JACKSONVILLE, FL-The restoration is complete. What was once an historic high school is now a condominium project--and the units are available for sale.

Delores Barr Weaver, co-owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars NFL team and chair and CEO of the Jaguars Foundation, led the transformation of the historic Riverside-Avondale landmark into the John Gorrie. Weaver and her husband, J. Wayne, purchased the property, which is located at the corner of Stockton and College streets, in Feb. 2009.

“The attraction was, first and foremost, the character of the building and a desire to preserve it for present and future generations of Riverside-Avondale to enjoy and take pride in,” Weaver tells GlobeSt.com. “I was also pleased that for many decades the school provided educational excellence to the children of the Riverside neighborhood. We have met many alumni of John Gorrie during the two and a half years that we have owned it and worked to preserve it.”

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