EATONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 Carol Moseley, a descendant of Hungerford Prep\u2019s original landowners, is sharing her family\u2019s history and raising questions about the future of the land once donated for Hungerford Preparatory School.<\/p>\n
Moseley spoke outside the Moseley House Museum, her grandmother Matilda\u2019s former home. She said she spent much of her childhood there and remembers her grandmother as a caring woman who helped raise legendary Black author Zora Neale Hurston.<\/p>\n
Hurston grew up in Eatonville and later featured the historically Black town in several of her books.<\/p>\n
Moseley\u2019s family also has ties to Hungerford Prep, one of the first schools for Black children in Florida. According to a 1904 deed provided by Preserving the History of Maitland and Eatonville Inc., her relatives Samuel and Mattie Moseley donated 80 acres of land for one dollar.<\/p>\n
Moseley said the agreement included a provision that the land would return to the Moseley family and four other families if the school was torn down or removed.<\/p>\n
Records show the school board fought to remove restrictions from a 1951 deed and won the case in court in 2022. <\/p>\n
Dr. Phillips Charities has assumed responsibility for the land while working to close on the property. The organization\u2019s plans include a health facility, affordable housing, a festival space and a cultural museum.<\/p>\n
A separate space is also planned for a town hall that could also function as a museum. Moseley said she believes one museum would be enough and wants her uncle, Joseph Clark, one of the founders of Eatonville, to be honored in the site\u2019s name.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, Dr. Phillips Charities provided an update during the Town Council meeting, saying it is working to keep community members better- informed about its plans. The organization said residents should receive an update at their doors within the next two weeks.<\/p>\n
Another dinner and conversation meeting hosted by Dr. Phillips Charities is scheduled for Oct. 7 at Macedonia Church.<\/p>\n
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