Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. 13 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1917.
“The Orange Park Negro Elementary School is a historic school in Orange Park, Florida. On July 15, 1998, it was added to the U.S.”
Wikipedia article Orange Park Negro Elementary School, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 22 National Register listings published here for Clay County · listed in 1998 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 77 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 92 fires within 5 miles of Orange Park Negro Elementary School between 1992 and 2019, burning about 420 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 14 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 |
|---|---|
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 21 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2003 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 6.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 330 |
| 17 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 17 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 16 September 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 August 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | ORANGE PARK MALL (10) |
| 30 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | ROOSEVELT BLVD (16) |
| 3 August 1999 | Natural | 13 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 August 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Orange Park Negro Elementary School: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Titanium-Heavy Minerals. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Mine | Titanium-Heavy Minerals | Producer | Leucoxene, Zircon, Kyanite, Rutile |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Orange Park, the town this property stands in, in 87 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 49 thunderstorm wind, 20 hail, 10 heavy rain, 3 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | $60,000 | Large tree through roof of house on Lakefield Lane in Plainfield section of Orange Park. Live oak snapped in half on Dogwood Lane near Doctors Lake. Source Clay Today 6/11/03. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | $10,000 | Large trees down on house. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | $10,000 | Home damaged. |
| March 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | $6,000 | A tree was blown down on a home. |
| July 2007 | Lightning | Orange Park | $5,000 | Lightning started a fire at the Moosehaven retirement facility. The fire department had to remove a 20 x 30 foot section of roof. Forty residents had to be evacuated. No one was injured. The cost of damage was estimated. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | $5,000 | Large trees and lower lines down over Tacoa Rd. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | $5,000 | Marina roof and a boat was damage. |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | $5,000 | Damaged signs. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | $5,000 | Windows were blown out of an office building. Cars were damaged. |
| November 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | $5,000 | Several reports of large limbs and power lines blown down. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees and damaged a few homes and cars. Damage was mostly minor. |
| November 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | $4,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| January 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | $3,000 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | $2,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | $2,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | $2,500 | Numerous reports of large trees and power lines blown down. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | $2,000 | A spotter reported wind damage near Reed Street and Via Tisdalle where an oak tree was blown down. There was also tree and power line damage on Stowe Avenue between US 17 and Astor Street. The cost of damage was estimated. |
| June 2010 | Lightning | Orange Park | $2,000 | A structure fire was caused by a lightning strike on Red Oak Circle. The cost of damage was estimated. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | $2,000 | Large trees down on highway 17. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | $2,000 | Large trees down onto power lines. |
| February 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | $2,000 | no account filed |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | $1,500 | Large tress and power lines were blown down. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | $1,500 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| January 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | $1,500 | no account filed |
| February 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | $1,500 | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | $1,000 | Trees were blown down in Heritage Hills. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for the inclusion Storm Data. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | $1,000 | Large trees and power lines were blown down. |
| September 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | $1,000 | Several reports of large trees and power lines blown down, across the northern portion of the county. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | $500 | no account filed |
| August 2025 | Flash Flood | Orange Park | - | By 5 pm, several public weather stations on Fleming Island had measured 2-3+ inches of rain since about 4pm. At 5 pm, the public shared a video via social media of several inches of water over the roadway on US 17 in Orange Park. At 5:05 pm, the public reported flooding along Russell Rd in Green Cove Springs. Floodwaters went halfway up car tires. By 5:54 pm, a spotter reported there were several impassable roads in Orange Park due to flood waters, as well as a stalled vehicle near Bellair Blvd. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | - | Multiple trees were blown down in Orange Park. There were numerous power outages. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | - | A tree was blown down on Loretto Road near Mandarin Presbyterian Church. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | - | Two trees were blown down onto a home in Orange Park. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | - | A tree was blown down onto a home and severely damaged the roof. The family was relocated to a hotel. The time of the event was based on radar. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Orange Park | - | Dime size hail was reported off of Wells Road in Orange Park. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | - | A tree was blown down and blocking the road near 395 Dunwoodie Road. |
| March 2013 | Heavy Rain | Orange Park | - | A spotter measured 2.75 inches of rainfall in 6 hours in Orange Park. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Orange Park | - | Penny size was observed in Orange Park. |
| May 2012 | Heavy Rain | Orange Park | - | Five hour rainfall totals were near 4.29 inches. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | - | A large oak tree was blown down at the 800 block of Kingsley Ave. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | - | Wind gusts to 60 mph were estimated at Whitey's Fish Camp. |
| December 2009 | Heavy Rain | Orange Park | - | Volunteers measured 2.46 and 2.47 inches of rainfall in 24 hrs in Orange Park. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | - | A spotter in Doctors Inlet reported limbs blown down from a large oak trees about 0.5 miles from the railroad tracks. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | - | Power lines were blown down in Orange Park and around 4,000 customers were without power. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | - | Trees were blown down across Fleming Island. One tree was blown down on a fence in the Stoney Glen neighborhood of Eagle Harbor. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | - | Power lines and large tree limbs were blown down in Orange Park. Power was lost. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | - | A downburst occurred over Orange Park and Fleming Island around 530 pm local time. At 530 pm, a former NWS employee in Orange Park reported a wall cloud with strong rotation. The cloud snapped tree tops in the neighborhood. A roof was also blown off a home on Arbor Circle Drive. By 532 pm, numerous trees were down in Doctors Inlet and Fleming Island. Trees were blown down across the CSX railroad tracks in Doctors Inlet and a gas station also suffered tree damage. At 540 pm, winds were gusting around 50 mph and pea size hail was reported on Fleming Island. Wind gusts snapped a pine tree which fell and damaged a screened room in Eagle Harbor. By 545 pm, widespread tree damage occurred on the southern tier of Fleming Island, south of Hibernia and north of Black Creek. Tree tops were snapped and blown off in Fleming Island Plantation, and some were blocking roads in the subdivision. Minor damage occurred to a mobile home on Floyd Street and a cabinet shop off of Ebb Tide Road and U.S. Highway 17 had roof damage. A portion of the baseball backstop at St. Johns Country Day School on Doctors Lake Drive was bent and several large trees on campus were snapped or uprooted. |
| September 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Orange Park | - | Hurricane "Frances"Trained spotter reported a tornado in Orange Park. Widespread damage occurred to trees and the power went out. |
| March 2003 | Funnel Cloud | Orange Park | - | Near Clay Hill Elementary School. |
| March 2003 | Hail | Orange Park | - | Along State Road 220. |
| March 2003 | Hail | Orange Park | - | Quarter sized hail reported in Eagle Harbor. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | - | Large trees down on US Highway 17 south of Kingsley. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | - | Trees uprooted and felled across power lines. 21,000 people affected by power outages. Source Florida Times Union 6/7/03. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | - | Power lines down in northern portions of town. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | - | Two miles south of Kingley Ave, Orange Park. Tree limbs broken and on ground. |
| August 2003 | Heavy Rain | Orange Park | - | Heavy rainfall caused extensive street flooding along U.S. Highway 17/Park Ave in Orange park and south to near the Eagle Harbor Subdivision. Most significant flooding at Park Ave and Kingsley Ave. |
| October 2003 | Heavy Rain | Orange Park | - | Heavy rainfall occurred with a line of thunderstorms causing street flooding in poor drainage areas. A car was stalled in street flooding on U.S. 17 and Stiles Ave. |
| July 2002 | Flood | Orange Park | - | Street flooding near Orange Park Mall. |
| September 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orange Park | - | Thunderstorm gusts to 68 mph occurred at Orange Park. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Orange Park | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Joseph Green House | 0.1 miles | 1998 |
 | Orange Park Elementary School | 0.4 miles | 1998 |
 | Winterbourne | 0.5 miles | 1996 |
 | River Road Historic District | 0.5 miles | 1998 |
 | William Helffrich House | 0.6 miles | 1998 |
 | William Clarke Estate | 0.7 miles | 1998 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 98000856 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Clay County | All 22 listed properties in this county. |
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