Distinguish Jacksonville: Prairie School Architecture
December 30, 2006 2 comments
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Over time, many cities have left their mark on our architectural landscape. New York has its Brownstones, Charleston the single house, and Chicago School of Architecture in the Windy City. Believe it or not, our own city has earned the right to be mentioned in this conversation.
Examples of the Prairie School style in Jacksonville
The Masonic Temple - 410 Broad Street
Morocco Temple - 219 North Newnan Street.
San Juline Apartments - 1617-1634 Riverside Avenue
Klutho Apartments - 1830 North Main Street
Apartment Building - 1620 - 1632 Donald Street
Henry J. Klutho House - 30 West 9th Street
Prairie School, Jacksonville style
After Klutho built his first Prairie style residence in Riverside, many local designers followed suit. The result of this was a Prairie School derivative that was so widely repeated locally, that some believe it could almost be considered a stylistic architectural category by itself. The design features of this derivative includes low-pitched red tile roofs with a central dormer, a geometric inset in the chimney, a red brick first story separated from a white stucco second story by a horizontal masonry band, broad projecting eaves and an emphatically horizontal porch.
For more in-depth information and images of local Prairie School Architectural examples and lost treasures, visit:
The Prairie School Traveler - http://www.prairieschooltraveler.com/html/fl/fl.html
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