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A. Quinn Jones House

Coordinates: 29°39′32″N 82°20′7″W / 29.65889°N 82.33528°W / 29.65889; -82.33528
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A. Quinn Jones House
A. Quinn Jones House is located in Florida
A. Quinn Jones House
A. Quinn Jones House is located in the United States
A. Quinn Jones House
Location1013 N.W. 7th Ave., Gainesville, Florida[2]
Coordinates29°39′32″N 82°20′7″W / 29.65889°N 82.33528°W / 29.65889; -82.33528
Arealess than one acre
Built1925 (1925)
Architectural styleFrame Vernacular
NRHP reference No.09001278[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 27, 2010

The A. Quinn Jones Museum and Cultural Center is a museum in Gainesville, Florida. The museum preserves the legacy of Allen Quin Jones (1893–1994),[3] a local educator who dedicated his life to educating African-Americans.[4]

History

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Private house

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The house originally belonged to the family of A. Quinn Jones. Jones became the first principal of Lincoln High School (Gainesville, Florida) and held a long career there.[5]

High school

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Jones developed the house into the second fully accredited African-American high school in the state of Florida.

Museum

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The house is now a museum honoring Jones. Known as the A. Quinn Jones Museum & Cultural Center, it features exhibits that detail the history of African Americans in Gainesville and Alachua County during the Civil Rights Movement.

The museum was temporarily closed to the public during the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Designation as a historic place

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The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 27, 2010.

See also

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Further reading

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  • Lincoln High School its History and Legacy. Albert White & Kevin McCarty. ISBN 978-0-9842838-3-5.

References

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