Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Gaby Camejo
P.2 Mr.Irby
February 11, 2007
#1.American Beach (Nassau County)
The founder of the Afro- American Insurance Company was Abram L. Lewis. American Beach remains a oceanfront resort to tens of thousands of seregation-stricken blacks.
#5.Bradenton (Manatee County)
Manatee Family Heritage House is a resource for the study of African American achievements.
#9.Cleveland (Charlotte County)
The Brown House was built by boatbuilder George Brown. He built the biggest house in the town and so as to not cause trouble, sold it to a white family and built a smaller home.
#20.Coral Gables (Dade County)
MacFlarne Homestead Subdivision Historic District is made up of a vernacular type of architecture. It includes bungalows and one-story frame "shot-gun" houses.
#25.Daytona Beach (Volusia County)
The Jackie Robinson Memorial Ball Park plays tribute to where the famer played his first exhibition game as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
#35.Florida City (Citrus County)
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church is a wood frame Folk style church and the oldest religious building for African Americans in Floral City.
#50.Jacksonville (Duval County)
The Masonic Temple Building was built by the Black Masons of Florida. This is a six-story red brick structure which serves as Headquarters of the Masons.
#57.Jacksonville (Duval County)
Clara White Mission is a memorial to the humanitarian activities of Clara English White and her daughter. The Masonry vernacular style building is a symbol of hope to the needy.
#69.Miami (Dade County)
Black Archives and Research Foundation of South Florida contain several art pieces. Which includes the portrait of the Black artist Joseph Caleb which the center was named after.
#77.Miami (Dade County)
The Vanguard-Miami's Forerunners of Human Progress is a Historical museum of Southern Florida. It is a mural of Miami's black personalities whom comissioned the Urban League of Greater Miami, Inc.
#84.Ocala (Marion County)
Mount Zion A.M.E. Church is the present, only surviving brick 19th-century religious structure in Ocala. The most prominent feature is it's two-story tower.
#88.Opa-locka (Dade County)
Opa-locka City Hall is one of Florida's unique communities because of it's widespread use of the Moorish Revival architectural style.
#100.Pensacola (Escambia County)
Julee Cottage Museum is a simple wood frame building. This is Pensacola's only surviving "to the sidewalk" construction. The Cottage's pegged framing and beaded ceilings were preserved during rehabilitation.
#108.Quincy (Gadsden County)
The William S. Stevens Hospital has a two-story frame vernacular structure. This is where Dr. William Spencer Stevens practiced medicine for more than 50 years.
#115.St.Augustine (St. Johns County)
A Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind was Cary A. White, Sr. Complex. It's dedicated to the memory of the first black deaf graduate of the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind.
#120.Sarasota (Sarasotta County)
Booker Schools Historical Marker was named for the black educator Emma E. Booker.
#127.Tallahassee ( Leon County)
The Knott House was inspired by the Georgian Revival style in the 1920's. It is now operated as a museum.
#132.Tampa (Hillsborough County)
La Union Marti-Maceo is in the Ybor City National Historic Landmark District. The building serves Afro-Cuabns whom were excluded from other Cban and Spanish clubs.
#137.West Palm Beach (Palm Beach County)
The Gwen Cherry House was the Masonry vernacular structure which was the home for Gwen Cherry. This residence is now being renovated as museum space for the Black Historical Preservation Society of Palm Beach County.
#139. West Palm Beach (Palm Beach County)
Northwest Neighborhood Historic District was mostly constructed by local black builders and contractors such as Simeon Mather, R.A. Williams, and Samuel O. Major. There were few churches in this district which is the only remaining portion of the original black settlement.
P.2 Mr.Irby
February 11, 2007
#1.American Beach (Nassau County)
The founder of the Afro- American Insurance Company was Abram L. Lewis. American Beach remains a oceanfront resort to tens of thousands of seregation-stricken blacks.
#5.Bradenton (Manatee County)
Manatee Family Heritage House is a resource for the study of African American achievements.
#9.Cleveland (Charlotte County)
The Brown House was built by boatbuilder George Brown. He built the biggest house in the town and so as to not cause trouble, sold it to a white family and built a smaller home.
#20.Coral Gables (Dade County)
MacFlarne Homestead Subdivision Historic District is made up of a vernacular type of architecture. It includes bungalows and one-story frame "shot-gun" houses.
#25.Daytona Beach (Volusia County)
The Jackie Robinson Memorial Ball Park plays tribute to where the famer played his first exhibition game as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
#35.Florida City (Citrus County)
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church is a wood frame Folk style church and the oldest religious building for African Americans in Floral City.
#50.Jacksonville (Duval County)
The Masonic Temple Building was built by the Black Masons of Florida. This is a six-story red brick structure which serves as Headquarters of the Masons.
#57.Jacksonville (Duval County)
Clara White Mission is a memorial to the humanitarian activities of Clara English White and her daughter. The Masonry vernacular style building is a symbol of hope to the needy.
#69.Miami (Dade County)
Black Archives and Research Foundation of South Florida contain several art pieces. Which includes the portrait of the Black artist Joseph Caleb which the center was named after.
#77.Miami (Dade County)
The Vanguard-Miami's Forerunners of Human Progress is a Historical museum of Southern Florida. It is a mural of Miami's black personalities whom comissioned the Urban League of Greater Miami, Inc.
#84.Ocala (Marion County)
Mount Zion A.M.E. Church is the present, only surviving brick 19th-century religious structure in Ocala. The most prominent feature is it's two-story tower.
#88.Opa-locka (Dade County)
Opa-locka City Hall is one of Florida's unique communities because of it's widespread use of the Moorish Revival architectural style.
#100.Pensacola (Escambia County)
Julee Cottage Museum is a simple wood frame building. This is Pensacola's only surviving "to the sidewalk" construction. The Cottage's pegged framing and beaded ceilings were preserved during rehabilitation.
#108.Quincy (Gadsden County)
The William S. Stevens Hospital has a two-story frame vernacular structure. This is where Dr. William Spencer Stevens practiced medicine for more than 50 years.
#115.St.Augustine (St. Johns County)
A Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind was Cary A. White, Sr. Complex. It's dedicated to the memory of the first black deaf graduate of the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind.
#120.Sarasota (Sarasotta County)
Booker Schools Historical Marker was named for the black educator Emma E. Booker.
#127.Tallahassee ( Leon County)
The Knott House was inspired by the Georgian Revival style in the 1920's. It is now operated as a museum.
#132.Tampa (Hillsborough County)
La Union Marti-Maceo is in the Ybor City National Historic Landmark District. The building serves Afro-Cuabns whom were excluded from other Cban and Spanish clubs.
#137.West Palm Beach (Palm Beach County)
The Gwen Cherry House was the Masonry vernacular structure which was the home for Gwen Cherry. This residence is now being renovated as museum space for the Black Historical Preservation Society of Palm Beach County.
#139. West Palm Beach (Palm Beach County)
Northwest Neighborhood Historic District was mostly constructed by local black builders and contractors such as Simeon Mather, R.A. Williams, and Samuel O. Major. There were few churches in this district which is the only remaining portion of the original black settlement.
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