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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 district is bounded by Cordova, Orange ...
Map depicting Sir Francis Drake's 1586 attack on St. Augustine City Gate, St. Augustine c. 1861–65 View looking into town, St. George Street. St. Augustine was intended to be a base for further colonial expansion [28] across what is now the southeastern United States, but such efforts were hampered by apathy and hostility on the part of the ...
There are 55 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 6 National Historic Landmarks. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted September 5, 2024.[2] Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Contents: Counties in Florida (non-linked contain no National Register listings)
St. Augustine is part of Florida's First Coast region and the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. It had a population of 14,329 at the 2020 census, up from 12,975 at the 2010 census. Since the late 19th century, St. Augustine's distinctive historical character has made the city a tourist attraction.
29°53′33″N 81°18′42″W. / 29.89254°N 81.31156°W / 29.89254; -81.31156. The Historic Public Market, historically known as the Old Slave Market, Old Spanish Market or Public Market is a historic open-air market building in St. Augustine, Florida in the United States. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries it was frequently ...
Old Town Trolley Tours of St. Augustine is one of the two large tour bus companies in St. Augustine, Florida. The other is Red Train Tours. The other is Red Train Tours. Both companies run trolleys of open cars that run on the streets of the city.
July 25, 1973. Ximenez-Fatio House Museum is one of the best-preserved and most authentic Second Spanish Period (1783-1821) residential buildings in St. Augustine, Florida. In 1973, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. It was designated a Florida Heritage Landmark in 2012.
The González–Álvarez House, also known as The Oldest House, is a historic house museum at 14 St. Francis Street in St. Augustine, Florida. With a construction history dating to about 1723, it is believed to be the oldest surviving house in St. Augustine. It is also an important example of St. Augustine's Spanish colonial architectural style ...