Pensacola in Escambia County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Yonge House

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, August 24, 2019

1. The Yonge House Marker

Inscription. Built in 1910, this Arts & Crafts style house was the home of Phillip Keyes (P.K.) Yonge, a successful Pensacola lumber magnate who served on several state and local education boards. In 1905, he helped reincorporate the Florida Historical Society, originally founded in 1856 and briefly served as its president. His younger son, architect Chandler Cox Yonge, designed the house, his first in a prolific career of prominent Florida buildings. P.K. Yonge's elder son, Julien Chandler (J.C.) Yonge, was the editor of the Florida Historical Quarterly from 1925 until 1955. For decades, P.K. and J.C. Yonge collected articles, books and other materials. Originally stored in a small brick library behind the house, their collection became the largest private Florida history collection in the world. The original library still contains J.C.'s handwritten, graphite labels organizing the collection. J.C. rejected offers to sell the collection, stating he wanted to give it to the people of Florida. In 1944, J.C. donated it all to the University of Florida in his father's name, creating the P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History. He became

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the library's director and spent his salary buying books to continue to grow the collection.

Erected 2018 by Dr. and Mrs. Wayne P. Campbell Jr., and the Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-1019.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Charity & Public Work • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.

Location. 30° 25.438′ N, 87° 11.438′ W. Marker is in Pensacola, Florida, in Escambia County. It is at the intersection of East Jackson Street and North 20th Avenue, on the left when traveling east on East Jackson Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1924 East Jackson Street, Pensacola FL 32501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Florida Panhandle.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian

The Yonge House and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, August 24, 2019

2. The Yonge House and Marker

Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ricardo Palma (approx. 0.3 miles away); Havana Square Cemetery at Miraflores Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); More Than Just a Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); Here Rests the Remains of Unnamed Citizens (approx. 0.3 miles away); Boy Scout Building (approx. 0.3 miles away); Frascati (approx. half a mile away); Emanuel Point Shipwrecks / Los Naufragios de Emanuel Point (approx. half a mile away); Battle and Massacre at Bayou Texar (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pensacola.

The Yonge House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, August 24, 2019

3. The Yonge House

Credits. This page was last revised on March 11, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 10, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 2,273 times since then and 145 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 10, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.