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2. Ponce de Leon Hotel - Wikipedia

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   The Hotel Ponce de Leon, also known as The Ponce, was a luxury hotel in St. Augustine, Florida, built by millionaire developer and Standard Oil co-founder Henry M. Flagler. Built between 1885–1887, the winter resort opened in January 1888.

3. Best family vacation spots: Try these 15 getaways for summer fun

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   Augustine, Florida A family-friendly summer beach vacation "If you love the beach and American history, St. Augustine is the ideal summer vacation destination," shares FamilyVacationist ...

4. Casa Monica Hotel - Wikipedia

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   Upon purchasing the hotel, Henry Flagler renamed the Casa Monica the Cordova Hotel. Flagler, a founder, with John D. Rockefeller, of the Standard Oil Company, already owned two hotels in St. Augustine, the Ponce de Leon Hotel (now Flagler College) and the Hotel Alcazar (now City Hall and the Lightner Museum). From 1888 to 1902, the hotel ...

5. Seaside resort - Wikipedia

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   In 1887 Flagler began construction of two large ornate hotels in St. Augustine, the 540-room Ponce de Leon Hotel and the Hotel Alcazar, and bought the Casa Monica Hotel the next year. In Miami, Florida , the community of Cocoanut (now Coconut) Grove began development as a resort town in the 1880s with the building of the Bayview House (aka ...

6. Lightner Museum - Wikipedia

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   On August 20, 1947 Chicago publisher Otto C. Lightner purchased the building to convert the old hotel into a hobbies museum. He used the space to house several collections, including his own extensive collection of Victorian era art. [3] [4] He then turned it over to the city of St. Augustine and the museum opened to the public in 1948. [5]

7. Monson Motor Lodge - Wikipedia

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   The original Monson hotel was established by Captain Anthony Vincent "Bossy" Monson and his wife Florence Young in the 1880s, not long before the opening of the Flagler hotels made the city a luxury destination. [1] Monson was a Saint Augustine native raised at 56 Marine Street (now known as the González-Jones House).