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From: "astaley" <>
Subject: Re: [FLDUVAL] Rochester House - Brooklyn
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 20:34:28 -0400


I told you the Librarians at the JPL are great! They found it!

Wayne W. Wood. Jacksonville's Architectural Heritage: Landmarks for the
Future. Revised edition 1996. (various places: University Press of Florida,
1989), pp 149

Riverside House (first known as the "Rochester House") - The article has 3
pictures of it from 1875-1976. It states that was moved between 1903-1913 up
the St. Johns River to its present site and was altered. The address stated
at the beginning of the article is 2107 River Blvd. I can't do it in the
next few weeks, but if you want a picture of it as it stands now, I will try
to see if I can find it and take a picture. Let me know.

You can see a picture of it in 1875 by going to the Florida Memory Project
http://www.floridamemory.com/PhotographicCollection/
Put RC03049 in the search block. This photo is the same as the first one in
the above book.

Hope this helps!
Ann S.


----- Original Message -----
From: "astaley" <>
To: "Michael Palozzi" <>; <>
Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 1:29 AM
Subject: Re: [FLDUVAL] Rochester House - Brooklyn


> Glenn Emory had a wonderful site at www.jacksonvillestory.com but I can
> not access it; he may have removed it for some reason. I will be going to
> the Library next week and will try to ck on it.
>
> At http://jpl.coj.net/library/main.html you have access to the Genealogy
> and Florida Collections of the Main Library. They are located on the 4th
> floor of the new building downtown.
> 303 N. Laura Street
> Jacksonville, FL 32202
> (904) 630-2665
> for a map see: http://jpl.coj.net/U_ENG_iFiles/hours.html#main
>
> I would suggest going there first. The librarians in both Collections are
> *very* knowledgeable.
>
> You might also want to ck the sites at
> http://www.oldarlington.org/links.php
>
> Also ck the Jacksonville Historical Society at
> http://www.jaxhistory.com/links.htm
> especially their Resources for Jacksonville History at
> http://www.jaxhistory.com/links.htm
>
> Hope this helps,
> Have a safe and productive trip!
> Ann S.
> Jax resident
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Palozzi" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 11:44 PM
> Subject: [FLDUVAL] Rochester House - Brooklyn
>
>
>>I am new to this list and need some help.
>>
>> I am researching the Jameson name. JB Jameson is listed in the 1871 City
>> Directory as the proprietor of the Rochester House in Brooklyn. I
>> understand that the Brooklyn community has a long history. Is it possible
>> that there are pictures of the Brooklyn area from the 1870"s? I'll be
>> visiting Jacksonville in the fall. Where might I go to look at historical
>> pictures of the Brooklyn area. I'd love to find a picture of the
>> Rochester House. JB and his family were originally from Rochester, NY.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Mike Palozzi
>>
>>
>


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