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William A. Karges Fine Art was founded in 1987 by William A. Karges. A former collector of European antiques and objets d’art, he entered the art business after discovering the books Plein Air Painters of California: The North and Plein Air Painters of California: The Southland. After developing his expertise on the subject by seeking out ...
11 South Castillo Drive St. Augustine, Florida: Coordinates: Area: 20.48 acres (82879.62 m 2) Built: 1672–1695: Visitation: 624,841 (2022) [1] Website: Castillo de San Marcos National Monument: Part of: St. Augustine Town Plan Historic District : NRHP reference No. 66000062
Roughly bounded by San Marcos, Macaris, Hildreth & Hospital Creek 29°54′59″N 81°19′14″W / 29.916389°N 81.320556°W / 29.916389; -81.320556 ( Fullerwood Park Residential Historic
St. Augustine (/ ˈ ɔː ɡ ə s t iː n / AW-gə-steen; Spanish: San Agustín [san aɣusˈtin]) is a city in and the county seat of St. Johns County, Florida, United States.Located 40 miles (64 km) south of downtown Jacksonville, the city is on the Atlantic coast of northeastern Florida.
San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park is a Florida State Park in Wakulla County, Florida organized around the historic site of a Spanish colonial fort (known as Fort St. Marks by the English and Americans), which was used by succeeding nations that controlled the area. The Spanish first built wooden buildings and a stockade in the late ...
The St Augustine Town Plan Historic District is a U.S. National Historic Landmark District encompassing the colonial heart of the city. It substantially encompasses the street plan of the city as contained within the bounds of walls (no longer standing) built between the 16th and early 19th centuries.
The map depicts Fort Mose and the Castillo de San Marcos during Oglethorpe's siege of 1740. In 1738, Governor Montiano ordered construction of the Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose military fort, about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of St. Augustine. Any fugitive slaves discovered by the Spanish were directed to head there.
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 ]