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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…
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…
Spanish Military Hospital MuseumThis building dates to 1966 as a reconstruction by the St. Augustine Historical Restoration and Preservation Commission, with assistance from the…
Rattlesnake IslandRattlesnake Island is a naturally occurring island on the eastern side of the Matanzas River. Just after the Spanish landing in Florida in 1569, a…
Proctor Library [William L. Proctor Library]The Proctor Library (proper name is the William L. Proctor Library) as it stands was not the first library of Flagler College. The library was housed…