Jacksonville Architecture

Built shortly before the Great Fire of 1901, this structure is apparently the only remaining downtown building between Clay Street and Hogans Creek that avoided the path of the destructive blaze. It was originally constructed of red brick and housed Hay, Trowell & Co., which was a glassware and furniture store. In 1921 this location was purchased by Arthur R. Cogswell, a draftsman who had come to Jacksonville during World War I and worked for the U. S. Shipping Board. Cogswell established a blueprinting company that operated in this building for over sixty years. The brick facade of the building is now covered with plaster, and a cast-iron cornice has been added above the second-story windows covering a wide band of brick corbeling that was part of the original design.