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Lynch Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Lynch Building

Also known as American Heritage Life Building

On the National Register since 200323 years
SkyscraperListed 2003Jacksonville
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About

About Lynch Building

Lynch Building, at 11 Forsyth St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 23, 2003. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Skyscraper, as it does for 1 other Florida listings. It was listed as part of Downtown Jacksonville MPS. 14 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isSkyscraper in Jacksonville, Florida. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 115 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

11 Forsyth St., Jacksonville · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Lynch BuildingStart here
  2. 2Dyal-Upchurch BuildingBeaux-Arts Classicism · next door
  3. 3Florida TheaterMediterranean Revival · Built 1927 · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Title & Trust Company of Florida BuildingClassical Revival · next door
  5. 5Hutchinson-Suddath BuildingCommercial · next door
Around it

18 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BOld Jacksonville Free Public LibraryClassical Revival · Built 18780.1 miBElks Club BuildingItalian Renaissance0.1 miBW.A. Knight BuildingCommercial Style0.1 miBCarling HotelLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.1 miDDowntown Jacksonville Historic District (Additional Documentation)District0.1 miBAtlantic National Bank AnnexSkyscraper0.2 miBMorocco TempleBuilding0.2 miBChurch of the Immaculate ConceptionGothic0.2 miBSt. James BuildingBuilt 19120.2 miBSnyder Memorial Methodist Episcopal ChurchBuilding0.2 miBFlorida Baptist BuildingPrairie School0.3 miB310 West Church Street ApartmentsBeaux-Arts Style0.3 miBThomas V. Porter HouseClassic Revival0.3 miBEl Modelo BlockBuilding0.4 miBMasonic TempleCommercial Style0.5 miBDuval County ArmoryBuilding0.5 miBStanton, Edwin M., SchoolBuilding0.5 miBClara White Mission, DU02071Building0.5 mi

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Questions about Lynch Building

Is Lynch Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Dec 23, 2003 (Register number 03001310).

Is Lynch Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Florida has 44 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Norman Film Manufacturing Company, 3.8 miles away.

Can you visit Lynch Building?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Lynch Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 115 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 77841064 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.