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Creation Date
12-25-2008
Building Name
John Gurrie Jr High School
Historic District
Riverside Historic District
Description
John Gorrie Jr High 1 Jacksonville FL
John Gorrie Junior High School, located in Jacksonville, Florida, is a contributing building to the Riverside Historic District. John Gorrie Junior High School at 2525 College Street in Jacksonville is of the Mediterranean Revival Style, which is an eclectic style containing architectural elements with Spanish and Italian precedents. Roy A. Benjamin and Mellen C. Greeley, were the architects of the building.
The school was constructed in 1923 and is now listed as an Historic Landmark by the Jacksonville Historic Landmarks Commission, as well as a contributing structure to the Riverside Historic District. The school is owned by the Duval County School Board; however, the building no longer serves as a school and is being utilized primarily as a teacher supply depot for the School Board.
Latitude, Longitude
30.31471389, -81.69010833
Rights Statement
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Keywords
Taylor, George Lansing, Jr.; Lance Taylor; Photographers -- Florida -- Jacksonville; Photograph collections -- Florida -- Jacksonville; John Gorrie Jr High School; John Gorrie; Riverside Historic District; Mediterranean Revival Style; Historic landmark; Schools --- Florida --- Jacksonville --- Duval County.; Images