A century-old funeral home in LaVilla is getting new life as short-term rentals. And as historic makeovers go, the mortuary has been one big undertaking.
The 110-year old building at 525 W. Beaver Street in Jacksonville is being converted into 13 short-term apartment rentals, eight of them studio apartments, with kitchenettes and washer/dryers in each.
The brick structure behind Old Stanton High School and a block over from Clara White Mission, once housed Lawton L. Pratt Undertaking Co. It operated as a mortuary right up until 2019…