FDR Memorial

Dedicated on May 3, 1997, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial celebrates the profound legacy of courage, optimism and social conscience credited to the 32nd president of the United States. The memorial depicts Roosevelt's influence over twelve years of American history, ...

St. Thomas More Catholic Church

St. Thomas More Catholic Church began as a small, four-room building in 1954.

Construction of a new church began in 1955 and by Christmas of the following year, the parish celebrated its first Mass in the unfinished building. The construction ...

Old Sacred Heart Hospital

Founded in 1915, Sacred Heart Hospital was the joint effort of a group of local citizens and the Daughters of Charity.

The Daughters of Charity is a religious community of women founded by Elizabeth Bailey Seton in 1633 dedicated to caring ...

Pentagon

The Pentagon covers 34 acres of land, however a person can move from one office to another in six minutes.

The unique, five sided building houses over 25,000 employees and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It ...

Old Brewster Hospital

Built in 1855, this Victorian style residence was sold in 1901 to the Women's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church.

Here, the Missionary Society established the first Jacksonville hospital for blacks and the first training facility for black nurses. ...

The Norman Studios

In the 1920s, Richard E. Norman (1891-1960) a white filmmaker and distributor of silent films, produced a number of works using all African American casts and crews. This was during the era of a rising racism, including the resurgence of ...

Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church - Jacksonville

After the Civil War, several dozen freedmen formed the Society for Religious Worship and were formally recognized in 1866 as the Mount Zion AME Church. A 1901 fire destroyed their brick sanctuary which seated 1,500 worshippers. Within months the church ...

Mount Olive African Methodist Episcopal Church

Designed and built by Jacksonville's first black architect Richard L. Brown, this 1922 church reflects his eclectic style.

Built of concrete block, textured on the upper stories to simulate quarry stone, the church includes a large portico at the main ...

Matthew Gilbert School

Reflecting the Italian Renaissance style, Matthew Gilbert School was constructed in 1926 to serve the Oakland and East Jacksonville communities. Alumni include two-time Olympic gold medal winner, Robert (Bullet) Bob Hayes.

The site was originally occupied by the Florida Baptist ...

James Edward Simpson-St. Michael's Cemetery

Born on November 18, James Edward Simpson (1807-1871) was the younger brother of Ezekiel E. Simpson. His father, John Simpson, built the Woodbine Mill, a water-powered sawmill, on the Simpson River near the town of Bagdad.

Following the death of ...