Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Oldest House Museum Complex at Florida's Historic A1A Coastal Scenic Byway; Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. FL-138, "Gonzalez-Alvarez House, 14 Saint Francis Street, Saint Augustine, St. Johns County, FL", 14 photos, 21 measured drawings, 37 data pages
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.
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]
Oldest masonry fortification in the United States Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse: St. Augustine 1702-1716 School Gonzalez-Alvarez House: St. Augustine c.1723 House Oldest house in St. Augustine, the oldest continuously occupied European-established city in the continental United States.[2] [1] Fort Matanzas: St. Augustine area 1742 Government ...
Gonzalez-Alvarez House: Gonzalez-Alvarez House. April 15, 1970 : 14 St. Francis St. St. Augustine: US National Historic Landmark: 16 ... 7270 Old State Road 207
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
St. Augustine, founded by Spain in 1565, is the oldest permanent European settlement on the mainland of North America, north of Mexico. Its long colonial history extends to 1822, when Spanish East Florida was annexed to the United States as part of the Florida Territory.
The Joel Lane House — known for school tours, lamb’s ear plants and the cherry bounce drink — could have a skyscraper for a neighbor. Will Raleigh’s oldest house soon be dwarfed by a 20 ...