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Amelia Island Museum of History Was Originally the County’s Jail

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While jails today range from innovative to giant plain boxes on the architectural spectrum, historic jail buildings were usually designed to look every bit as ornate as any other civic structure. Such is the case with Amelia Island Museum of History’s building in Fernandina Beach, FL, originally constructed as the......
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This Funky Florida Library Now Serves as Nonprofit Startup Incubation Hub

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For several decades, the distinctive Jessie Ball duPont Center building in downtown Jacksonville, FL, served as the city’s main public library. The building was commissioned in 1960 to replace the existing downtown library. Architect Taylor Hardwick created a unique design aimed at brightening up the monotonous downtown environment. His mid-century......
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Jacksonville’s Beautiful St. James Building is Now Its City Hall

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The St. James Building, located at 117 W. Duval Street in downtown Jacksonville, is one of the country’s most beautiful city halls. But the building has a much longer history than its relatively short stint as the center of Jacksonville’s city government. The building sits on a site once occupied......
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Cowford Chophouse Salvaged a Decaying Office Building for Its Upscale Steakhouse

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After years of neglect, what was once a depleted former bank building on a high-visibility downtown Jacksonville street corner is now the upscale, state-of-the-art Cowford Chophouse. The Bostwick Building, as it was previously known, was one of the first new structures to open after the Great Fire of 1901 ripped......
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How Jacksonville’s Union Terminal Became Prime Osborn Convention Center

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Many years ago, during the height of America’s streetcar era, Jacksonville, FL was home to one of the country’s busiest terminal stations. Union Terminal, as it was called, was constructed in 1919 in Jacksonville’s historic LaVilla neighborhood. It replaced the former railroad station located on the same property; part of......
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