Victorian
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home operated by the
Jacksonville Historical Society
Jacksonville Historical Society (JHS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in Jacksonville, Florida, begun by 231 charter members on May 3, 1929 at the Carling Hotel.Jacksonville, Florida. The home was built in 1879 at 229 Lafayette Street. It is in the Queen Anne style with
Eastlake architecture
The Eastlake movement was a nineteenth-century architectural and household design reform movement started by British architect and writer Charles Eastlake (1836–1906). The movement is generally considered part of the late Victorian period in t ...
features. In 2000, the house was designated a local historic landmark.
It exemplifies the Queen Anne style, with a square tower on the southwest corner and an elaborate vergeboard in the north gable. The porch posts, brackets, and spindles reflect the Eastlake style.
History
The home was built for James E. Merrill who started an iron works in Jacksonville in 1875. The company became Merrill-Stevens Engineering Co. and by the late 1880s, it was one of the largest shipbuilding companies in the Southern United States. In 1879, the house was built at 229 Lafayette Street, just a short walk from Merrill's iron works on East Bay Street. In 1886, the house was expanded.
The Merrill family lived in the house from 1879 to 1920. In 1920, the house was sold to Alfred Leach, whose son George sold the house to the city of Jacksonville in 1999. By the 1990s, the house was abandoned and in poor condition. The city acquired the house in its preparations to build the Vystar Veterans Arena. Instead of demolishing the house, the city gave the house to the Jacksonville Historical Society, who then moved the house in 2000 to 317 A Philip Randolph Blvd. In 2002, it was moved again to make space for the
121 Financial Ballpark
121 Financial Ballpark (originally the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville) is a baseball park in Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is ...
. In 2006, the Historical Society completed its restorations. The house was restored to reflect the early 1900s.
Gallery
See also
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List of museums in Florida
This article lists museums currently operating across the U.S. state of Florida, together with summaries of their locations and main focuses. There are additional lists of Florida, Florida's defunct and proposed museums.
Museums
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