In observance of National Historic Preservation Month, May 2020, the Jacksonville Historical Society has released its annual list of Jacksonville’s Most Endangered Buildings.
Due to health and life safety concerns, the 2020 List of Endangered Historic Properties – as selected by the Society’s Historic Sites Committee – is being shared via video. Visit our YouTube page to view this important list of two dozen structures and sites. For more information about this topic or to inquire about interviewing a member of the Historic Sites Committee, call (904) 665-0064 or email communications@jaxhistory.org.
The members of the 2020 Historic Sites Committee are Chair David Chauncey; Michael Fackler, immediate past board chair; Wayne Wood, historian at large; Ed Booth and Harry Reagan, former JHS board presidents; Brian Bush, vice president at the Tom Bush Family of Dealerships; and Amy Palmer, director of grants administration for the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville.
The Jacksonville Historical Society was established in 1929. The nonprofit maintains an archival repository of documents, photographs, rare books and architectural artifacts relating to Jacksonville-area history.
With offices in the Old St. Luke’s Hospital building on Palmetto Street, the society raises money for the restoration of local landmarks, provides speakers on Jacksonville history topics and leads walking tours, among other activities.