Photograph of Colquitt County Arts Center — Photograph by Blastoids, CC BY-SA 3.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Moultrie High School

Built in 1987 (Colonial Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

From the record

“The Moultrie High School in Moultrie, Georgia, United States was built in 1928-1929 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It later became the Colquitt County Arts Center, which offers art classes and other services.”
Wikipedia article Colquitt County Arts Center, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 9 National Register listings published here for Colquitt County · listed in 1982 · category: Building · built in 1987, Colonial Revival architecture.

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. 7th Ave., Moultrie, 31768
When was it listed? June 1982
Category. building
Census division. Moultrie
When was it built? 1987
Architectural style. Colonial Revival architecture
National Register reference number. 82002398 - 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

450 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 450 fires within 5 miles of Moultrie High School between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,151 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 47 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	301
Arson/incendiarism	47
Misuse of fire by a minor	29
Equipment and vehicle use	21
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	19
Recreation and ceremony	13
Smoking	8
Natural	7
Railroad operations and maintenance	5

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
9 September 2011	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2012-COLQUITT-010
8 September 2019	Debris and open burning	3.3 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2020COLQUITT004
5 September 1997	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
30 September 2019	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2020COLQUITT013
30 September 1993	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
30 September 1993	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
30 September 1993	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
3 September 2011	Debris and open burning	3.0 acres	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2012-COLQUITT-009

Every fire recorded in Colquitt County

Storms near this property

60 of 87 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Moultrie, the town this property stands in, in 87 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 65 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 4 lightning, 3 tornado. The reports record 2 deaths and 1 injury. 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 2020	Lightning	South Moultrie	1 killed, 1 hurt	A 9-year-old girl was killed by a lightning strike in Moultrie while walking on a trail on South Main Street with her mother and 15 year old sister. The sister was injured. The family took cover under a shelter when lightning struck a nearby tree.
March 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	1 killed, $10,000	An elderly man was killed when a pine tree snapped and fell on the cab of his truck while driving during a severe thunderstorm. Reported by the Courier Herald.
August 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	$500,000	Lightning struck and caused extensive damage to an electric substation along Georgia Highway 33. Widespread power outages occurred throughout Colquitt County for 10 to 12 hours.
July 2000	Lightning	Moultrie	$150,000	Lightning struck and ignited the roof of a residence on Shade Murphy Road in Moultrie. The fire gutted the home. Reported by the Moultrie Observer.
August 2006	Lightning	Moultrie	$100,000	Lightning struck a nearby tree and fire spread to an unoccupied home. The home was destroyed. Reported by the Moultrie Observer.
March 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	$75,000	Thunderstorm winds blew the top of a water tower into a porch of an adjacent house. Reported by a SKYWARN storm spotter.
February 2000	Tornado (F1)	Moultrie	$75,000	A tornado touched down just west of Moultrie and tracked northeast. One home was damaged on Hartsfield Road just north of Moultrie. Numerous downed trees and power lines. Reported by the Colquitt County EMA.
August 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	$50,000	Storm spotter reported two damaged homes along CR 33.
January 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	$50,000	Straight-line winds damaged a double-wide trailer and a wood frame house off GA Highway 35. A large tree was blown onto the wood frame's roof and chimney. A nearby van and adjoining shed also sustained damage.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	$25,000	A downburst damaged the Colquitt County Livestock barn.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	$25,000	A large oak tree was blown down into the middle of a road. A car ran into it and the driver was killed. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.
July 1999	Lightning	Moultrie	$25,000	Lightning sparked a fire which severely damaged a residence off SR 33.
January 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	$20,000	The Colquitt County S.O. reported several downed trees and power lines in Moultrie, and scattered countywide affecting 100 customers.
March 1996	Tornado (F0)	Moultrie	$20,000	no account filed
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	$15,000	A SKYWARN storm spotter reported several trees and power lines down. A shopping center sign was blown down.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	$10,000	Colquitt county 911 dispatch received over 30 calls related to trees or power lines being blown down around Moultrie extending to the northwest portion of the county. The Colquitt county emergency manager reported around 25 fairly large trees down across the county, especially around the Doerun area. Monetary damage was estimated.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	$10,000	Numerous trees and power lines were down across the southwest portion of the county.
May 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	$10,000	no account filed
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	$8,000	Multiple trees and power lines were blown down in Moultrie. Power outages were reported over the entire southwestern portion of town. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.
July 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	South Moultrie	$5,000	Some damage to homes occurred on Tallokas Circle and Tallokas Road due to trees falling.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	$5,000	Trees and power lines were blown down county wide. Fires were also reported, possibly caused by lightning. Monetary damage was estimated.
February 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	$5,000	The Colquitt county 911 center reported several trees down across the county. Monetary damage was estimated.
February 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	$5,000	A SKYWARN storm spotter reported a porch blown off of a house.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	$5,000	Downed trees and power lines reported by the Colquitt County Sheriff.
March 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	$5,000	A SKYWARN storm spotter reported downed trees and power lines.
April 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	$5,000	A large tree fell on a vehicle. A telephone pole fell on another vehicle. Reported by a SKYWARN storm spotter.
August 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	$5,000	Numerous downed trees and power lines on U.S. Highway 319 just north of Moultrie. Traffic detoured around fallen debris. A few trees down elsewhere throughout the county. Reported by a SKYWARN storm spotter and the Colquitt County EMA.
June 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	$5,000	Several downed trees and power lines reported by the Worth County 911 dispatch.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	$5,000	Several large trees and a few power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds.
August 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several trees across power lines along U.S. Highway 319 which caused several power outages throughout Moultrie. A few small signs were also blown down along U.S. Highway 319.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	South Moultrie	$3,800	Trees and power lines were blown down across the southeast portion of Colquitt county. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	South Moultrie	$3,000	Multiple trees and power lines were blown down along Highway 133.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	South Moultrie	$3,000	A metal shed was destroyed and blown 75-100 yards.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	$3,000	Trees and power lines were blown down in Moultrie.
January 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	South Moultrie	$3,000	A tree was blown down across a home with power lines also down on Walter Murphy Road. Damage cost was estimated.
October 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	South Moultrie	$3,000	Several trees and power lines were blown down on Lower Meigs Road.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	$3,000	Several trees were blown down. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.
October 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	$3,000	A Colquitt County 911 operator reported several trees and power lines down along Smith, Bob Taylor and Lanier Roads.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	$2,000	A cable line and a large tree limb blew down along 5th Ave SE.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	South Moultrie	$2,000	Three trees were blown down on the south side of Moultrie. Monetary damage was estimated.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	South Moultrie	$2,000	Two power poles were snapped along Country Circle. Monetary damage was estimated.
August 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	$2,000	Some trees and power lines were down just south of Moultrie.
June 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	$2,000	Storm spotter reported few trees and power lines down across US 319.
January 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	$1,000	Power lines were blown down on NW 3rd Street in Moultrie.
April 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	$1,000	Downed trees on U.S. Highway 319 reported by the Colquitt County Sheriff.
June 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	$1,000	Numerous trees down. SKYWARN storm spotter relayed report from Moultrie 911.
February 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	$500	Straight line winds toppled numerous trees southwest of Moultrie.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	$500	Several trees were down in the southern portion of the county.
January 2026	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	-	A tree was blown down.
March 2026	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	-	Trees were blown down across the county.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	South Moultrie	-	Several trees were blown down in the southern part of Moultrie.
September 2024	Flash Flood	Moultrie	-	Talmadge Drive was flooded.
September 2024	Flash Flood	Moultrie	-	Water was reported over the road at 1st Ave and 3rd Street.
January 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	-	Trees were blown down along West Bypass near National Beef.
March 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	-	A cable line was blown down on Talmadge Street.
March 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	-	A utility pole was blown down.
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	-	A trained spotter measured a 60 mph wind gust with a roof top anemometer.
November 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	-	A couple of trees were blown down in Colquitt county.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	South Moultrie	-	A tree fell onto a house.
April 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Moultrie	-	Five to six inch diameter pine tree limbs were blown down.

Every storm recorded in Colquitt County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

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.

Property	Distance	Listed
W. W. Ashburn House	0.4 miles	1982
Colquitt County Courthouse	0.6 miles	1980
Colquitt County Jail	0.6 miles	1980
Carnegie Library of Moultrie	0.6 miles	1982
Mother Easter Baptist Church and Parsonage	0.7 miles	1999
Moultrie Commercial Historic District	0.7 miles	1994

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 82002398 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Colquitt County	All 9 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.