The Florida Casket Co. building closed in on a new life this week when the Jacksonville City Council approved $2.02 million to resurrect it as the Jacksonville History Center.
The money will be used to renovate the 104-year-old, three-story brick casket factory building at 318 Palmetto St.
Plans for the center call for a music and general history museum on the first floor, performance and event space on the second floor and archive storage and a research center on the top floor.
Lead image: The Jacksonville History Center is planned in a 104-year-old, three-story brick casket factory building at 318 Palmetto St. It is next door to the Jacksonville Historical Society offices. | Monty Zickuhr, Jacksonville Daily Record
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