Genovar’s Hall was built by Sebastian Genovar in 1895 as a grocery store at
636-648 W Ashley Street. The building became the Wynn Hotel sometime in the 1920s. Louis Armstrong preferred staying here when in town because it was on the most active street in Jacksonville. The first floor of the building was occupied by the Lenape Tavern and Bar, one of the most popular jazz clubs in the city. Along with Louis Armstrong, other jazz greats such as Billie Holiday and Dizzy Gillespie played at the Lenape.