Old Brewster Hospital

Built in 1855, this Victorian style residence was sold in 1901 to the Women's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church.

Here, the Missionary Society established the first Jacksonville hospital for blacks and the first training facility for black nurses. ...

The Norman Studios

In the 1920s, Richard E. Norman (1891-1960) a white filmmaker and distributor of silent films, produced a number of works using all African American casts and crews. This was during the era of a rising racism, including the resurgence of ...

Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church - Jacksonville

After the Civil War, several dozen freedmen formed the Society for Religious Worship and were formally recognized in 1866 as the Mount Zion AME Church. A 1901 fire destroyed their brick sanctuary which seated 1,500 worshippers. Within months the church ...

Mount Olive African Methodist Episcopal Church

Designed and built by Jacksonville's first black architect Richard L. Brown, this 1922 church reflects his eclectic style.

Built of concrete block, textured on the upper stories to simulate quarry stone, the church includes a large portico at the main ...

Moncrief Cemetery District

Memorial, Sunset Memorial and Pinehurst Cemeteries were developed and managed by the Afro-American Life Insurance Company to provide burial options for blacks in segregated Jacksonville.

With over 6,000 graves, these three cemeteries along with the adjacent Mount Olive Cemetery, New ...

James Edward Simpson-St. Michael's Cemetery

Born on November 18, James Edward Simpson (1807-1871) was the younger brother of Ezekiel E. Simpson. His father, John Simpson, built the Woodbine Mill, a water-powered sawmill, on the Simpson River near the town of Bagdad.

Following the death of ...

Don Tomas Possee de Rioboo-St. Michael's Cemetery

Born in Ferrol, Spain, don Tomas Possee de Rioboo (1772-1832) moved to Florida sometime prior to 1800. In 1800, Rioboo married Eugenia Josefa Bonifay, and the newlyweds were given a plot of land on the western side of Pensacola by ...

Masonic Temple Most Worshipful Grand Lodge

Completed in 1916 by the Black Masons of Florida, this six-story red brick structure serves as headquarters of the Masons of the State of Florida Grand East and the focal point for the Jacksonville black community's commercial and fraternal events. ...

J.P. Small Memorial Stadium

J. P. Small Memorial Stadium is the last remaining historic stadium in Jacksonville. The park was first called Barrs Field after local businessman Amander Barrs, who was president of the Jacksonville Baseball Association.

In 1911 Barrs gained control of the ...

Centennial Hall at Edward Waters College

Named to commemorate the centennial celebration of the AME Church, this three story brick structure was built in 1916 by the Rev. Richard L. Brown, one of the few black architects and builders of the period.

The building was home ...