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Photograph of Lake City Historic Commercial District
Photograph by Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Lake City Historic Commercial District

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. 5 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1954.

From the record

“The Lake City Historic Commercial District is a U.S. historic district located in Lake City, Florida. The district is bounded by Railroad, North Hernando, Duval and North Columbia Streets.”

Wikipedia article Lake City Historic Commercial District, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 11 National Register listings published here for Columbia County · listed in 1994 · category: District.

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

The listing

Fires near this property

410 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 410 fires within 5 miles of Lake City Historic Commercial District between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,187 acres in total. 38 started naturally. 27 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 burning113
Railroad operations and maintenance99
Missing data/not specified/undetermined67
Natural38
Arson/incendiarism27
Equipment and vehicle use20
Power generation/transmission/distribution18
Misuse of fire by a minor16
Recreation and ceremony8
Other causes3
Fireworks1

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
29 September 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest Service12-THE JOSH FIRE-1198/NOV
28 September 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceMARION AVE (12)
25 September 2016Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreNational Forests in FloridaSTILL
25 September 2006Debris and open burning1.0 acresFlorida Forest Service06-12-JOEY LAND FIRE-1400
23 September 2002Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
16 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceMCCALL TERR (12)
13 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
6 August 1993Natural31 acresNational Forests in Floridanot named

Every fire recorded in Columbia County

Storms near this property

60 of 142 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lake City, the town this property stands in, in 142 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 84 thunderstorm wind, 25 hail, 11 heavy rain, 6 lightning. The reports record 2 deaths and 12 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
March 2008Tornado (EF2)Lake City1 killed, 5 hurt, $4,000,000National Weather Service Storm Survey of the tornado track indicated most damage was EF1 scale with a small area of EF2 damage near NE Denver Street opposite a large field. Numerous Trees and power lines were snapped or blown over by the storm. Truck and trailers were also blown over in an industrial park. Nineteen homes were destroyed, twenty-one suffered major damage, and twenty had minor damage. Two businesses were destroyed with six suffering major damage. One female fatality occurred when a tree went through her mobile home. A male indirect fatality occurred when trying to connect a power generator. The mesocyclone which spanned this tornado was tracked across Taylor, Lafayette, and Suwannee Counties prior to this touchdown and it later spanned tornadoes in Baker, Charlton and Nassau Counties.
June 2003LightningLake City1 killedVictim was driving a 1997 Toyota 4Runner eastbound on Baya Lane, when a lightning bolt struck a large pine tree. The tree fell on his vehicle and the victim was struck and killed by a branch which penetrated the front windshield. Source Gainesville Sun 6/18/03.
July 1998WildfireLake City4 hurt19,500 acres
June 2001LightningLake City2 hurtno account filed
January 2016LightningLake City1 hurtA teacher's aide was struck by lightning at Westside Elementary School in Lake City. It was reported that this employee was holding an umbrella and sparks were observed rising from the umbrella. Another staff member was indirectly affected by the lightning strike and reported numbness and tingling. The two were injured but released from a local hospital.
November 1995Tornado (F1)Lake City$500,000One barn was destroyed with minor to moderate damage to 20 buildings.
November 1995Thunderstorm WindLake City$55,000Trees were blown across U.S. 90 East and across Highway 47 south of CR-240. One home was left in shambles and was almost totally destroyed.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindLake City$50,000Roof blown off home.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindLake City$35,000A tree was blown down onto a single-wide mobile home destroying much of the home along NW Klondike Glen. The family was displaced. The cost of damage was estimated but officially unknown. The time of damage was based on radar data.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindLake City$35,000Columbia county EM reported a large tree snapped at the trunk and fell onto a single wide mobile home in Deer Run Mobile Home Park. The mobile home sustained considerable damage with a whole section of roof and walls completely collapsed. No one was inside the home during the event.
June 1996LightningLake City$25,000no account filed
February 1998Flash FloodLake City$20,000Numerous road were closed due to flooding.
March 2001Thunderstorm WindLake City$15,000Large trees and power lines were blown down. One house damaged.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindLake City$15,000Several buildings damaged.
June 2015LightningLake City$10,000Lightning caused a mobile home fire. The cost of damage was estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data.
March 2001Thunderstorm WindLake City$10,000Trees down on roadway. Tree down on car.
February 2017Thunderstorm WindLake City$5,000Two homes had trees down on them. Several power lines were blown down. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown but estimated for the event to be included in Storm Data.
November 2002Thunderstorm WindLake City$5,000Several large trees down across roadways and power lines.
March 2000Thunderstorm WindLake City$5,000Roof damage to mobile home.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindLake City$5,000Mobile home damaged.
February 1999Thunderstorm WindLake City$5,000Auto parts store had roof damage.
December 1997Tornado (F0)Lake City$5,000Large trees and power lines were blown down.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindLake City$5,000Roof blown off a mobile home in Lake City.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindLake City$3,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindLake City$3,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindLake City$3,000A tree was blown down on a home off of NW Klondike Glen. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated so the event could be included in Storm Data.
February 2000Thunderstorm WindLake City$3,000Large trees and power lines were blown down.
March 2001Thunderstorm WindLake City$2,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindLake City$2,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindLake City$2,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
August 1998Thunderstorm WindLake City$2,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
May 2023Thunderstorm WindLake City$2,000A tree fell onto a home along NW Ridgewood Avenue. The time of damage was based on radar imagery. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindLake City$2,000Large trees down along County Road 18.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindLake City$2,000Large trees down across power lines.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindLake City$2,000Power lines down Ashley Street and Highlands Court.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindLake City$2,000Large trees and power lines were blown down.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindLake City$2,000Large trees and power lines blown down near Glyn Lake and on Peacock Road off CR-252.
November 1995Thunderstorm WindLake City$2,000Several reports of trees and power lines blown down.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindLake City$1,500Large trees were blown down at US-441 & I-10.
January 1999Thunderstorm WindLake City$1,500Large trees were blown down.
January 1999Thunderstorm WindLake City$1,500Large tree limbs were blown down
June 1998Thunderstorm WindLake City$1,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindLake City$1,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
February 1998Thunderstorm WindLake City$1,500Large tress and power lines were blown down.
August 1995Thunderstorm WindLake City$1,500Several large trees were uprooted along Bradford Highway.
April 2002Thunderstorm WindLake City$1,0004 150 foot tall live oaks felled.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindLake City$1,000Power Lines down.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindLake City$1,000Large trees and power lines blown down.
January 2000Thunderstorm WindLake City$1,000Large trees were blown down.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindLake City$1,000no account filed
October 1996Flash FloodLake City$900no account filed
March 2000Thunderstorm WindLake City$500Large trees were blown down.
May 1997Thunderstorm WindLake City$500Large trees were blown onto several homes.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindLake City$200Large trees down, with pea sized hail reported.
March 2002Thunderstorm WindLake City$100large trees down across US Highway 90 and Fortress Rd.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindLake City-A tree fell down onto powerline near the intersection of Southwest Ponce De Leon Avenue and Southwest Coronado Street. The time of the event based on radar data.
August 2022FloodLake City-Roadway flooding was reported along SR 47 near Marvin Burnett Rd. The road has not been closed. Nearby observation sites measure about 3 -3.5 inches of rain.
February 2021HailLake City-Golf ball size hail was observed in Lake City. The time of the event was based on radar.
February 2021Thunderstorm WindLake City-A barn was blown down along Pinemount Road. The time of damage was based on radar.
August 2021FloodLake City-A parking lot entrance was flooded along SW Michigan Street in Lake City.

Every storm recorded in Columbia County

Maps showing this location

5 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.

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
Hotel Blanche0.1 miles1990
Horace Duncan House0.3 miles1993
Columbia County High School0.3 miles1993
T. G. Henderson House0.3 miles1973
Lake Isabella Historic Residential District0.5 miles1993
Falling Creek Methodist Church and Cemetery4.9 miles1996

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 93001157 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Columbia CountyAll 11 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.
  • 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.