The buildings listed below were
once considered
for inclusion in this inventory of Jacksonville's
landmark sites. They didn't make
it. In fact, these are just a few of
over one hundred buildings intended for this book that are gone.
All were either demolished, burned, removed,
or remodeled beyond recognition between the time the survey of Jacksonville’s
architecture began in 1974 until the time the book was published in
1989. Considered individually, their absence makes only
a subtle change in the landscape.
Collectively, however, the disappearance of so many cherished landmarks
evokes a powerful sense of loss.
OLD EAST JACKSONVILLE SCHOOL -- 1068 E. Beaver Street; 1895-1984.
The oldest schoolhouse in Duval County, demolished for the Greater
Jacksonville Fair Association
1131 NORTH LAURA STREET
HEARD NATIONAL BANK BUILDING (later known as the Graham Building
and the Florida Title Building) -- 108 W. Forsyth Street;
1911-1981. Photo at top shows demolished ruins, now a parking
lot.
MASON HOTEL (later Mayflower Hotel) -- 307 W. Bay Street;
1912-1978.
GEORGE WASHINGTON HOTEL -- 305-307 W. Adams Street; 1926-1976.
Designed by Marsh & Saxelbye, now a parking lot.
CONGREGATION AHAVATH CHESED SYNAGOGUE, later Greek Orthodox Church --
46 W. Union Street; 1902-1980. Demolished by First Baptist
Church, now a parking lot.
EAST JACKSONVILLE SCHOOL #3 --1016 E. Ashley Street; 1917-1981.
Demolished by the Greater Jacksonville Fair Association, now a vacant
lot.
STANDARD OIL BUILDING -- 524 Riverside Avenue; 1922-1981.
An elegant Renaissance Revival facade, now a vacant lot.
SEMINOLE HOTEL -- SE corner Hogan & Forsyth Streets;
1909-1974. One of Klutho's masterpieces, now a parking lot.
HOUSTON STREET BORDELLOS -- 830-832-836 Houston Street; 1897/1904-1979.
These three buildings were on the National Register, and are now a
vacant lot.
OLD JACKSONVILLE WOMAN'S CLUB -- 16 E. Duval Street; 1903-1986.
Now a vacant lot.
HAYDN W.CROSBY RESIDENCE (Le Chateau Restaurant) -- 39 7th
Street; 1937-1985. One of Atlantic Beach's most lavish
mansions, now condominiums.
G. D. JACKSON BUILDING -- 10 N. Laura St.; 1914-1981. Like a
jewelbox with great plate-glass windows, now a parking lot.
CONGREGATION B'NAI ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE -- NW corner of Jefferson &
Duval Streets; ca. 1908-1975.
BURBRIDGE HOTEL (later Floridan Hotel) -- 429 W. Forsyth Street;
1910-1981.
ATLANTIC & EAST COAST TERMINAL WAREHOUSES -- 845 W. Bay
Street; ca. 1910-1979. The vast buildings could have become
an excellent modern festival market, just two blocks from the train
station.
CENTRAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL -- 345 E. Church Street; 1902-1982.
WEIBERT RESIDENCE -- 534 Lomax Street; 1902-1975.
CLARENCE T. DOTY RESIDENCE --510 Lomax Street; ca. 1900-1979.
FOLDS RESIDENCE -- 12626 Mandarin Road; ca. 1873-1983.
Moved to Green Cove Springs.
OLD FLAGLER TERMINAL -- 1034 W. Bay Street; 1897-1979. Only a
small portion remains, following a devastating fire.
GEORGE W. CLARK RESIDENCE -- 2059 Riverside Avenue; 1911-1979.
Riverside Hospital demolished this very influential residence by
Klutho. Now Publix Super Market is on this site.
FLORIDA MILITARY ACADEMY -- 1071 Edgewood Avenue; 1913-1975. High-rise
housing now on this site.
CAPT. WILLIAM JAMES FARMHOUSE -- 2775 Street Johns Avenue; ca.
1880-1979. Now condominiums.
RITZ-WOLLER BUILDING -- 111 W. Bay St.; 1875-1981. The
oldest building in Downtown, now a parking lot.
SALVATION ARMY BUILDING --15 E. Church Street; 1910-1976.
