Browse Items (38 total)
- Collection: Photographic Record of Local Places
Hotel Ponce de LeonThe Hotel Ponce de Leon was opened in 1888 by Henry Flagler as a luxury hotel in St. Augustine, FL. Henry Flagler is accredited with modernizing St.…
Hotel GranadaHotel Granada was built in 1893. It was located next to Villa Zorayda. The hotel was bought by the Mussallem family in 1913 and renamed the Alhambra…
Burning Spring MuseumThe park was started in 1893 by a man named Everett Whitney with a sulfer spring that he poured gasoline into and ignited to create a blue flaming…
Anderson Cottage1870 marks the year Clarissa Fairbanks Anderson began construction on the Anderson Cottage, built for guests visiting during the winter. Dr. Anderson,…
Hospital StreetAviles Street is the oldest street in the United States and is located in St. Augustine’s present-day art district. The Spanish laid-out the street…
Matanzas River BridgeThe Bridge of Lions was designed by John Greiner and built between 1925 and 1927, officially opening to traffic in February of that year. Built in…
Bulow PlantationMajor Charles Wilhelm Bulow from South Carolina bought the property in 1821 from an heir of a Mr. John Russell who had acquired the land as part of a…
Coquina Quarry at Anastasia State ParkCoquina has a long history in St. Augustine that started at the quarries. Coquina is malleable when wet, meaning, during the quarrying process the…
Spanish PavilionCasa/Cafe del Hidalgo was built in 1964-1965 by the Spanish Government for the 400th anniversary of St. Augustine as the Spanish Pavilion to be an…
Casa MonicaCasa Monica opened on January 1, 1888, with 138 rooms made of poured concrete and in the Moorish-Revival style first used on the Villa Zorayda. Four…