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Constitucion ObeliskThe thirty-foot-tall Constitución monument, located in the western section of the Plaza, was erected in 1813 to celebrate Spain’s short-lived…
Markland HallIn 1829, Dr. Andrew Anderson moved with his first wife, Mary, and two daughters down to St. Augustine from Manhattan. Originally practicing medicine,…
Ximenez HouseIn 1798, Don Andrés Ximenez built a three-story house for his wife, Juana Pellicer, and their children. Juana's father, Francisco Pellicer, led the…
Woolworth's Department StoreWoolworth's Department Store got its footing in 1955 as a part of the very first shopping center in St. Augustine's downtown. The designer, Morris…
Villa ZoraydaConstructed as a winter home for hardware merchant and amateur architect, Franklin W. Smith, he was so impressed with the Moorish style Alhambra…
North BeachLocated between the Atlantic Ocean and the Tolomato River, south of what was known as Grant’s Villa in the British Period is a stretch of barrier…
Paniagua LaneTreasury Street is the narrowest street in the United States at just over six feet wide!On the corner of St. George Street (Calle Real) and Treasury…
"Calle Real"The Spanish laid-out the street system of St. Augustine in the First Spanish Period. They did not give streets formal names, but rather referred to…
St. Francis StreetLocated south of the Plaza de la Constitución, St. Francis Street was named to honor the dedicated work and sacrifices of the Franciscan missionary…
Spanish WatchtowerBefore the construction of the lighthouse, there were a series of wooden watchtowers in the area. The earliest reference to watchtowers dates back to…