Jones, A. Quinn, House
a.k.a. FMSF#AL1700
1013 N.W. 7th Ave., Gainesville, FLThe A. Quinn Jones House is nominated to the National Register for significance at the statewide level for its biographical association with the personal and professional life of Allen Quinn Jones, an African-American educator. The period of significance is 1925 to 1957. Professor Jones was the principal of three black schools in Gainesville during his forty-two-year career as a teacher and administrator in Florida. Jones was not only the most influential black educator in Alachua County, but he also contributed to educational programs across the state. The Jones House contains his office from which he coordinated his statewide activities. Jones and his family lived in the house from 1925 until his death in 1997.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 2010.
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.