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Photograph of Suwannee County Courthouse
Photograph by Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Suwannee County Courthouse

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. 5 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1954.

From the record

“The Suwannee County Courthouse is a historic government building located at 200 South Ohio Avenue on the southwest corner of Warren Street in Live Oak, Florida. On November 12, 1998, it was added to the U.S.”

Wikipedia article Suwannee County Courthouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 7 National Register listings published here for Suwannee 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 listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 200 S. Ohio Ave., Live Oak, 32064
  • When was it listed? November 1998
  • Category. building
  • Census division. Live Oak
  • Architectural style. Renaissance Revival architecture
  • National Register reference number. 98001349 - 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.

Fires near this property

296 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 296 fires within 5 miles of Suwannee County Courthouse between 1992 and 2020, burning about 899 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 burning80
Railroad operations and maintenance74
Missing data/not specified/undetermined52
Equipment and vehicle use27
Natural17
Power generation/transmission/distribution15
Misuse of fire by a minor15
Arson/incendiarism9
Recreation and ceremony4
Smoking2
Other causes1

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
5 September 1997Railroad operations and maintenance2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
4 September 2008Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFlorida Forest Service06-12-136 FIRE-0885
30 September 1997Railroad operations and maintenance1.5 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
24 September 1997Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
22 September 2011Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceGUARDRAIL (04-61)
18 September 1998Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
14 September 1997Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
1 September 2000Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Every fire recorded in Suwannee County

Mines and quarries near this property

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Suwannee County Courthouse: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Suwannee QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Suwannee County

Storms near this property

60 of 106 shown

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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 1998Tornado (F2)Live Oak5 hurt, $600,000no account filed
July 2013LightningLive Oak1 hurtA 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 1998Thunderstorm WindLive Oak$900,000More than 15 semi-trailers were overturned. Chicken processing plant damaged. One mobile home was distroyed. Large trees and power lines were blown down.
May 1996LightningLive Oak$250,000no account filed
January 1997Tornado (F0)Live Oak$100,000no account filed
February 1998Flash FloodLive Oak$40,000no account filed
January 1999Thunderstorm WindLive Oak$25,000Large trees were blown down. Several homes with roof and siding damage
July 2000Thunderstorm WindLive Oak$20,000Large trees and power lines were blown down. One mobile home destroyed.
July 1998Flash FloodLive Oak$15,000Flooding caused a sink hole on CR-49.
October 1996Flash FloodLive Oak$11,000no account filed
December 2006Thunderstorm WindLive Oak$10,000Numerous 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 2001Thunderstorm WindLive Oak$10,000Large trees and power lines were blown down. One barn lost roof, one van crushed, one mobile home damaged.
April 1997Thunderstorm WindLive Oak$5,000Two farm buildings destroyed.
July 1996Thunderstorm WindLive Oak$5,000no account filed
August 1998Thunderstorm WindLive Oak$3,500Large trees and power lines were blown down along I-10.
March 2000Tornado (F0)Live Oak$3,000Large trees and power lines were blown down. Weak FO.
March 2000Flash FloodLive Oak$3,000Several roads closed in the downtown area.
February 1998Thunderstorm WindLive Oak$3,000Large trees and power lines were blown down.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindLive Oak$2,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
September 1999Thunderstorm WindLive Oak$2,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
November 1999Thunderstorm WindLive Oak$2,500Large trees were blown down.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindLive Oak$2,000Large trees on power lines.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindLive Oak$2,000no account filed
February 2000Thunderstorm WindLive Oak$1,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindLive Oak$1,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindLive Oak$1,500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindLive Oak$1,500Large trees were blown down through out the county.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindLive Oak$1,500Power lines blown down.
March 2008LightningLive Oak$1,000Lightning struck an old structure igniting a fire. Minimal damage was done to the building.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindLive Oak$1,000Large trees were blown down.
June 2002HailLive Oak$500Windows broken by hail.
September 1998Thunderstorm WindLive Oak$500Large trees and power lines were blown down.
October 1997Thunderstorm WindLive Oak$500Large limbs were blown down.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindLive Oak$200Large trees down.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindLive Oak-Large tree branches were reported down in | the Live Oak area. Flooding was also | reported.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindLive Oak-Trees and power lines were blown down near Live Oak.
March 2022FloodLive Oak-Delete this.
January 2021Thunderstorm WindLive 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 2021Heavy RainLive Oak-An observer measured 1.25 inches of rainfall in a short duration which caused minor street flooding. The time was estimated.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindLive Oak-Widespread tree and power line wind damage occurred across the county from thunderstorms.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindLive Oak-A tree was blown down in NW Live Oak.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindLive Oak-Two trees were blown down within the city of Live Oak and blocked roadways.
January 2017Thunderstorm WindLive Oak-Trees and power lines were blown down across the county.
June 2017Heavy RainLive Oak-A spotter measured 2.31 inches over 4 hours.
August 2016Heavy RainLive Oak-The Sheriff's office in Live Oak measured a storm total amount of 4.6 inches of rainfall. No flooding was reported.
June 2015Heavy RainLive Oak-An observer measured 2 inches of rainfall in 90 minutes.
February 2015Thunderstorm WindLive 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 2014Thunderstorm WindLive Oak-Power lines were blown down in Live Oak. The time of damage was based on radar.
March 2014Heavy RainLive Oak-An observer measured 3.10 inches over the past 24 hours.
May 2014Heavy RainLive Oak-An observer measured 4 inches of rainfall in 24 hours in Live Oak.
May 2014Heavy RainLive Oak-Widespread road closures were reported due to flood waters.
May 2014Heavy RainLive 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 2014Heavy RainLive Oak-Three inches of rainfall occurred in 2 hours.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindLive Oak-A tree fell on a home in Live Oak.
February 2013HailLive Oak-Hail was observed that was slightly larger than penny size that lasted for 8 minutes.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindLive 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 2013HailLive Oak-Penny size hail was reported.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindLive Oak-Trees were blown down in Live Oak. The time of damage was based on radar imagery.
April 2011Heavy RainLive Oak-Storm total amounts of 3.5 inches were measured.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindLive Oak-Widespread trees and power lines were blown down across the county. Widespread power outages were also reported.

Every storm recorded in Suwannee County

Maps showing this location

5 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
Bishop B. Blackwell House0.1 miles1985
Union Depot and Atlantic Coast Line Freight Station0.1 miles1986
Old Live Oak City Hall0.2 miles1986
George Allison House0.4 miles1995
Dr. Price House0.5 miles1998
Hull-Hawkins House7.5 miles1973

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 98001349 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Suwannee CountyAll 7 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.