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History of Florida. St. Augustine, Florida, the oldest continuously occupied settlement of European origin in the continental United States, was founded in 1565 by Spanish admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés. The Spanish Crown issued an asiento to Menéndez, signed by King Philip II on March 20, 1565, granting him various titles, including that ...
12-62500 [4] GNIS feature ID. 0308101 [3] Website. City of St. Augustine. St. Augustine ( / ˈɔːɡəstiːn / AW-gə-steen; Spanish: San Agustín [san aɣusˈtin]) is a city in and the county seat of St. Johns County located 40 miles (64 km) south of downtown Jacksonville. The city is on the Atlantic coast of northeastern Florida.
Location of St. Johns County in Florida. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Johns County, Florida.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in St. Johns County, Florida, United States.
The National Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche is a Catholic Marian shrine located at the Nombre de Dios Mission in St. Augustine, Florida. Originally built in 1609 in honor of Our Lady of La Leche —a Marian apparition popular among the Spanish settlers in the area—it is the oldest shrine in the United States. It was elevated to national ...
The Oldest House Museum is located in St. Augustine, Florida in St. Johns County, Florida. It is operated by the St. Augustine Historical Society and includes the González-Alvarez House, the Manucy Museum (named for Albert Manucy) of local history and the Edwards Gallery . The Oldest House, from which the museum derives its name, is located on ...
15 April 1970 [4] Designated NHLDCP. 15 April 1970. The Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine ( Spanish: Catedral basílica de San Agustín) is a historic cathedral in St. Augustine, Florida, and the seat of the Catholic Bishop of St. Augustine. It is located at 38 Cathedral Place between Charlotte and St. George Streets.
The Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park is a privately owned 15-acre (61,000 m 2) park in St. Augustine, Florida, located along Hospital Creek, part of the Intracoastal Waterway. It has been touted as the likely 1513 Florida landing site of Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon, although no evidence has been found to substantiate this claim.
Lincolnville Historic District (formerly known as Little Africa) is a neighborhood in St. Augustine, Florida established by freedmen following the American Civil War and located on the southwest peninsula of the "nation's oldest city." It was designated as an historic district in 1991 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.