St. Francis Street
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Creator
Title
St. Francis Street
Date Modified
1889-1892
Type
This is one of the original streets in St. Augustine.
Description
Located south of the Plaza de la Constitución, St. Francis Street was named to honor the dedicated work and sacrifices of the Franciscan missionary priests, whose monastery once occupied the location where the St. Francis Barracks (Florida National Guard) now stands. St. Francis Street once had a famous date palm, which was killed by the freeze of 1885.
Between 1889 and 1892, St. Francis Street was one of the streets that was paved with wood blocks. After 1892, asphalt began to be used to pave St. Augustine's streets.
Between 1889 and 1892, St. Francis Street was one of the streets that was paved with wood blocks. After 1892, asphalt began to be used to pave St. Augustine's streets.
Rights Holder
City of St. Augustine
Relation
St. Francis Street and Avenida Menendez merge at the northeast corner of the St. Francis Barrack's.
Source
The following books, articles, websites, and photographers were used to find the above photographs or illustrations:
Map 1 (c.1770s): Reynolds, Charles B. The Standard Guide: St. Augustine, East Coast, Indian River and Lake Worth. St. Augustine, FL: C.B. Reynolds, 1895.
Map 2 (1884): Bloomfield, Max. Bloomfield’s Illustrated Historical Guide, Embracing an Account of the Antiquities of St. Augustine, Florida (with map). To Which is Added a Condensed Guide of the St. John’s, Ocklawaha, Halifax, and Indian Rivers. St. Augustine, FL: Max Bloomfield, 1884.
Map 3 (1952): Vollbrecht, John L. St. Augustine’s Historical Heritage as Seen Today…With Historical Notes on the Oldest House. Photography by J. Carver Harris. Foreword by David R. Dunham. St. Augustine, FL: The Record Press/J. Carver Harris, 1952.
Photograph 1 (1883/1885): Knibloe, Walt. F. Schneur's Illustrated Guide and History of St. Augustine, Fla. St. Augustine, FL: Chas. F. Schneur, 1883/1885.
Photograph 2 (1882): Glaser, Louis, fec., St. Augustine. New York: Wittemann Brothers, 1882.
Photograph 3 (c. 1893): Pollack, Deborah C. Felix F. de Crano: Forgotten Artist of the Flagler Colony. Lightner Museum, 2014.
Photograph 4 (c. 1920s): Bowen, Beth Rogero, and the St. Augustine Historical Society. St. Augustine in the Roaring Twenties. Acadia Publishing, 2012.
Photograph 5 (2025): Zufelt, Holly. "St. Francis Street." June 20, 2025.
The following books, articles, and/or websites were used to find information about this location:
Graham, Thomas. Mr. Flagler’s St. Augustine. Univ. of Florida Press, 2014.
Reynolds, Charles B. The Standard Guide St. Augustine; The Florida East Coast. St. Augustine, FL, C. B. Reynolds, 1895.
Map 1 (c.1770s): Reynolds, Charles B. The Standard Guide: St. Augustine, East Coast, Indian River and Lake Worth. St. Augustine, FL: C.B. Reynolds, 1895.
Map 2 (1884): Bloomfield, Max. Bloomfield’s Illustrated Historical Guide, Embracing an Account of the Antiquities of St. Augustine, Florida (with map). To Which is Added a Condensed Guide of the St. John’s, Ocklawaha, Halifax, and Indian Rivers. St. Augustine, FL: Max Bloomfield, 1884.
Map 3 (1952): Vollbrecht, John L. St. Augustine’s Historical Heritage as Seen Today…With Historical Notes on the Oldest House. Photography by J. Carver Harris. Foreword by David R. Dunham. St. Augustine, FL: The Record Press/J. Carver Harris, 1952.
Photograph 1 (1883/1885): Knibloe, Walt. F. Schneur's Illustrated Guide and History of St. Augustine, Fla. St. Augustine, FL: Chas. F. Schneur, 1883/1885.
Photograph 2 (1882): Glaser, Louis, fec., St. Augustine. New York: Wittemann Brothers, 1882.
Photograph 3 (c. 1893): Pollack, Deborah C. Felix F. de Crano: Forgotten Artist of the Flagler Colony. Lightner Museum, 2014.
Photograph 4 (c. 1920s): Bowen, Beth Rogero, and the St. Augustine Historical Society. St. Augustine in the Roaring Twenties. Acadia Publishing, 2012.
Photograph 5 (2025): Zufelt, Holly. "St. Francis Street." June 20, 2025.
The following books, articles, and/or websites were used to find information about this location:
Graham, Thomas. Mr. Flagler’s St. Augustine. Univ. of Florida Press, 2014.
Reynolds, Charles B. The Standard Guide St. Augustine; The Florida East Coast. St. Augustine, FL, C. B. Reynolds, 1895.
Rights
Flagler College’s Rare Books, Floridiana & Institutional Repository are neither the original nor current copyright owner for the photographs. Please contact the publisher or source cited for each photograph to obtain a copy and/or permission to reproduce these items
Is Referenced By
The following St. Augustine Fiction books feature this historic site as a location:
A Golden Sorrow
Gullible's Travels
Redfish Oak
A Golden Sorrow
Gullible's Travels
Redfish Oak
Date Submitted
This record was last updated on October 20, 2025.
Collection
Citation
The Spanish, “St. Francis Street,” St. Augustine Fiction, accessed May 17, 2026, https://staugustinefiction.omeka.net/items/show/405.