Ford’s Early Years Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company on June 16, 1903, with $28,000 in cash from twelve investors, most notably John and Horace Dodge who had founded their own company...
Ford’s Early Years Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company on June 16, 1903, with $28,000 in cash from twelve investors, most notably John and Horace Dodge who had founded their own company...
W. P. Sumner Company Once part of Jacksonville’s Ward Street red-light district, this brick structure was constructed in 1910 for the W. P. Sumner Company. The company was first founded in 1887...
View of a control tower at the naval base, 1962. Courtesy of the State Archives of Florida On September 11, 1940, the U.S. Navy opened Naval Air Station Lee Field in honor of Ensign Benjamin Lee who...
The Neff Family Nestled in the woods on Fort George Island, the Neff House was constructed by local architect Mellen Clark Greeley, once considered to be the “Dean of Jacksonville...
The Lenape Bar and Wynn Hotel, date unknown Genovar’s Hall was built by Sebastian Genovar in 1895 as a grocery store. It is located in the LaVilla neighborhood in Jacksonville and was...
PotashCorp Phosphate Terminal, 1977. In early-1966, Occidental Agricultural Chemicals Corporation opened a $3 million automated phosphate rock, triple superphosphate, and diammonium phosphate...
William Boyd Barnett In the heart of the Central Business District in Downtown Jacksonville, FL stands an 18-story building once proudly known as the Barnett National Bank Building in all its former...
Marble Bank The Laura Street Trio is a group of three historic buildings located at the corner of Forsyth and Laura Streets in downtown Jacksonville. The Trio consists of two skyscrapers, the Florida...
Judaism in Jacksonville Located near the Horace Drew Mansion in Springfield lies the old Jacksonville Jewish Center, later known as the Jacksonville Job Corps Center. Its history dates back to 1901...
Duval County Armory The Duval County Armory was constructed in 1916 at the cost of $150,000 to replace an armory destroyed in the Great Fire of 1901. The Gothic Revival style building was designed by...
Claude Nolan Cadillac Building The Claude Nolan Cadillac Building on Main Street was originally designed by Henry J. Klutho, famous in northeast Florida for his Prairie Style architectural designs...
The school has been closed since 2005 Known today as Public School No. 8, it first opened its doors in 1909 originally as Graded Springfield School. Though it’s uncertain who designed the building...
Florida Baptist Convention Building Constructed in 1924, the Florida Baptist Convention Building was designed by renowned architect Henry John Klutho to house the denominational offices of the...
Jones Brothers Furniture Co. The Jones Brothers Furniture Company was founded in 1902, following the boom that occurred after the Great Fire of 1901. It was owned by W. G. and Michael K. Jones, who...
Independent Life Insurance Company The Independent Life and Accidental Insurance Company was founded in 1920 by seven businessmen; George Cook Coburn, Jacob Franklin Bryan II, James Henry Gooding...
Calvin Oak, Undertaker Located near downtown Jacksonville, the history of the city’s first funeral parlor, the Moulton & Kyle Funeral Home, can be traced back all the way to 1851. At the...
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