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The Gallegos House is located at 21 St. George Street in St. Augustine, Florida. It is a reconstructed property demonstrating a typical home of Florida's First Spanish Period (1565-1764). It is a reconstructed property demonstrating a typical home of Florida's First Spanish Period (1565-1764).
The Ximenez-Fatio House has been the site of more than 15 archaeological digs — more than any other property in St. Augustine, according to St. Augustine City Archaeologist Carl Halbirt. Archaeologists including Dr. Charles Fairbanks, Dr. Kathleen Deagan and others have found evidence of human occupation on the property dating back to the ...
William Watson bought the property where his house in downtown St. Augustine later stood in 1779 from James Penman, a British attorney and friend of Andrew Turnbull who left East Florida following a series of disputes with then Governor Patrick Tonyn. On this land he converted a large stable building into a seven-room convalescent home.
The Historic St. Augustine Preservation Board purchased the Arrivas House in July 1960 for $49,900, and set out to restore the structure to its Second Spanish Period appearance. [3] It was the first restoration project they undertook in preparation for St. Augustine's 400th Anniversary celebration in 1965.
According to a Spanish map of 1763, there were two lots at the site of the Pellicer-De Burgo property. The north lot had belonged to Lucas Escovedo and the south lot had belonged to Prudencia Ansures but the two owners left St. Augustine as the British took over the colony after the 1763 Treaty of Paris.
St. Augustine 1750 House Segui-Smith House: St. Augustine 1754 House St. Francis Barracks: St. Augustine 1755 Religious/Military O'Reilly House: St. Augustine 1760-1785 House Rodriguez-Avero-Sanchez House: St. Augustine 1762 House Llambias House: St. Augustine Before 1763 House González-Jones House: St. Augustine Before 1763 House Lindsley ...
The St. Augustine Historical Society acquired the property in 1934 and began efforts to preserve the building in the late 1940s. Structural beams were added to the interior and exterior, and a kitchen and bathroom were installed on the second floor. [9] The Historical Society sold it to the Historic St. Augustine Preservation Board in 1988. [10]
The Oliveros House is located at 59 St. George Street, St. Augustine, Florida. It was built of coquina during the Second Spanish Period in Florida (1565-1763). Today it is a reconstructed building, standing on original foundations which were unearthed during archaeological excavations.