Historic Districts
Florida - 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
More Information:
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:
McKenzie, Robert L., House (added 1986 - - #86001728)
Also known as Belle Booth House
17 E. Third Ct. , Panama City
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
Payne, A.A.--Christo, John Sr., House (added 2008 - - #08000671)
Also known as FMSF#BY451
940 West Beach Dr. , Panama City
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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:
SS Tarpon (Shipwreck) (added 2001 - - #01000527)
Also known as SS TARPON State Archeological Preserve, Naugatuck
7.8 nautical mi. offshore Panama City , Panama City
GreatLakesShips, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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:
Sapp House (added 2003 - - #03000991)
Also known as BY301
224 Third Court , Panama City
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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:
Schmidt--Godert Farm (added 2002 - - #02001083)
Also known as Godert, Jacob, Farm
100 FL 2297 , Panama City
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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:
Sherman Arcade (added 1998 - - #98001155)
228 Harrison Ave. , Panama City
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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:
St. Andrew School (added 1997 - - #97000839)
Also known as St. Andrew Grammer School
3001 W. 15th St. , Panama City
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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:
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
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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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