{"id":4630,"date":"2018-07-31T09:40:02","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T13:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/?p=4630"},"modified":"2018-07-31T09:40:02","modified_gmt":"2018-07-31T13:40:02","slug":"back-time-brett-bowden-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/mandarin\/back-time-brett-bowden-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Back in Time with Brett: The Bowden house"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By Brett Nolan<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">mail@floridanewsline.com<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On Loretto Road sits a house that exemplifies the rural charm of Mandarin. It is a simple home with \u201cstrong vertical character\u201d that dates back to the turn of the century \u2013 built in 1907 (Wayne Wood, \u201cJacksonville&#8217;s Architectural Heritage,\u201d 1989). Originally, it featured \u201ca two-tier veranda, which wrapped around to the right side of the house\u201d (Wood, 1989). While most historic homes in the area have been constructed during the 19<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Century, this building denotes \u201can important link to Mandarin\u2019s architecture\u201d (Wood, 1989).<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shortly after getting married in 1906, this house, on 25 acres of land, was built for Fleming H. Bowden and his growing family. Bowden had many different occupations during his life and was a very prominent figure around the area. He was a blacksmith, working out of his barn behind the house, and a vegetable peddler. Riding around Mandarin in his horse-drawn wagon, Bowden would spend the day going to various truck farms (small farms with the intentions of growing crop solely for the market) and buy produce to be hauled up to Jacksonville (Wood, 1989).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to \u201cJacksonville\u2019s Architectural Heritage\u201d (1989), after loading up his wagon with vegetables and other fruits in the afternoon, the trek to the River City was done at night. Bowden would sleep at the reins of his horses as they traveled down a \u201clong sandy road.\u201d Waking up by the clatter of the brick pavement was how he knew he arrived to his destination in South Jacksonville (part of the present day San Marco area, this used to be its own town, much like Mandarin in the mid-1800s) to catch the ferry into downtown. I can only assume that this long sandy road referred to is present day San Jose Boulevard and Hendricks Avenue\u2026how times have changed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 1921, with the opening of the St. Johns River Bridge, Bowden bought a couple of Model-T Fords to make the journey a little easier. It is said he was one of the first to own a car in Mandarin. His most noteworthy job was serving as the Duval County Supervisor of Elections for 21 years until his death in 1964 (Wood, 1989). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fleming Bowden had seven children, all of whom were born in this house. In speaking with Suzanne Bowden Hardison, one of Bowden\u2019s grandchildren, she explained that her father, Upton Bowden, one of the Bowden seven, would hide in \u201csecret closets\u201d in the house when being babysat by his two sisters. His sisters would be in a panic thinking they lost him during their watch \u2014 a classic sibling prank.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bowden\u2019s granddaughter described him as a very friendly man. Outside of his life as a public servant, the hobby he was most fond of was farming. He was not one to shy away from working in the dirt, hand tilling the ground to help the citrus trees grow on his land. Some of his equipment he used is on display in the 1876 Barn in Walter Jones Historical Park. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Today, this home and land is currently up for sale. Like with most houses that are more than 100 years old, this place needs a little tender loving care. It is buildings like this that make Mandarin, Mandarin. Surrounded by huge pecan trees and bordered by a classic white wooden fence, this home and the rest of our historic farmhouses give our community our identity \u2014 deserving our utmost attention in preserving them for generations to come. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brett Nolan is a volunteer with the Mandarin Museum &amp; Historical Society. Visit <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mandarinmuseum.net\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">www.mandarinmuseum.net<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for more information about Mandarin\u2019s history. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Photo courtesy Mandarin Museum &amp; Historical Society<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Bowden house.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Brett Nolan mail@floridanewsline.com On Loretto Road sits a house that exemplifies the rural charm of Mandarin. 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