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Creation Date
12-23-2009
Building Name
Greenleaf & Crosby Building
Description
Artwork Greenleaf & Crosby, Jacksonville, Fl. Damon Greenleaf came to Jacksonville from New York two years after the Civil War and established a jewelry store on Bay Street. In 1880 J. H. Crosby joined the company, which later became known as Greenleaf & Crosby Co.
The Laura and Adams street facades are extensively decorated with terra-cotta panels depicting griffins, eagles, urns, and floral motifs. The architects were Marsh and Saxelbye.
Latitude, Longitude
30.328353, -81.658958
Recommended Citation
Taylor, George Lansing Jr., "Artwork Greenleaf and Crosby, Jacksonville, FL" (2009). George Lansing Taylor Collection Main Gallery. 1552.
https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/historical_architecture_main/1552
