American Beach Historic District

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American Beach Historic District is a historically significant African American seaside community on Amelia Island in Florida, known for its role as a resort and safe haven for Black vacationers during the segregation era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf African American historic site ⓘ
historic district ⓘ
seaside community ⓘ
architecturalStyles Mid-20th-century resort architecture ⓘ
vernacular architecture ⓘ
area approximately 40 acres ⓘ
associatedWith Abraham Lincoln Lewis ⓘ
Afro-American Life Insurance Company ⓘ
category African-American history of Florida ⓘ
Beaches of Nassau County, Florida ⓘ
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida ⓘ
contains commercial buildings ⓘ
dune system ⓘ
historic beach cottages ⓘ
recreational facilities ⓘ
residential buildings ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateAddedToNRHP September 29, 1993 ⓘ
developedBy Abraham Lincoln Lewis ⓘ
Afro-American Life Insurance Company ⓘ
established 1935 ⓘ
foundedAs African American beach resort ⓘ
governingBody local government of Nassau County, Florida ⓘ
hasHeritageValue African American social history ⓘ
civil rights–era travel patterns ⓘ
recreation and leisure history ⓘ
hasLandmark Nana Dune ⓘ
heritageDesignation U.S. National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
locatedIn Amelia Island ⓘ
Atlantic coast of Florida ⓘ
Florida ⓘ
Nassau County, Florida ⓘ
NanaDuneInstanceOf sand dune ⓘ
NanaDuneNotableFor one of the tallest dunes in Florida ⓘ
nearestCity Fernandina Beach, Florida ⓘ
notableFor association with African American business and professional class ⓘ
role as a resort for Black vacationers during segregation ⓘ
status as a safe haven for African American tourists ⓘ
NRHPReferenceNumber 93000809 ⓘ
NRHPType historic district ⓘ
partOf American Beach, Florida ⓘ
Jacksonville metropolitan area ⓘ
purpose to provide beach access for African Americans barred from segregated beaches ⓘ
recognizedFor preservation of African American coastal resort culture ⓘ
significantPeriod Jim Crow era ⓘ
linked to: Jim Crow laws

segregation era in the United States ⓘ
tourismType heritage tourism destination ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Amelia Island → hasLandmark → American Beach Historic District ⓘ
Nana Dune → associatedWith → American Beach historic African American community ⓘ
linked to: American Beach Historic District
American Beach Museum → associatedWith → American Beach historic district ⓘ
linked to: American Beach Historic District