Green was a black carpenter from Mississippi who settled in Orange Park around 1886 and built this home in 1893. He built in total 15 homes in the area, of which this was the last to remain. His daughter-in-law sold the home to St. James AME Church for $30,000 in 1994.Church sues over historic site, Caren Burmeister, Jacksonville Times-Union, 3/23/99. Retrieved 7/8/11. The church then used it as a rental property, so it was not open for public tours.
