V NFS Form 10400 0MB No. 1014-0019 (Rtv. 8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places NATIONAL Registration Form REGISTER This form Is for use In nominating or requesting determinations of eligibility for Individual properties or districts. See Instructions In Guideline* for Completing National Register Forma (National Register Bulletin 16). Complete each Item by marking "x" In the appropriate box or by entering the requested Information. If an Item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, styles, materials, and areas of significance, enter only the categories and subcategorles listed In the Instructions. For additional space use continuation sheets (Form 10-900a). Type all entries. 1. Name of Property historic name Green Oove Springs Historic District other names/site number n/a 2. Uocitlon street & number Mil +•• ir"\ j /^ • see attached inventory n/a not for publication city, town Green Oove Sprincrs n/a vicinity state Florida code FL county Clay code 0].9 zlo code 32043 3. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property j£ private buildlng(s) Noncontrlbutlng ji public-local district 34 .buildings public-State site , sites public-Federal structure , structures object , objects .Total Name of related multiple property Hating: Number of contributing resources previously listed In the National Register 1 4. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, I hereby certify that this G3 nomination EH request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties In the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth In 36 CFR Part 60. iwoplnlon. the property El meets Odftes not meet the National Register criteria. EH See continuation shei certifying official Date Flo: State Historic Preservation Officer State or RSaeral agency and bureau In my opinion, the property Ell meets EUdoes not meet the National Register criteria. EH See continuation sheet. Signature of commenting or other official Date State or Federal agency and bureau 5. National Park Service Certification I, hereby, certify that this property Is: E entered In the National Register. I I See continuation sheet. I I determined eligible for the National Register. I I See continuation sheet. I I determined not eligible for the National Register. removed from the National Register, H other, (explain:) __________ Signature of the Keeper Date of Action 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (enter categories from instructions) Current Functions (enter categories from instructions) Doirestic/ Single Dwelling_______ Domestic/Single Duelling _____ Commerce/Specialty Store_________ ConiDerce/Specialty Store ~ Landscape/Park_______________ GovernmenVCity Hall & Courthouse Govemrent/City Hall Rsligion/Rsligious Structure______ Religion/Religious Structure 7. Description Architectural Classification Materials (enter categories from instructions) (enter categories from instructions) foundation Brick Frame Vernacular walls __ Brick Masonry Vernacular Wood Queen Anne roof _ Asphalt other Wood Describe present and historic physical appearance. PLEASE SEE CDNTINUAT1ON SHEETS F33 See continuation sheet 8. Statement of Significance Certifying official has considered the significance of this property in relation to other properties: 1 1 nationally CH statewide [x] locally Applicable National Register Criteria [&JA 1 IB [33c DD Criteria Considerations (Exceptions) 1 |A 1 IB C]c DD DE DF D6 Areas of Significance (enter categories from instructions) Period of Significance Significant Dates Arnhi tenti rm 186R-1918 1878-1938 Coninerce Goirrnunity Planning & DevelopniAnt- Cultural Affiliation n/a Significant Person Architect/Builder n/a Various State significance of property, and justify criteria, criteria considerations, and areas and periods of significance noted above. See continuation sheet 9. Malor Bibliographical Reference! PLEASE SEE CONTINUATION SHEETS H See continuation sheet Previous documentation on file (NP8); d preliminary determination of Individual lilting (36 CFR 67) Primary location of additional data: has been requested x state historic preservation office previously listed In the National Register Other State agency previously determined eligible by the National Register Federal agency designated a National Historic Landmark Local government recorded by Historic American Buildings University Survey # _______________________ Other O recorded by Historic American Engineering Specify repository: Record f _______________________ 10. Geographical Pita Acreage of property Approviirately "30 UTM References A Ili7l 14 I 314 11iA10 I I3i3lli8l4i5i0 B h.7l I4|3i4l6i5i0l I 3. 3l 1. 8i 5. 4. Ol Zone Easting Northing Zone Easting Northing C 11.71 1413,418,1,01 13,311,719,1.0 D Ili7l I4l3.3l8.6i0l I 3.3l1.7l 6 . 8 .°l I I See continuation sheet Verbal Boundary Description The boundary is indicated by the heavy line surrounding shaded areas on the accoirpanying nap entitled, "Green Cove Springs Historic District". I I See continuation sheet Boundary Justification PLEASE SEE OOTINUATTON SHEET [x] see continuation sheet 11. Form Prepared By name/title Stephen A. Olausen/ Barbara E. Mat-tick. Historic si-tea Sppm'aiig+-___________ organization Bureau of Historic Preservation_________ date November 199Q__________ street & number R.A. Gray Bla.. 500 S. Bronough Street. telephone (QQA) 487-2333________ city or town Tallahassee_____________________ state Florida_____ zip code 32399-0250 * U.S.QPO: 1888-0-223-916 NPSFocm KWOO* OHBAfpm*Ha. KO44O18 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 1 Green Cove Springs Historic District, Clay Co., FL SUMMARY The Green Cove Springs Historic District encompasses the most historically and architecturally significant resources in the City of Green Cove Springs, Clay County, Florida. The district is made up of two noncontiguous elements that share a common period of development, but have been separated over time by the destruction of historic resources and construction of non-contributing buildings in the area between them. Contributing resources include a site established in 1868, a structure, and seventy-nine (79) buildings constructed between 1878 and 1938. The properties served various kinds of functions, including residential, commercial, governmental, religious, recreational, and civic. The ratio of contributing to non-contributing resources within the district is 81:34 (70%). It is likely that the areas around the spring and the banks of the St. Johns River included in the district have potential to yield archaeological evidence of prehistoric occupation. SETTING The City of Green Cove Springs is located in northeast Florida, on the west bank of the St. Johns River. The seat of Clay County y Green Cove Springs is situated twenty-five miles southwest of Jacksonville and twenty-eight miles west of St. Augustine. The incorporated limits of the city encompass nearly 1,000 acres of flat lands. Vegetation in the form of pine, cedar, live oak, magnolia, and palm trees offer shade and add to the natural attractiveness of the city. The St. Johns River, which forms the city's eastern boundary, and the spring from which the city takes its name are the most significant natural features in Green Cove Springs. The city is served by two highways - U.S. Highway 17, which runs south from Jacksonville, and State Road 16, which winds its way west from St. Augustine - and the CSX Railroad. Agriculture and light industry form the economic base of the community. The district is anchored on the east by the St. Johns River and runs west to the CSX railroad tracks. It encompasses all or parts of thirty-six blocks. The largest of the two noncontiguous areas contains ninety-eight (98) NPJHfem 10400* 1024401$ United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 2 Green Cove Springs Historic District, Clay Co., FL resources, of which sixty-six (6-6) are contributing. That area embraces all of Green Cove Springs' historic commercial, governmental, recreational, and civic properties, as well as some significant residential and religious buildings. Development in that area occurred in an east to west fashion, with the oldest buildings located along the St. Johns River, near the area of the spring, and on Walnut Street, which historically served as the city's primary east/west running road. The second part of the district is located to the north and is roughly bounded by St. Elmo Street on the north, North St. Johns Avenue on the east, Center Street on the south, and Orange Avenue on the west. That area contains seventeen buildings, of which fifteen are contributing. It consists primarily of residential buildings constructed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, but also contains one of the most significant historic religious buildings in Green Cove Springs, the First Presbyterian Church at 300 Gum Street. PRESENT PHYSICAL APPEARANCE Historic Sites and Structure The one historic site in the district is Green Cove Spring Park which contains the spring for which the city is named. The park is a three acre historic greenspace bounded by Walnut Street, the