Jacksonville Children's Museum

Jacksonville Children's Museum, 1160 Riverside Ave.

Jacksonville Children's Museum, 1160 Riverside Ave.

Name/Title

Jacksonville Children's Museum

Entry/Object ID

2020.9.1557

Tags

Lorenzo Wilson Residence

Description

The Lorenzo Wilson Residence was build in 1917 by architect Arthur Gilkes. It was located at 1160 Riverside Avenue. The Jacksonville Children's Museum was chartered in 1941 by The Association for Childhood Education. In 1948, the museum moved to a Victorian house in the Riverside neighborhood (1061 Riverside Ave., this photo). In 1969, a building designed by William Morgan opened on the St. Johns River in downtown Jacksonville, In 1977, it became the Museum of Arts & Science and then in 1988, became the Museum of Science & History. The Jacksonville Children's Museum was founded by Jean White Davis. The house on Riverside Avenue was acquired with the help of Junior League as the museum's first permanent home.

Collection

Photographs Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Black-and-White

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Architectural decorations & ornaments, Architecture, Building, Buildings, Museums, Children, Children's museums