South Third Street Historic District

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1950.

From the record

“The South 3rd Street Historic District is a U.S. historic district located in Chipley, Florida. The district is on South 3rd Street between Jackson Avenue and South Boulevard.”
Wikipedia article South Third Street Historic District (Chipley, Florida), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 5 National Register listings published here for Washington County · listed in 1989 · category: District.

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

The listing

Address. S. Third St. between Wells Ave. and South Blvd., Chipley, 32428
When was it listed? February 1989
Category. district
Census division. Chipley
National Register reference number. 89000045 - 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

1950 to 1994

The ground this property stands on, surveyed 44 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet covering South Third Street Historic District, surveyed 1994

Topographic sheet covering South Third Street Historic District, surveyed 1950

Fires near this property

146 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 146 fires within 5 miles of South Third Street Historic District between 1992 and 2019, burning about 581 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 4 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	42
Railroad operations and maintenance	38
Equipment and vehicle use	16
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	15
Misuse of fire by a minor	12
Natural	10
Smoking	8
Arson/incendiarism	4
Recreation and ceremony	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
30 September 2019	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Florida Forest Service	N 2ND STREET (32)
24 September 1997	Natural	1.5 acres	Florida Forest Service	not named
24 September 1997	Railroad operations and maintenance	1.0 acres	Florida Forest Service	not named
21 September 1997	Equipment and vehicle use	4.0 acres	Florida Forest Service	not named
17 September 2019	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	Florida Forest Service	MIDWAY RD (67)
14 September 2000	Railroad operations and maintenance	15 acres	Florida Forest Service	not named
13 September 1998	Smoking	6.5 acres	Florida Forest Service	not named
13 September 1996	Railroad operations and maintenance	2.0 acres	Florida Forest Service	not named

Every fire recorded in Washington County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 16 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of South Third Street Historic District: 14 prospects, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension, Clay, Stone, Dimension. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
B L Lawrence Limestone Deposit	Stone, Dimension	Prospect
Unnamed Clay Deposit	Clay	Prospect
Coleman Limestone Deposit	Limestone, Dimension	Prospect
Finch Farm Limestone Pit	Limestone, Dimension	Past Producer
Carter R C Limestone Deposit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Prospect
E G Rooks Limestone Deposit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Prospect
E. J. Harrell Limestone Deposit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Prospect
Etheridge Ls Deposit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Prospect
Harrell,E.J.And Sans Limestone Dep.	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Heirs,Dunn Limestone Deposit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Prospect

Every working recorded in Washington County

Storms near this property

53 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chipley, the town this property stands in, in 53 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 28 thunderstorm wind, 12 flash flood, 4 hail, 2 tornado. 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
July 1999	Lightning	Chipley	$75,000	Lightning sparked a fire which destroyed a residence on Brickyard Rd.
November 1995	Tornado (F1)	Chipley	$20,000	A tornado damaged a dairy.
July 1997	Flash Flood	Chipley	$20,000	no account filed
July 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Chipley	$15,000	Washington County Emergency Management reported several downed trees and power outages. A mobile home was cut in half by a falling tree.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Chipley	$10,000	Trees were blown down in Chipley and across the county. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.
September 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Chipley	$5,000	Trees were blown down county wide. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.
March 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Chipley	$5,000	The public reported numerous downed trees and power lines in the Sunnyhills subdivision.
December 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Chipley	$5,000	Trees and power lines down just west of Highway 77. Reported by the Washington County EMA.
June 1994	Tornado (F0)	Chipley	$5,000	A roof was blown off of a house and numerous trees, and power lines were blown down in Orange Hill area.
January 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Chipley	$4,000	Multiple trees and power lines were blown down near Chipley. Monetary damage was estimated.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Chipley	$3,000	Trees and power lines were blown down in Chipley.
August 2016	Flash Flood	Chipley	$3,000	Several streets were flooded and closed during a period of heavy rainfall, including South Blvd, 4th Street, 5th Street, and North Railroad Ave. There was minor structural flooding as well in Chipley. The water receded about an hour after the rain ended.
April 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Chipley	$3,000	Trees and power lines were blown down in the northern part of Washington county.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Chipley	$3,000	Several trees and power lines were down across State Highway 77.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Chipley	$2,000	Trees and power lines were blown down in and around Chipley.
March 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Chipley	$2,000	A few trees were blown down in the Chipley area, including one on a power line.
August 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Chipley	$2,000	A tree was blown down along with multiple power lines.
February 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Chipley	$2,000	A tree was blown down onto the corner of a carport on the north side of Chipley. This was a public post to the WMBB-TV facebook page. There were also other reports of tree damage in Chipley.
September 2015	Lightning	Chipley	$2,000	Lightning caused several power outages in Chipley.
September 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Chipley	$2,000	A tree and a power line were blown down near Chipley.
September 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Chipley	$1,000	A power line was blown down near North Railroad Ave and 2nd Street in Chipley.
December 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Chipley	$1,000	A power line was blown down on Morris Street in Chipley. Monetary damage was estimated.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Chipley	$1,000	The Washington County Sheriff reported numerous trees down across Gainer Road in Chipley.
January 2026	Thunderstorm Wind	Chipley	-	A tree was blown down onto Church Ave near Coopers.
February 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Chipley	-	A tree was blown down onto Brown Dr at Wynn Dr in Chipley.
May 2024	Flash Flood	Chipley	-	Fifth Street and Old Bonifay Road was flooded.
September 2024	Flash Flood	Chipley	-	Water was reported over roadways along South Blvd from 2nd Street to Highway 77.
September 2024	Flash Flood	Chipley	-	Water was reported over roadways near Brickyard Road and Orange Hill Road.
May 2023	Flood	Chipley	-	Minor flooding was reported along Old Bonifay Road at 5th Street in Chipley.
May 2023	Flood	Chipley	-	Minor flooding was reported along Old Bonifay Road and Griffin Road.
March 2022	Flash Flood	Chipley	-	Roads were flooded in Chipley.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Chipley	-	A tree was blown down on Highway 273 with two power lines also down.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Chipley	-	Around 16 trees were blown down across the county.
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Chipley	-	Multiple trees were blown down in Chipley.
September 2020	Flash Flood	Chipley	-	Highway 90 west of Hoyt St was reported underwater.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Chipley	-	Trees were blown down in the Chipley area.
July 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Chipley	-	A tree was blown down onto Highway 77 in Chipley.
April 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Chipley	-	Three power lines were blown down in Chipley.
August 2016	Flash Flood	Chipley	-	The Florida Highway Patrol reported that Griffin Road at U.S. Highway 90 was closed due to flooding.
April 2015	Flash Flood	Chipley	-	Some roads were blocked off due to flooding around Old Bonifay Road and Martin Luther King Road, mainly north of Highway 90.
April 2014	Flash Flood	Chipley	-	Highway 90 and Sinclair was flooded due to heavy rain in a short period of time.
April 2014	Flash Flood	Chipley	-	The intersections of Old Bonifay Road and Main Street as well as Old Bonifay Road and 5th Street were flooded in Chipley.
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Chipley	-	Large tree limbs were blown down. The largest was about a foot in diameter and 20 feet long.
February 2012	Heavy Rain	Chipley	-	A 24 hour rainfall total of 5.00 inches was reported by a COOP Observer near Chipley.
February 2012	Flash Flood	Chipley	-	The Washington county 911 call center reported that 4 roads were closed around the Chipley area due to flash flooding. Very heavy rainfall rates up to 4 inches per hour were reported in nearby in neighboring Holmes county, and widespread rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches occurred in just a few hours.
May 2010	Heavy Rain	Chipley	-	A storm total rainfall of 6.52 inches was reported.
February 2008	Hail	Chipley	-	Penny size hail was reported in Chipley.
July 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Chipley	-	A few trees were down on Rowland Road and Haley Drive.
August 2007	Hail	Chipley	-	Penny size hail was reported.
September 2007	Funnel Cloud	Chipley	-	A funnel cloud was sighted just north of Interstate 10.
March 2005	Hail	Chipley	-	Golfball size hail reported in the Sunnyhills subdivision by WJHG-TV in Panama City.
November 1997	Hail	Chipley	-	Washington County Sheriff observed nickel size hail in Chipley.
March 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Chipley	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Washington County

Maps showing this location

9 surveys

United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.

1950 USGS Chipley quadrangle1:24000
1951 USGS Chipley quadrangle1:24000
1954 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000 - 4 printings
1959 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
1960 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000
1979 USGS Marianna quadrangle1:100000 - 2 printings
1982 USGS Chipley quadrangle1:24000
1988 USGS Tallahassee quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings
1994 USGS Chipley quadrangle1:24000

Listed places nearby

3 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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Chipley City Hall	0.5 miles	2005
Woman's Club of Chipley	0.7 miles	1997
Dr. James B. and Virginia Craven House	1.7 miles	2020

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 89000045 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Washington County	All 5 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.