The Firehouse sits on land first donated to Hillsborough county by the Ruskin Commongood Society, which founded Ruskin in 1908.

Ruskin community was formed as an idealist, egalitarian community strongly influenced by the writings and philosophy of John Ruskin,
the English art critic, social thinker, poet and artist.

John Ruskin famously believed in the arts as a tool for understanding and knowledge and widely promoted the importance of the arts in education and in community life.

A great foundation…to create on.