TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgements

Introduction

I.  Overview of the Riverside - Avondale Historic District

II.  Tools for Local Preservation

III.  The Certificate of Appropriateness Process

IV.  Design Guidelines

A.  The Secretary of Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation
- Design Guidelines
- The Secretary of Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation

B.  Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Historic Buildings -(81k)
- Additions
- Doors and Entrances
- Exterior Fabric - Wood
- Exterior Fabric - Masonry
- Exterior Fabric - Color
- Foundations and Infill
- Mechnical Systems   (Heating, Air-Conditioning, Electrical, Plumbing and Fire Protection)
- Porches, Porte Cochere and Garages
- Roofs and Roof Surfaces
- Setting (Fencing and walls, Parking and Driveways)
- Fencing Guidelines Storefronts and Signs
- Windows, Shutters and Awnings
C.  New Construction
D.  Relocating Historic Building
E.  Demolition

Appendix A: Directory of Architectural Styles

Appendix B: Glossary

Appendix C: Resources for Researching Older Houses and Buildings in Jacksonville

Appendix D: Tax Incentives for Rehabilitation of Qualified Historic Buildings

Appendix E: List of Historic Preservation and Neighborhood Organizations

Appendix F: Local Historic Preservation Resources and Supplies

Appendix G: Selected References

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Historic Preservation Guidelines for the Riverside and Avondale Historic Districts are based on a report produced by Historic Property Associates, Inc. for the Jacksonville Planning and Development Department. This report was produced under the direction of Mr. Paul Weaver, Architectural Historian with Historic Property Associates and included specific recommendations regarding proper rehabilitation, restoration, relocation, demolition and new construction in the Riverside and Avondale Historic Districts. Their report also addressed specific architectural styles and streetscape features that characterize the two historic districts.

Many residents of Riverside and Avondale contributed to the development of the guidelines through their participation in a neighborhood design workshop which was organized and directed by Historic Property Associates. Riverside-Avondale Preservation Inc. was particularly helpful in organizing the workshop, as well as providing numerous illustrations used in the design guidelines. Additional illustrations and recommendations provided by Rob Overly, A.I.A., Stephen Cargile, R.A., Alan Wilson A.I.A., Kris Bolt, A.I.A., and Robert Woolverton, A.I.A. The Jacksonville Planning and Development Department produced the historic district base maps, as well as several of the illustrations.

In addition to review by the staff of the Jacksonville Planning and Development Department, members of the Jacksonville Historic Preservation Commission read several drafts of the guidelines and made many helpful comments. Production of the guidelines was partially funded by a grant from the Bureau of Historic Preservation, Florida Department of State.

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INTRODUCTION

"It shall be the goal of the City of Jacksonville to identify, document, protect, and preserve its archaeological, historic, architectural, and cultural resources. Instilling public awareness of those resources shall be a part of that effort."

With that goal, the City of Jacksonville in 1990 adopted a Historic Preservation Element as part of its comprehensive plan. The element defines the City's role in addressing historic preservation issues and concerns. The cornerstone of the preservation program is enabling legislation that empowers the City Council to designate individual landmarks and historic districts and to establish a commission to review proposed physical changes to designated landmarks and districts. Each locally designated landmark will be established by ordinance after a public hearing. The landmarks and the boundaries of historic districts will be designated on the official Zoning Atlas maintained by the City's Building and Zoning Inspection Division. The Atlas will then be used to flag those permitted activities requiring review from the Planning and Development Department or from the Jacksonville Historic Planning Commission.

Design guidelines, which form the basis for determining the appropriateness of changes to existing buildings and new construction, are required under the ordinance when the City Council designates a historic district.

The following guidelines explain the architectural character of the Riverside-Avondale Historic District and provide standards to ensure the protection of significant buildings and sites located there.