How one of Jacksonville’s largest tragedies birthed the city’s ‘greatest architect of all time.'

When the Great Fire of 1901 tore through Jacksonville, destroying much of the city in just eight hours, it left behind more than charred ruins—it created an opportunity to start over. One individual who answered the call to rebuild the River City was Henry Klutho, a young architect from New York who would go on to transform the look and feel of downtown Jacksonville, leaving a legacy that still stands today.