1658 Kings Rd., Jacksonville, Florida. County/parish: Duval.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 04, 1976. NRIS 76000589.
1 contributing building.
Edward Waters University is a private Christian historically Black university in Jacksonville, Florida. It was founded in 1866 by members of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME Church) as a school to educate freedmen and their children. It was the first independent institution of higher education and the first historically black college in the State of Florida. It continues to be affiliated with the AME Church and is a member of the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida.
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