Lewis Mausoleum

Historic site in Duval County, Florida
United States historic place
Lewis Mausoleum
30°22′52″N 81°41′47″W / 30.38111°N 81.69639°W / 30.38111; -81.69639
NRHP reference No.97001225[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 24, 1997

The Lewis Mausoleum is a historic mausoleum in Jacksonville, Florida. It is located in Memorial Cemetery, at the junction of Edgewood Avenue and Moncreif Road. On October 24, 1997, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

The mausoleum is the resting place of Abraham Lincoln Lewis (1865-1947), a Florida pioneer and prominent businessman in the African-American community. Lewis was co-founder of Afro-American Life, an early provider of insurance services to African-Americans. He also responded to segregation by opening a country club, a golf course and an oceanfront recreational area that welcomed a non-white clientele. He assisted Booker T. Washington in the creation of the national Negro Business League, and supported historically black colleges. He is interred with his first wife, Mary Sammis Lewis (1865–1923).

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

External links

  • Duval County listings at National Register of Historic Places
  • Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
    • Duval County markers
    • Lewis Mausoleum