National Register of Historic Places - Florida (FL), Bay County

Bay County Florida has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Vamar Shipwreck Site, SS Tarpon (Shipwreck) and Vamar Shipwreck Site, Latimer Cabin and McKenzie, Robert L., House.

Several famous people are associated with these Bay County historic places including Robert L. McKenzie, Taylor, Moses J., Jr. and Walter Colquitt Sherman.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Bay County places including Smiths Dock Co., Pusey and Jones Shipyard, Sid Latimer, Schmidt, Emit T.,, J.R. Asbell, J.W. Scoffins, Jacob Godert, William A. Young and E.D. Fitchner. Prominent architectural styles found in Bay Country are Colonial Revival, Late Gothic Revival and Stick/Eastlake.

Camp Helen Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000298)

23937 Panama City Beach Pkwy., Panama City Beach

Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

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Latimer Cabin (added 2004 - - #04000972)

Also known as FMSF#BY955

NE Powell Lake , Panama City Beach

Steveirwin1, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Latimer, Sid

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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McKenzie, Robert L., House (added 1986 - - #86001728)

Also known as Belle Booth House

17 E. Third Ct. , Panama City

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

McKenzie,Robert L.

Significant Year:

1912

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Transportation, Industry, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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Payne, A.A.--Christo, John Sr., House (added 2008 - - #08000671)

Also known as FMSF#BY451

940 West Beach Dr. , Panama City

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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SS Tarpon (Shipwreck) (added 2001 - - #01000527)

Also known as SS TARPON State Archeological Preserve, Naugatuck

7.8 nautical mi. offshore Panama City , Panama City

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Maritime History, Transportation, Historic - Non-Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

American

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Water-Related

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Underwater

More Information:

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Sapp House (added 2003 - - #03000991)

Also known as BY301

224 Third Court , Panama City

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Scoffins, J.W.

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Schmidt--Godert Farm (added 2002 - - #02001083)

Also known as Godert, Jacob, Farm

100 FL 2297 , Panama City

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Godert, Jacob, Schmidt, Emit T.,

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Processing, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Sherman Arcade (added 1998 - - #98001155)

228 Harrison Ave. , Panama City

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Young, William A.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Sherman, Walter Colquitt

Significant Year:

1934

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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St. Andrew School (added 1997 - - #97000839)

Also known as St. Andrew Grammer School

3001 W. 15th St. , Panama City

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Asbell, J.R., Fitchner, E.D.

Architectural Style:

Late Gothic Revival, Stick/Eastlake

Historic Person:

Taylor, Moses J., Jr.

Significant Year:

1907, 1881

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Education

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Civic, School

Current Function:

Education, Social

Current Sub-function:

Civic, School

More Information:

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Vamar Shipwreck Site (added 2006 - - #06000243)

Also known as Vamar State Underwater Archaeolgical Preserve, Kilmarnock; Eleanor Bolling

3.7 mi. offshore Mexico Beach , Mexico Beach

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

British, American, Panamanian

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Water-Related

Current Function:

Landscape, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Underwater, Water-Related

More Information:

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