National Historic Landmark - Johnson House

National Historic Landmark - The Johnson House

Philadelphia was a center of the nineteenth-century American movement to abolish slavery, and the Johnson House was one of the important stations on the Underground Railroad that helped lead so many to freedom. ...

National Historic Landmark-John Coltrane House

National Historic Landmark- John Coltrane House

This house was the home of tenor saxophonist and American jazz pioneer John Coltrane from 1952 until his death in 1967, including the critical years during which he developed his characteristic musical language.

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St. John's Baptist Church

The congregation was organized in 1906. The current building, designed by the black architectural firm of McKissack and McKissack, was completed in 1940. The two-story masonry building is a rare example of the Art Deco style in Overtown.

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National Historic Landmark-John Bartram House

National Historical Landmark-John Bartram House

Constructed in 1731, this was the residence of John Bartram (1699-1777), one of America's first native botanists. The gardens, enlarged by his son, were filled with rare and exotic plants.

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The Johnson Chapel Missionary Baptist Church

The only remaining rural church in southern Sarasota County dating from the 1910s, Johnson Chapel was built as the Osprey Missionary Baptist Church in 1915 on the west side of the Tamiami Trail in Osprey, six miles north of Laurel, ...

National Historic Landmark-John N.A. Griswold House

National Historic Landmark- John N.A. Griswold House

Completed in 1864, this building is a seminal work by the noted American architect Richard Morris Hunt and is considered by architectural historians to be the first example of the mature Stick Style of ...

National Historic Landmark-John Brown House

National Historic Landmark-John Brown House

Built 1786-88, this large, three-story, brownstone-trimmed, brick mansion was designed by the noted colonial architect, Joseph Brown, for his brother John, who had grown rich in the profitable China trade.

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National Historic Landmark-Colonel John Stuart House

National Historic Landmark-Colonel John Stuart House

Built in 1772 by Colonel John Stuart (c. 1700-1779), the Royal Commissioner for Indian Affairs in the South, this is one of the finest examples of a three story Georgian frame townhouse in the Southern ...

National Historic Landmark-John Rutledge House

National Historic Landmark- John Rutledge House

From 1763 until his death, this large three story brick structure was the home of John Rutledge (1739-1800), older brother of Edward, who served in the Continental Congress (1774-76, 1782-83), was Governor of South Carolina ...

John H. Hurston House (Private)

The Reverend John Hurston was the father of noted author and anthropologist, Zora Neale Hurston. Reverend Hurston and his wife, Mattie, lived in this Second Empire style residence.

Information provided by Florida Department of State.

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