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Here we see one of the beautiful streets of Springfield in its glory days in the 1920s.

The big house on the right at the corner of Third and Silver streets was built by Benjamin and Mary Dillon. It was here on May 4th, 1904 that Mary Dillon called together the ladies of the neighborhood and formed The Springfield Improvement Association and Woman's Club.  Sadly, she died three years later at the age of  55.  The club erected the celebrated fountain in Springfield Park across the street in March of 1910 in her memory.  Mary Dillion's husband chose the spot in the park, but he died soon afterward also. In later years the house became a 4-unit apartment, and in 1926 it was razed to build B'nai Israel Temple, now known as the Jewish Center. 

The Dillon's daugter Birdie married State's Attorney Augustus G. Hartridge, and their son 8-year-old Dillon Hartridge and his 2-year-old cousin Georgie Dillon unveiled the fountain. Georgie Dillon became a poet, and  in 1932 he became the youngest Pulitzer Prize winner for poetry. He had a grand affair with Edna St. Vincent Millay, and the two of them translated the work influential nineteenth century French poet Charles Baudelaire.

Benjamin Dillon appears to have been very wealthy, as he was part owner of the Dixieland Park and also the 55-acre Gato property.

In the photo above, the only house which remains today is the "Drew Castle" at the far end with its distinctive red tile roof. The photo below shows this same block from the other end, with a better view of the Drew residence.

Sited prominently on a corner of Third Street and Boulevard near Hogans Creek, this exotic residence was originally the home of Dr. Horace R. Drew, a physician and grandson of Jacksonville pioneer Columbus Drew. This highly visible Springfield landmark exhibits one of the most inventive uses of concrete blocks as a building material in Jacksonville.  Both smooth and ashlar-finished blocks are used, and many of the blocks were cast at odd angles, such as on the hexagonal columns, the tower, and the projecting bays.  The eclectic design borrows elements from the Tudor Revival, Queen Anne, and Spanish Colonial Revival styles.

The photo above shows the winding street  known simply as "Boulevard",
apparently before it was paved with bricks.  The "Drew Castle" is on the right,
facing Third Street.