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The North City Historic District is a U.S. historic district in St. Augustine, Florida. The district is bordered by Castillo Dr. north to Old Mission Ave., N. Ponce de Leon Blvd. on the west and San Marco Avenue on the east. [2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 1, 2009. [1]
The Abbott Tract Historic District is a 33 acres (13 ha) historic district in St. Augustine, Florida. It is bounded by Matanzas Bay, Pine, San Marco, and Shenandoah Avenues. On July 21, 1983, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It contains 124 contributing buildings. [1] It is a 17 block area. [2]
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 city core's street plan, with narrow streets, dates to the first ...
Stanbury Cottage is a historic building at 232 St. George Street in St. Augustine, Florida. It is part of the St. Augustine Town Plan Historic District. [2] On October 8, 2008, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. [1] Stanbury Cottage is one of the oldest examples of Carpenter Gothic architecture in Florida.
The first European known to have explored the coasts of Florida was the Spanish explorer and governor of Puerto Rico, Juan Ponce de León, who likely ventured in 1513 as far north as the vicinity of the future St. Augustine, naming the peninsula he believed to be an island "La Florida" and claiming it for the Spanish crown.
The St. Augustine Historical Restoration and Preservation Commission purchased the Cerveau House for $19,000 in 1966. Director of the Board Earle Newton stated that the main use for the Cerveau House at the time of sale was that it could be used as a rental property and that it would provide access to another Board-owned property at the rear of the Spanish Inn. [3]
The Xavier Lopez House is a historic home in St. Augustine, Florida, United States.It is located at 93½ King Street (U.S. Business Route 1).It was built in 1903 in the Queen Anne/Victorian style, which is atypical of many structures in St. Augustine, most of which are in the Spanish/Mission Revival style.
The Historic St. Augustine Preservation Board purchased the land where the De Hita House once stood with funds donated by Elizabeth Towers, a member of the board. [2] The Board (at that time called the St. Augustine Historical Restoration and Preservation Commission) won a condemnation suit to acquire the Smith boardinghouse (Gonzáles House) at 33 St. George Street for $17,500.