Communities are like families When everyone comes together, wonderful things can happen. This event is the result of a lot of hard work by many talented people. The spirit of community is alive and well, right here and now. Springfi eld Preservation and Revitalization, you represent the heart and soul of true community. wellsfargo.com © 2014 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. All rights reserved. Member FDIC. 121840 03/14 Welcome to our neighborhood. You’ve arrived at The 37th Annual Historic Springfield Tour of Homes, and we’re glad you’re here. The Historic District is blessed with unique homes and architecture, plentiful parks, walkable & bike- able streetscapes, and proximity to Downtown amenities. That’s why many people come to visit, but the sense of community is why people stay. In the Springfield Historic District, residents know their neighbors; not just those on their block, but all around our neighborhood. Front porches, community gardens, and cafes serve as gathering places, and regular social events include First Friday parties, foodie events, community improvement projects, children’s programming, and music festivals, just to name a few. A playground for the wealthy and famous at the turn of the century, Springfield fell into disrepair through decades of neglect. Thanks to the urban pioneers in the 1970’s to 1990’s, the Historic Dis- trict survived. And that sense of pride is still strong today, the fruits of which have been recognized in recent years by Southern Living Magazine, This Old House, Good Morning America, Florida Trend Magazine, among others, which have highlighted our community as a diverse, up & coming neigh- borhood. Sincerely, Bill Hoff 12th St W SPAR President 11th St W 11th St E Redwing St Redwing Cottage Ave 10th St W Reita St Chose Your TourDrysdale Route St Pearl Pl Pearl Redell St Redell West EastTe Hubbard 10th St E 9th St W 3 9th St E 8th St W 2 Key 8th St E 7th St W Perry St Perry Boulevard * Check-In, 7th St E *1501 N Main St6th St W Pearl St Pearl 2 Silver St Silver Laura St Laura Check In Hubbard St Hubbard Main St Main Market St Market 6th St E West 5th St W St Liberty Walnut St Walnut Ionia St Ionia 1 154 W 5thBoulevard St. 2 1826 Silver St 1 5th St E 3 4th St W 1838Klutho Park Silver St * East 1 4th St E 1 152 E 4th St 3rd St W 3 2 1643 N Liberty St Boulevard Pearl St Pearl 3rd St E 3 332 E 4th St 4 25 E 1st St 2nd St W Klutho Park 2nd St E 1st St W 4 Historic Springfield 1st St E Hogans Creek Phelps St Confederate ParkConfederate St Confederate Dog Park Orange St Bourré Construction Group is now restoring the Drew mansion back to its once luxurious state. Michael Bourré and his team have worked on numerous restoration projects and are very passionate about saving the iconic buildings located in Springfield to help promote and enliven the area. BourreConstructionGroup.com http://www.facebook.com/DrewRestoration http://www.facebook.com/BourreConstruction We sell more homes in Springfield than any other real estate company. Watson listed and sold the Drew Mansion! If we can list and sell the Drew mansion then we can certainly help you with your needs. Call the team that gets results. Historic Springfield Residents ® Crissie Cudd Pat Nodurft (904) 254-0980 (904) 333-0792 (904) 641-4343 WatsonRealtyCorp.com 1501 N Main Circa 1914, the 4200 sq/ft brick com- mercial building is a classic example of a “corner store” in the early 20th century, when the most common form of transportation was by foot or horse and buggy. The building has had many different uses through the years, including Wildcat Grocery, the tile of which still stands in the doorway today. A 1938 advertisement asked customers to visit “Wildcat Groceries, where prices run wild!”, with prices such as twenty cents for three cans of milk, ten cents for a ten pound bag of potatoes, and a five pound bag of sugar for twenty five cents. Currently, it’s the shared offices of CDC Development Corporation and Better Homes & Gardens Realty. The building was purchased in 2013, gutted, and the renovation was completed in late 2014. It’s a gorgeous example of a loft-style commercial renovation, which we expect to see more of in the coming years on Main Street. 154 W 5TH ST Designed and built by C.E. Hilyer circa 1906, the home has un- usual Tudor-style architectural details. Mrs. Jessie Ackerman, a clerk, was its original occupant. In the 1920’s, silent film star Mar- guerite Gilmore, lived there for a time, during Jacksonville’s short reign as a premier movie industry town. Today, Tim and Anne occupy the home. They moved to the Springfield Historic District from San Marco a year ago after attending several previous home tours, and having “fallen in love” with the neighborhood’s archi- tecture and proximity to Downtown. Annie is a Jacksonville native, and a vice-president with Fidelity Bank. Tim is a fleet/commercial sales account manager with Nimnicht Chevrolet, and has lived in town for over 20 years. 1826 Silver Built about 1916, it was originally home to O.G. and Lena Cellar. Mr. Cellar worked as an Inspector (of what, we do not know). Much later, in the 1980’s, the home was physically connected to the house next door, 1822 Silver, and was used as “S&S Retirement Home”. In 2007, Bryan, the manager of software company ACR Systems in Downtown Jacksonville, purchased the property and started to embark on a full renovation. The first floor of the house has been completely renovated, as well as the 2nd floor bathroom and front & back yards. Work will begin on the upstairs bedrooms sometime next year. Bryan’s good friend Shannon lives in the home as well, a designer for America in Bloom, who completed the landscape designs. Bryan says, “We love SPR for our strong community spirit and friendly, fun-loving neighbors.” , ASID, IIDA Becky Morgan FL Reg. Interior Designer #ID6062 NCIDQ® Certificate No. 29641 BeckyBecky Morgan Morgan,, ASID,ASID, IIDA IIDA FL Reg.FL Reg. Interior Interior Designer Designer #ID6062 #ID6062 NCIDQ® Certificate No. 29641 NCIDQ® Certificate No. 29641 9�4.99�.�24� �ec�����orcreati�e.co� COMMERCIAL INTERIORS GRAPHICS ∙ VISUALIZATION ���.��orcreati�e.co� 1838 Silver John J. Sherman constructed this home in 1914, with notable features including leaded glass windows, doric columns and rusticated block pediments. Its first residents were Gov Hutchinson and his wife, Beulah. Mr. Hutchinson was original- ly a court reporter who was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1920. He became City Solicitor in 1929 and was an early mem- ber of the Jacksonville Rotary Club. The Hutchinson family lived in this house until at least the 1930s. Today, Jordan and Courtney are brand new residents, having just moved in March of 2015 from a Southside condo. Renovations are still underway, but they hope to have it completely finished by the time their first child is born in late Summer. “We realized very early in our relationship that we shared a love of historic architecture and steered away from cookie cutter suburbs, so when we started house hunting we quickly gravitated toward Springfield. We had several friends who had recently moved into the neighborhood, and the more we visited, the more convinced we became that we were supposed to move here. We love the sense of community.” Restored & Painted Furniture Join the Movement Back to the city where jobs, markets, and fun things to do are everywhere. Call me today to help fi nd your new Cindy Corey old home. (904) REALTOR TRADITIONS 673-6740 REALTY, LLC TRADITIONS LLC 1046 Riverside Ave. REALTY Jacksonville, FL [email protected] offi ce: (904) 683-5239 facebook.com/cindycoreyrealtor 152 e 4th St The house was built in 1902 as the residence of Raymond R. Rees, a clerk, and his wife Margaret. The Queen Anne style turret was typical for the time and likely many more buildings in the neighborhood featured turrets. Later, as popu- lar tastes changed, turrets were removed from homes, including this property. The turret likely featured a spire at some point, but the spire was removed and there are no known photographs. By 1940, the house had been converted into a quadraplex, and occupied by multiple families of brick masons. The house underwent numerous extensions and modifications. In the 1980’s a doctor used the first floor as an office and the corner of the turret, now featuring a large stained glass window, as main entrance to the office. The last significant addition was a half turret on the west side of the house. This turret was reportedly removed from a house demol- ished on Main Street in the 1990’s. It features curved glass windows. All but one of the original windows survived, the reconstructed window is now stained glass. The house was purchased by Hailing and Johannes in 2013, and is nearing completion of its restoration. Hailing and Johannes moved from Boston, MA to Jacksonville and the Springfield Historic District in 2005. Hailing, an electri- cal engineer by trade, now works as a Realtor and manag- es a number of rental properties in the neighborhood. Jo- hannes is a cyber security researcher and instructor. They currently live on W. 7th Street, and plan to move to this house in June 2015. Hailing and Johannes have restored 4 other houses in the community. 1643 N Liberty Built about 1911 by the Brown Re- alty Company, the original address of the home was 1843 Liberty.