Durkeeville: South of West 8th Street

Adjacent to LaVilla and several industrial companies along the former Seaboard Air Line Railroad, the section of Durkeeville generally south of West 8th Street, was largely developed by 1930. While the Barnett’s Subdivision was the most significant plat, smaller subdivisions in the vicinity included Wolfes Subdivision, Hilderbrant Subdivision, Millers Addition, Vances Subdivision, Replat of West Jacksonville Annex, and Jacksons Subdivision.

This santuary now owned by Spoken Word Ministries at 1445 Steele Street was completed in 1940.

1482 Steele Street is a duplex that was completed in 1927.

1355 Grothe Street was completed in 1931.

1345 Grothe Street was completed in 1929.

1338 Grothe Street was completed in 1925.

1237 Hart Street was completed in 1916.

1254 and 1254 Hart Street are duplex buildings that were constructed in 1915.

1269 Hart Street is a duplex that was completed in 1914.

1254 West 6th Street was completed in 1919.

1331 West 6th Street Was completed in 1914.

1405 West 6th Street was completed in 1917.

1403 Steele Street was completed in 1924.

1326 Hart Street was completed in 1931.

1360 Hart Street was completed in 1929.

1641 Tyler Street was built in 1924.

1663 Tyler Street is a duplex that was completed in 1919.

A sign of a true pedestrian friendly neighborhood, Durkeeville’s side streets ocassionally offer corner markets such as this building at 1501 Mcconihe Street that was completed in 1954.

1456 West 8th Street was completed in 1928.

1420 West 8th Street was completed in 1937.

The Oaks at Durkeeville development is located between Myrtle Avenue and the S-Line Urban Greenway (former SAL Railroad). The original 215-unit Durkeeville public housing complex opened for occupancy in 1937, as a project built under the Public Works Administration. The old projects were replaced by The Oaks at Durkeeville in 1999, as Florida’s first redevelopment under the HOPE VI program.

The development, in the heart of Durkeeville, consists of 164 apartments, 28 market-rate single family homes, and a 36-unit senior living facility featuring retail space along Myrtle Avenue. Shortly after its completion, the development was identified by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as one of the top public housing projects in the country for bringing new businesses to a neighborhood.

Durkeeville South of 8th Street

Durkeeville North of 8th Street

Myrtle Avenue

Kings Road