(Source of image: Florida Collection, Main Public Library, Jacksonville)

This map doesn't do justice to the splendor that was Mayor Greeley's Riverside Avenue home.  This showplace was located north of the gallery of elegant mansions called The Row, which developed mostly during the early 1900s.  This birds-eye view is from an 1893 Jax map.  The red arrow points to the waterfront Greeley residence, now the site of a large office building just south of the Florida Times-Union headquarters.  The blue arrow indicates the future spot of the Times-Union, while the green arrow shows the downtown railroad bridge over the St. Johns.  This span was double tracked during the 1920s and is still in operation today.

The Greeley residence had originally been a typical, two-story, Southern country dwelling made of wood, with a wide, double-storied front porch.  During the early 1890s, however, the house was made much larger by the addition of three more stories, including a tower with French doors and a gallery.   A three-story porch fronted the mansion, and extremely fancy scrollwork decorated the porch.  Townsfolk loved the look. 

Mayor Greeley's house stood until 1916, when it was replaced by a car dealership.  No doubt it would prove a historical treasure today had it survived.

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