Name/Title
United States Post OfficeEntry/Object ID
2016.019.050Description
United States Post Office
Forsyth, Hogan and Adams Street
Completed in 1895, after three years of construction with walls of Tennessee marble, this building served as Jacksonville's post office and home of the United States District Court and other federal offices. The cceiling heights of of the three floors are 19, 18 and 14 feet and the attic was 12 feet. The pinnacle of the tower was 168 feet above the sidewalk, higher than the highest lighthouse in Florida at the time.
In 1905, the addition reaching to Adams Street was constructed together with some changes in the tower part.
This building survived the Great Fire of 1901 but was demolished in 1948.Collection
Woodward Photo CollectionMade/Created
Studio
The Woodward Studio, Inc.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Photograph, Black-and-WhiteNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects