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 D-19  COVINGTON COMPANY BUILDING (J. H. Churchwell Building) 301 EAST BAY STREET DATE: 1905 ARCHITECT: Unknown BUILDER: Lloyd M. Boykin In 1900 Robert V. Covington (see
RA-94 and LV-22) moved his wholesale and retail dry goods business from
Waycross, Ga., to Jacksonville, and by 1905 he had constructed this
four-story gray brick building. In the 1920's the brothers John H. and
Augustus F. Churchwell (see RA-4 and RA-73) also moved to
Jacksonville from Georgia and purchased Covington's business. In
1930 John H. Churchwell bought out his brother. The firm has
continued under his name and still owns this building today. The
exterior of the building remains virtually unchanged, featuring
cast-iron decoration on the lower facade, a pressed-metal cornice, and
variously shaped windows. Its size and style make it an important
example of Jacksonville's early commercial architecture.
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