{"id":277021,"date":"2026-05-19T19:15:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T19:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/277021\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T19:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T19:15:09","slug":"jacksonville-history-center-adds-mayport-lighthouse-oneida-bungalow-court-to-endangered-structures-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/277021\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacksonville History Center adds Mayport Lighthouse, Oneida Bungalow Court to endangered structures list"},"content":{"rendered":"

Structures added to the city’s list include the Mayport Lighthouse, the former home of Captain William LaMee, and one of downtown’s oldest residential homes.<\/p>\n

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 Four new structures have been added to the Jacksonville History Center’s annual endangered historic structures list, the committee announced on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The three “residential dwellings” and one public building added to the 2026 list include:<\/p>\n


\n1901 Residential Building <\/p>\n

Possibly the oldest residential structure in Downtown Jacksonville, post-Great Fire of 1901. The two-story brick home at 332 E. Adams St. was built by hardware dealer J.B. Bours to replace his home that was destroyed in the fire. It is an example of the late Queen Anne style of architecture, including decorative scrollwork and an asymmetrical floor plan. At some point in its history, the home was turned into a boarding house, then used as office space for the past two ore more decades.<\/p>\n

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\nLaMee House <\/p>\n

Built in 1855 and renovated sometime in the 1930s, the single-family residence for river bar pilot Captain William LaMee is considered the oldest home in Pilot Town (later incorporated into the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve). The home survived the Civil War, with records indicating it was fired upon by Union gunships. The home was part of Jacksonville\u2019s early maritime community where residents commuted via mail boat.<\/p>\n

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\nOneida Bungalow Court <\/p>\n

Oneida Bungalow Court, a 24-home cluster built in 1925, was once a centerpiece of West Lewisville and a thriving Black working-class neighborhood. The Florida Trust for Historic Preservation recently named it one of the 11 most endangered historic sites in the state. Oneida is one of only a few surviving bungalow courts of its era in Jacksonville \u2014 and the last remaining cluster of historic homes tied to West Lewisville.<\/p>\n

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\nSt. Johns River Lighthouse <\/p>\n

Built in 1858, the St. Johns River Lighthouse survived the Civil War, and the lens was removed to avoid giving Union troops any advantage. When Naval Station Mayport was built in the 1940s, the US Navy buried the base of the light. The Mayport Lighthouse Association has proposed moving the structure to the riverfront in the Village of Mayport, restoring the lantern room, front door and inside of the tower.<\/p>\n

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Also highlighted in this year’s annual list are three “saves,” or buildings that have since been repurposed. “Saves” include the Federal Reserve Building on Hogan Street and Debs Store on the city’s Eastside.<\/p>\n

See the committee’s full list below:<\/p>\n


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