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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 ...
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.
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.
St. Augustine Civic Center. / 29.89861°N 81.31472°W / 29.89861; -81.31472. The St. Augustine Civic Center (also known as the Visitor's Information Center) is a historic site in St. Augustine, Florida. It is located at 10 Castillo Drive. On April 21, 2005, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places .
October 15, 1924. The Castillo de San Marcos ( Spanish for "St. Mark's Castle") is the oldest masonry fort in the continental United States; it is located on the western shore of Matanzas Bay in St. Augustine, Florida . It was designed by the Spanish engineer Ignacio Daza, with construction beginning in 1672, 107 years after the city's founding ...
Colonial Quarter. Coordinates: 29.8966°N 81.3131°W. Colonial Quarter. Near the entrance of the Colonial Quarter, December 2018. Location. 29 St. George St., St. Augustine, Florida 32085. Operated by. Colonial Quarter, LLC. The Colonial Quarter (previously known as the Colonial Spanish Quarter) is a site in St. Augustine, Florida.
NRHP reference No. 71001013 [ 1] Added to NRHP. February 24, 1971. The Lightner Museum is a museum of antiques, mostly American Gilded Age pieces, housed within the historic Hotel Alcazar building in downtown St. Augustine. This 1887 Spanish Renaissance Revival style building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
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.