For Sale / 150 Lots 50x100 Ft. / In the Subdivision

Likely Jacksonville, Florida, 1900. Folded poster on newsprint, measuring 16 x 16 inches. With toning, stain to top right; very good.. A poster published by the C. Buckman Company advertising 50x100 lots in what is currently the Longbranch neighborhood of Jacksonville. The tract is highlighted in red on a larger map of the city. The city saw significant growth during this period from tourism, the lumber trade, and the expansion of railways. C. Buckman is Courtland Buckman (1863–1952), a lifelong Floridian, the son of a Civil War veteran, and the brother of Florida State Legislator Henry Holland Buckman, for whom the H. H. Buckman Bridge in Orange Park is named. Courtland Buckman was the Deputy County Clerk for Duval County in 1886, and later in the 1880s served one term as the Mayor of Daytona Beach. In 1894 he returned to Jacksonville and joined the C. C. Robertson Real Estate Company before opening his own real estate firm, the C. Buckman Company, in 1897. He had an active role in the development of Jacksonville, and was prominent in business and civic life there, including serving on the Jacksonville Board of Trade.[1]

[1] Courtland Buckman Papers, Thomas G. Carpenter Library, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida. https://archives.unf.edu/repositories/3/resources/17 Accessed January 16, 2026.