU campus. One vehicle was blown on top of another vehicle. Reported by the FAMU Police.
January 2006Thunderstorm WindTallahassee$15,000Thunderstorm 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 2000Thunderstorm WindTallahassee$15,000Strong 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 2006LightningTallahassee$10,000Lightning struck an unoccupied mobile home. Reported by the Tallahassee Democrat.
June 2004LightningTallahassee$10,000Lightning damaged the Tallahassee NOAA Weather Radio transmitter. Lightning knocked out power to the Capital City Country Club. Reported by the public.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindTallahassee$10,000Numerous downed trees and power lines in northeast Tallahassee. Power outages affected 10,000 customers. Reported by Tallahassee Police.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindTallahassee$10,000Numerous 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 2001LightningTallahassee$10,000Lightning struck a home in the 1900 block of Nelson Circle. Reported by the Tallahassee Democrat.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindTallahassee$10,000no account filed
July 2007Thunderstorm WindTallahassee$5,000On Daniel Street, the tin roof of a building was torn off.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindTallahassee$5,000Trees were blown down across Live Oak Plantation Road. One tree fell on a house.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindTallahassee$5,000A 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 2000Thunderstorm WindTallahassee$5,000Trees and power lines down. Reported by the Leon County Sheriff and EMA.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindTallahassee$5,000Leon County S.O. reported several downed trees and power lines with scattered power outages in north and east Tallahassee.
August 1998Thunderstorm WindTallahassee$5,000Numerous trees and power lines down on Indianhead Acres, Circle, and Magnolia Dr in Tallahassee.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindTallahassee$5,000A thunderstorm dropped large hail and downed numerous trees and power lines.
July 1997FloodTallahassee$5,000no account filed
May 1996Thunderstorm WindTallahassee$5,000no account filed
May 2006Thunderstorm WindTallahassee$3,000A SKYWARN storm spotter reported downed power lines off Centerville Road. Power was interrupted at the Tallahassee Memorial Hospital for a few hours.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindTallahassee$2,000Three trees fell on Victory Garden Drive which took down some power poles and power lines.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindTallahassee$2,000A few trees and power lines down near North Meridian and Monroe Streets, and near Dellwood and Bradford Roads. Reported by the public.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindTallahassee$1,000Trees knocked down several power lines at the intersection of Maclay Commerce Boulevard and Meridian Road.
March 2007Thunderstorm WindTallahassee$1,000A SKYWARN storm spotter reported numerous trees down in the Lakeside subdivision near Lake Jackson.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindTallahassee$1,000Several trees were down in Tallahassee and to the south of city.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindTallahassee$1,000Several trees were down on Williams Road. A few trees and power lines were down on Miccosukee Road.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindTallahassee$1,000Several trees were down along Springhill Road.
March 2000Thunderstorm WindTallahassee$1,000Numerous large trees down at Woodville Highway and Longhorn Street. Reported by the Leon County EMA.

Every storm recorded in Leon County

Maps showing this location

10 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
Los Robles Historic Districtunder 500 feet2014
Covington Houseunder 500 feet1989
Los Robles Gate0.2 miles1989
Fire Station No. 20.4 miles2017
Grove, The0.8 miles2019
Florida Governor's Mansion0.9 miles2006

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 87002046 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Leon CountyAll 72 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.