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Creation Date
1-10-2009
Building Name
Edmund Kirby-Smith Junior High School
Historic District
Springfield Historic District
Description
Edmund Kirby-Smith Jr High Jacksonville FL
Edmund Kirby-Smith Junior High School, now called Kirby-Smith Middle School, is located in Jacksonville, Florida.
Edmund Kirby-Smith Junior High School at 2034 Hubbard Street in Jacksonville is of the Mediterranean Revival Style, which is an eclectic style containing architectural elements with Spanish and Italian precedents. According to a Jacksonville Historic Landmark plaque on the building, the architects were Roy A. Benjamin and Mellen C. Greeley, who were partners from 1919 to 1924.
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 Springfield Historic District.
Contributing Building - Springfield Historic District - National Register of Historic Places NRIS #86003640
Latitude, Longitude
30.34882778, -81.65206111
Rights Statement
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Keywords
Taylor, George Lansing, Jr.; Lance Taylor; Photographers -- Florida -- Jacksonville; Photograph collections -- Florida -- Jacksonville; Edmund Kirby-Smith Jr High School; Kirby-Smith Middle School; Historic landmark; Springfield Historic District; Duval County (Fl.); Schools --- Florida --- Jacksonville.; Images