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Ervin's Rest
Ervin's Rest (also known as the Louis Dargan Ervin House) is a historic site in American Beach, Florida, American Beach, Florida. It is located at 5448 Gregg Street. On April 23, 1998, it was added to the United States, U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Gallery File:ErvinsRest1.JPG, File:ErvinsRest2.JPG, File:ErvinsRest3.JPG, File:ErvinsRest4.JPG, File:Ervin's Rest, Amelia Island, FL. US (2).jpg, In 2015, after windows replaced File:Ervin's Rest historic plaque.jpg, Historical marker References Nassau County listingsaNational Register of Historic Places *Plaque erected in front of home announcing it as a A Florida Heritage Site, Sponsored by the American Beach Prosperity Owners' Association, Inc., Friends of American Beach, Inc., and the Florida Department of State. Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida Houses in Nassau County, Florida National Register of Historic Places in Nassau County, Florida Amelia Island {{NassauCountyFL-NRHP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Beach, Florida
American Beach is a historic beach community in northeastern Florida once popular with African-American vacationers. It is located north of Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville on Amelia Island in Nassau County, Florida, Nassau County. During the time of segregation in the United States, segregation and the Jim Crow era, African Americans were denied access to many public amenities such as public pools and beaches in order to increase the value of nearby real estate, among other reasons. In view of this Abraham Lincoln Lewis, Florida's first black millionaire and president of the Afro-American Life Insurance Company, founded American Beach as a community that was visited mostly by African Americans, though all were welcome. It contains the American Beach Historic District, a historic district (United States), historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. History American Beach was co-founded in 1935 by Florida's first black millionaire, Abra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |