Exploring Downtown's Cathedral District

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The Mount Zion A.M.E. Church has been a dominate anchor at the intersection of Beaver and Newnan Streets since 1870. Located in a former 19th century African-American section of the Cathedral District, the original building was destroyed by the Great Fire of 1901. This structure was built between 1901 and 1905.

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The Otis Elevator building is one of the few commercial buildings constructed in the early 20th century that was only one-story tall.

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This 52-unit apartment building at 605 Ocean Street was originally built in 1907 as the Duval High School. It's one of the grand examples of adaptive reuse of historic building stock in the Cathedral District.

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For much of Jacksonville's history (until the 1970s), 711 North Liberty Street was the Jacksonville Police Headquarters.

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Hidden behind the Duval County Jail, this Washington Street structure was built after the Great Fire of 1901 as the Doty Apartments. At one time, the first floor of this building was filled with retail shops serving Cathedral District residents. Businesses located here included Washington Street Sundries, Deluxe Laundry & Dry Cleaners and Red's Barber & Beauty Shop.

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For much of the 20th century, the Cathedral District's east border was home to several industrial uses lining the former St. Johns Terminal Railroad yards, that once served downtown's wharves. The Sulzbacher Center, Jacksonville's only comprehensize homeless facility, is located in the former St. Johns Trading Post Liquors warehouse, which sits adjacent to the old railyard.

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The Young Women's Christian Association building on East Duval Street.

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The Branch Apartments building at 417 North Liberty.

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The Cathedral District is also home to several highrise apartment buildings.

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The 185' tall Cathedral Townhouse building was completed in 1969.

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The Cathedral District's Winn-Dixie is the only full-line grocery store in downtown Jacksonville's Northbank.

Article and images by Ennis Davis, AICP. Contact Ennis at edavis@moderncities.com