Historic Preservation Is an Important Part of Florida’s Culture
Historic preservation is something that is extremely important to Florida’s cultural heritage. Because of this, many real estate developers in places like Jacksonville’s Riverside District focus on creating properties that seem to fit in.
Now that doesn’t mean that Florida homes are no more developed that those that you’d find preserved at the Kinglsey Plantation, near Jacksonville:
(source)The Kingsley Plantation, administered by the National Park Service, is located on Fort George Island and includes the plantation house, a kitchen house, a barn, and the ruins of 25 of the original slave cabins. The history of the island spans more than 1000 years beginning with the Timucuan Indians. The structures at the site, however, date to the plantation era of the island.
It’s just to say that it’s vital to keep the rich, cultural history of an area in tact - even while focusing on creating living spaces that are modern, stylish and have all the features that today’s homebuyers are looking for (pre-wired for entertainment and security, high end materials, open floor plans, etc.).
In other words, historic preservation isn’t only about maintaining properties, art and culture alive so that more people can learn from them and benefit; historic preservation is about building on the history of a place.
