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Joseph Green House

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The Joseph Green House was a historic two-story home in Orange Park, Florida. It was the oldest building of Orange Park's black community, located at 531 McIntosh Avenue. On July 15, 1998, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, becoming the Register's only minority-owned property in Clay County at the time. The following year, it was demolished.Historic house faces demolition, Caren Burmeister, Jacksonville Times-Union, April 19, 1999, accessed January 16, 2012: "A 106-year-old house, all that remains of an African-American settlement in Orange Park, is poised for demolition." Read more on Wikipedia

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