Neighborhoods: San Mateo

Developed outdoors of Jacksonville’s metropolis limits

The event of San Mateo started in 1955. Positioned alongside the Broward River, the neighborhood was situated 15 miles from downtown Jacksonville, outdoors of metropolis limits. The neighborhood was developed throughout a time period when the town of Jacksonville was in financial decline. In 1950, the town’s inhabitants was 204,275. By 1960, it had declined to 201,030. Then again, Duval County’s inhabitants elevated from 304,029 in 1950 to 455,411. Neighborhoods like San Mateo ultimately joined the town by consolidation with Duval County in 1968.

A Nineteen Fifties home in San Mateo. | Joan Roberts

Constructed by Meyers and Lazeau Builders

The primary residence at 341 Baisden was accomplished in 1955 was constructed by Pipitone. Further tons have been offered off to Soforenko. Nevertheless, many of the properties in San Mateo have been constructed by Meyers and Lazeau Builders, Inc. Owned and operated by Richard Meyers and Paul Lazeau, Meyers and Lazeau operated between 1955 and 1971 and marketed themselves as Jacksonville’s hearth residence builders. Their properties at San Mateo have been designed to function fireplaces, Florida rooms, ornamental block partitions, glass sliding doorways, sky-dome lighting and Florida basements.

A Nineteen Fifties San Mateo promotion by Meyers and Lazeau Builders. | Joan Roberts. Further data offered by Janet Pickel.

Dominated by Mid Century Fashionable Ranch Structure

The dominant architectural fashion of San Mateo is Mid Century Fashionable Ranch. Mid-century trendy ranch properties are sometimes characterised by clear traces, flat or low-pitched roofs, and a minimalist design aesthetic that comes with pure supplies like wooden and stone.

A Nineteen Fifties inside view of a ranch fashion mannequin home in San Mateo. | Joan Roberts

Named after a river named in honor of St. Matthew

Whereas situated on the banks of the Broward River and Lengthy Department Creek, San Mateo is the Spanish translation of St. Matthew. In 1562, the French established Fort Caroline on a excessive bluff overlooking a river they known as Riviere de Mai (River of Might). This identify was chosen as a result of they arrived there on Might 1. Three years later, Spanish troopers captured Fort Caroline and renamed the river San Mateo to honor the saint whose feast adopted the day they captured the river. Ultimately, the identify was modified to Rio de San Juan. Throughout British occupation, it was translated to the St. Johns River.

Lengthy Department Creek is a tributary of the Broward River and serves as San Mateo’s jap boundary. It shares the identical identify because the extra well-known Lengthy Department Creek close to Evergreen Cemetery and Panama Park.

Affordably priced properties

San Mateo was envisioned as a neighborhood nestled within the shade of large oak timber, magnolia, holly and dogwood timber alongside the north shore of the Broward River. Properties have been priced between $13,000 and $17,000. Focusing on veterans within the first decade following the top of World Warfare II, with a VA residence mortgage, a purchaser may shut on a property for $10 after which transfer in with a month-to-month cost ranging between $77.79 and $102.88.

Nineteen Fifties residence costs in San Mateo. | Joan Roberts

San Mateo at present

San Mateo is situated alongside the Broward River close to the intersection of North Essential Avenue and Eastport Highway. A quiet neighborhood, the neighborhood and panorama has matured and aged nicely with time.