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  2. González–Álvarez House - Wikipedia

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    It was further enlarged by the third owner, Geronimo Alvarez, who added a two-story wing built of coquina. The house was taken over by the St. Augustine Historical Society in 1918, which undertook its restoration to a late 19th-century appearance in 1959–60, reversing a number of intervening alterations. [4]

  3. Architecture of Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    The architecture of Costa Rica includes remains from the pre-Columbian Era, all the way to modern buildings that form part of the nation's contemporary infrastructure. The nation encompasses an array of historical buildings from both the pre-colonial era and post-colonial era, such as Guayabo and the Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels.

  4. St. Augustine Historical Society - Wikipedia

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    The González-Alvarez House is the oldest surviving Spanish colonial dwelling in St. Augustine, with evidence dating the site's occupancy from the 1600s, and the present house to the early 1700s. The house is located at 14 Saint Francis Street and exhibits both Spanish and British colonial architectural details and styles. [3]

  5. Oldest House Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Oldest House, from which the museum derives its name, is located on a site that has been occupied since the 1600s. Formally known as the González-Alvarez House, it is the oldest surviving Spanish Colonial dwelling in Florida. The building dates back to the early 1700s. The house has been open to visitors since 1893.

  6. González–Alvarez House - Wikipedia

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  7. List of oldest buildings in the Americas - Wikipedia

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    Isabelline Gothic house: Oldest European stone house in the Americas and probably the first European two-story house. [10] [11] [12] Remaining sections of the Santo Domingo City Walls: Santo Domingo Dominican Republic: 1502–1508 Fortification: Oldest military construction of European origin in the Americas. [13] [14] Hospital San Nicolás de ...

  8. List of World Heritage Sites in Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    Costa Rica ratified the convention on 23 August 1977. [3] It has four World Heritage Sites and one site on the tentative list. [3] The first site in Costa Rica listed was the Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park, in 1983. In 1990, the site was expanded to include the sites across the border in Panama.

  9. History of Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    The oldest evidence of human occupation in Costa Rica is associated with the arrival of groups of hunter-gatherers about 10,000 to 19,000 years BC, with ancient archaeological evidence (stone tool making) located in the Turrialba Valley, at sites called Guardiria and Florence, with matching quarry and workshop areas with presence of type clovis spearheads and South American inspired arrows.