City - Jacksonville FL - The New Duval Hotel 1910 Photograph by Mike Savad

City - Jacksonville FL - The New Duval Hotel 1910

by Mike Savad

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Title

City - Jacksonville FL - The New Duval Hotel 1910

Artist

Mike Savad

Medium

Photograph - Colorized Photo

Description

Colorized photo from 1910
Original title: Duval Hotel
Photographer: Detroit Publishing
Location: W Forsyth & N Hogan St, Jacksonville, FL

This is the New Duval Hotel, it has an interesting history.

The original Duval hotel sat on the former site of a log cabin build by L.Z. Hogans. It was the first house built within the limits of Jacksonville. It was located at the Northwest corner of Hogan and Forsyth Streets. The cabin itself was built in 1816 and lasted about 40 years. After that, the wood frame house was replaced around the period of the civil war. The family lasted about a 100 years in total.

In 1875, a three story brick hotel was put up, it was named the Nichols House, but then later changed its name to the Duval hotel. But it burned to the ground in 1892, no one was hurt, everyone was evacuated.

In 1893, they replaced it and called it the New Duval Hotel, and it was spared by just one city block, when the great fire of this area was hit in 1901.

The hotel was located next to the post office, in its day was a very recognizable building. The hotel was quite advanced, with steam heat, electric fans in each room, hot and cold running water, they also had telephones. The first floor sold goods, a cigar store on the corner, along with a number of other items. There is even a car tour of the city, doesn't that look like fun on a sunny day?

It's not known when the building was removed, the only fact is, its not there now. In fact most of the buildings don't exist, a time traveler would be totally lost if they came here now.

I can tell you that I have no idea what that floating head is on the right, looks like a police man. There is also a small statue of a lady near the cigar store.