Chaires Community Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Chaires Community Historic District

Chaires, Leon County, Florida
Listed
December 13, 2000
Type
District
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
00001502

About this property

The Chaires Community Historic District is a U.S. historic district (designated as such on December 13, 2000) located in Chaires, Florida. The district runs roughly along Chaires Cross Road, Road to the Lake, and Hancock Street. It contains 15 historic buildings. With the exception of a brick Romanesque Revival Chaires Elementary School, the buildings in the district are of wooden vernacular construction. The school, built in 1929, was designed by Tallahassee architect Alvin R. Moore.

Location

Chaires, Leon County, Florida
30.43733, -84.11832

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 00001502. It was listed on December 13, 2000.

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Billingsley Farm
Modern
5.9 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Miccosukee (Jackson)
1818Early Republic
6.2 mi
Jackson's Invasion of Florida / Battle of Miccosukee Town
1818Early Republic
6.5 mi
Battle of Patale Mission 1704
1704Colonial
6.6 mi

Questions about this property

When was Chaires Community Historic District listed on the National Register?

Chaires Community Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 13, 2000.

What type of historic resource is Chaires Community Historic District?

Chaires Community Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Chaires Community Historic District?

The period of significance for Chaires Community Historic District is recorded as the civil_war era.

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