The Jesse Aaron House

Jesse Aaron (1887-1979), was part Seminole and African American and began carving wood when he was in his eighties.

He was a noted folk artist whose cypress and cedar carvings were widely sought by collectors and museums. Aaron carved on ...

Institute of Black Culture

Created in 1971 at the University of Florida, the Institute is home to many historical artifacts and resources related to the African and African American students who have enrolled at the school.

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Friendship Baptist Church

Founded in 1892 at 4th Avenue and 6th Street, the church moved to its permanent home here in January of 1897. The first minister was Rev. J. S. Kelsey, who served the church from 1897-1901. The present building was completed ...

Greater Liberty Hill United Methodist Church

Serving as the religious home of many area families since the 1850s, Historic Liberty Hill United Methodist Church was the home of the Farmer's Aide Society, a group of pioneer African American farmers including Joe Duncan, Peter Jonas, the Reverend ...

First Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church

Established in 1890, this church was part of a community founded during Reconstruction in Rutledge, an area given to disenfranchised slaves by the Freedman's Bureau.

An exchange of deeds allowed the church to move to its current one-acre location where ...

The Dunbar Hotel

This was the only African American hotel in Gainesville in the early 20th century. The Dunbar family welcomed touring musicians, educators, businessmen and their families.

The building has been restored at its original site.

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Chestnut Funeral Home

Established in 1914 by Matthew E. Hughes and Charles Chestnut, Sr., this funeral home is one of Gainesville's oldest businesses. Chestnut's grandson and great-grandson continue to run the business today.

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A. Quinn Jones Center

Constructed in 1923, and opened in 1925 as Lincoln High School and successor to the Union Academy, this two-story red brick school became one of the first accredited high schools in Florida for African American students.

The historic school building ...

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park

Many African Americans in rural Florida lived in small tenant houses like the one standing in the orange grove at the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park.

Visitors to this Florida homestead can walk back in time to 1930s farm ...

Damascus Cemetery

This cemetery is a landmark in the Bland Community.

The old Damascus Church, built in 1900, stood several miles to the northeast on County Road 1491, on a site marked today by a commemorative sign.

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