Jacksonville, Florida
The Alcazar Hotel was constructed in 1887-1889 Henjry Flakier as a part of a complex of three buildings of Moorish-Spanish Architecture, in his quest to create a “Riviera” on the eastern seaboard of the United States. The Alcazar Hotel, the name being Arabic(Al-kasr) for “royal Read More …
Brewster Hospital was founded by the Women’s Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church. The hospital’s name came from Mrs. George A. Brewster, an early financial contributor to it. Brewster opened in 1901, becoming the first to serve African Americans on the First Coast and Read More …
The Jacksonville Historic Society recently released a list of twelve significant endangered historical sites for 2012. Jax Examiner shares that list below. St. Johns River Ferry In operation since at least 1948, the St. Johns River Ferry provides motorists a break from the traffic and Read More …