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St. George Street is a major pedestrian road in St. Augustine, Florida, United States. It extends from the old city gates next to the Castillo de San Marcos to the end of the peninsula at South Street. History. The street was originally constructed when St. Augustine was founded in 1565 but has been repaved multiple times over the centuries.
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.
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. The hotel was designed in the Spanish Renaissance Revival style as the first major project of the New ...
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.
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.
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 ...
St. Augustine Historical Society [1] The St. Augustine Free Public Library is the oldest non operating library in Florida; opened in 1874 as a "subscription library." [1] [2] The library was first located in the U.S. Customs house, now known as the Government House at 48 King St, St. Augustine, FL. Its second location, at 12 Aviles Street in St ...
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 ...