A paved walkway leads to the double doors of the Augusta Savage Arts & Community Center, a tan building with white columns, set against a bright blue sky with scattered clouds.

Green Cove Springs Preservation Society

LXCL:Your ticket supports the Green Cove Springs Preservation Society’s work to preserve the historic places that tell our community’s story and give them new purpose for future generations.

General Admission

Learn how a local landmark shaped generations of students and continues to serve our community today.This program explores the history of Dunbar High School, its role in the community, and the work involved in repurposing the former Dunbar campus as the Augusta Savage Mentoring Center.Discover how a place created to educate generations of local students was preserved and given a new purpose as a center for mentoring, education, the arts, and community life. Its story demonstrates why adaptive reuse matters: it protects hard-earned memories while allowing a historic place to remain useful and meaningful.Hosted by the Green Cove Springs Preservation Society, this event connects past and present through photographs, documents, and personal accounts.Your registration helps support the ongoing stewardship of our historic roots and the places that define them.

Learn how a local landmark shaped generations of students and continues to serve our community today.This program explores the history of Dunbar High School, its role in the community, and the work involved in repurposing the former Dunbar campus as the Augusta Savage Mentoring Center.Discover how a place created to educate generations of local students was preserved and given a new purpose as a center for mentoring, education, the arts, and community life. Its story demonstrates why adaptive reuse matters: it protects hard-earned memories while allowing a historic place to remain useful and meaningful.Hosted by the Green Cove Springs Preservation Society, this event connects past and present through photographs, documents, and personal accounts.Your registration helps support the ongoing stewardship of our historic roots and the places that define them.

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General Admission

$10