Memorial to the Great Fire of Jacksonville
Bruce White ( 2002)
This memorial commemorates the Great Fire of Jacksonville in 1901, the largest metropolitan fire to have occurred in the South, before or since. Reportedly the fire started at a mattress factory in the LaVilla area, quickly destroying over 2,000 buildings, leaving 10,000 people homeless. Despite the devastation, the fire triggered an amazing reconstruction effort that established the foundation of modern Jacksonville. Bruce White describes this memorial as a form “rising from the ashes.” His Memorial to the Great Fire of Jacksonville was the first work created after the City of Jacksonville adopted the Art in Public Places Ordinance.
~Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville
Northbank River Walk, Northbank Riverwalk at the termination of Market Street, Jacksonville, Florida, 32202
Courtesy: Bruce White