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| Name: | Teresa Jackson Williams |
| Subject: | broken link on web |
| Comment: | I am trying to find an early Gainsville FL street map. I tried your link
Community Development Department of Gainesville: Historic Preservation Historic Preservation: City of Gainesville
This site is maintained by the Community Development Department of the City of Gainesville. View maps of the five historic districts in the city of Gainesville, Florida.
It did not work. Could you send me a link any historical Gainsville maps?
thanks so much
Teresa Jackson Williams |
| Name: | Penny Dodd |
| Subject: | Waldo historic district |
| Comment: | I have searched your database of historic structures in Alachua County, and see there are very few listed for Waldo. However, we have an historic district which includes several of our older homes, plus the old Entenza Cigar Factory, which is noticeably missing from your list. Can we help get these homes and buildings included in the database? Thank. |
| Name: | Kathleen Cox |
| Subject: | Haile House |
| Comment: | Many comments posted here are concerned that the Haile house was omitted well You picture the Haile House -- but now most people like to call it the historic Haile homestead or Kanapaha, which is, from what I understand, is what the family that lived in the House called the Plantation. Anyway, it looks quite different today. I mean, front on the house looks small but from the side What a grand structure. It is amazing buildings exist from way back then but How many residents realize Alachua County was one of the fisrt counties and one of the largest |
| Name: | Mary Harker |
| Subject: | Home in Hawthorne |
| Comment: | My grandmother's home is in Hawthorne in the area that is considered "Beckhamtown". This home was built in the late 1800's (that we have documented). This home was built by the Beckham's and is the site where the Beckham Family Reunions are still held today. How can I find out if it would be considered a Historical Structure in Alachua County?
Thank you,
Mary Harker
352-258-9072 |
| Name: | Matthew Cole |
| Subject: | My Home |
| Comment: | Thank you for creating this site! I very much enjoyed browsing the webpages. However, there was no place I found to see if my home might be considered "historic." I live in a 1947 woodframe house (1013 NE 9th St). Thanks again!
Matt |
| Name: | Kristin Johnson |
| Subject: | 13209 Newberry Rd. |
| Comment: | My parents are the current owners of the house at 13209 Newberry Rd., which has been in our family for 42 years. We have an extensive history of the home, as we have had contact with the family that built the house. It was built in 1917 and is known as the Dixie Jones house. He was the youngest son of the Jones family of Jonesville. The 1940 date currently listed as the "Year Built" may be the date when the house was first remodeled.
If you are interested in any more information, feel free to contact me. I also wanted to let you know if you need any other research, photographs, articles for expanding any more parts of your site (it looks great as it is), stop by the county history museum, the Matheson Museum. I used to work there and can attest to its useful archive.
P.S. The logo at the top of the menu bar has Alachua misspelled. |
| Name: | J. David Hill |
| Subject: | Gulf Oil building @ 117 NW 16th Ave |
| Comment: | Is my building certified as historic? |
| Name: | Michelle Donnelly |
| Subject: | churches used as synagogues |
| Comment: | I think your site it absolutly wonderful but I have a problem with the 7 churches that you have listed because you say that each of them are being used as a synagogue...Are they really??? or is it just an oversight....Michelle |
| Name: | Scott Lawler |
| Subject: | Inquiry re: historic rehabs |
| Comment: | Hello. I am looking at refurbishing an old "cracker" style home. It was build in 1932. There are others that I am considering as well. They are in the same age category. I was wondering if you are aware of any organizations that give grants or loans for the reconditioning of such historic buildings.
Thank you for your time.
Scott |
| Name: | Kathleen Cox |
| Subject: | Kanapaha Haile Homestead |
| Comment: | Wow! Just saw an early picture of the Haile Homestead. It certainly looks different today when one visits the place restored and stabalized. Your info could be updated a bit but if one visits previously mentioned links in this feedback section one will be pleased. The task you have undertaken is a daunting one but this site is impressive indeed. |
| Name: | Karen Kirkman |
| Subject: | Historic Haile Homestead |
| Comment: | I don't understand how the Historic Haile Homestead was omitted. Will this database be updated soon to correct such an obvious omission? The Haile Homestead is such a unique treasure in Alachua County, it deserves recognition in your database. |
| Name: | Mark Hodges |
| Subject: | Ft. Clark |
| Comment: | Any ideas or data on where the old Ft. Clark might be located? I am going to make an effort to find the place after Thanksgiving and will share any findings I make.
Regards,
Mark |
| Name: | William E. Benet, Ph.D., Psy.D. |
| Subject: | Historic Haile Homestead |
| Comment: | Remarkably omitted is Historic Haile Homestead (c.1854), south of Haile Plantation in southwest Gainesville, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
For more information, see the "Historic Haile Homestead" and "Alachua County Historic Sites" links at http://www.webenet.com/village.htm |
| Name: | Lucy B. Wayne, Ph.D., RPA |
| Subject: | missing structures |
| Comment: | I am surprised the database doesn't include the two oldest structures in the county: the Bailey house on NW 6th St. and the Historic Haile Homestead on Archer Rd. The Bailey house is the oldest (ca. 1853) with the Haile house the oldest in the unincorporated part of the county (ca. 1854). Both were built by SC planters. Bailey donated half of the land which is now the City of Gainesville. If not listed on the National Register, the house is eligible.
The Haile house is a very unique structure which is listed on the National Register. Like the Bailey house it is a typical SC-style Classic Revival plantation home, but it was never altered or modernized. It also has "talking walls"--every room in the house has writing on the walls by the residents and their guests. The house has been fully restored to its original condition and is open to the public on Sun. from noon to 4PM. More information is available at www.hailehomestead.org
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