Florida Historical Markers Programs - Marker Detail
GONZALEZ-ALVAREZ HOUSE - THE OLDEST HOUSE
Location:on St. Francis Street, next door to Tovar House.
County: St. Johns
City: St. Augustine
Description: For more than three centuries this site has been occupied by St. Augustinians. Beginning about 1650, a succession of thatched wooden structures were their homes. This coquina stone house was built soon after the English burned St. Augustine in 1702, and originally was a one -story rectangle with two rooms. As times changed during the Spanish, British and American occupations, a wooden second story, an off-street porch, and other features were added. Preserved by the St. Augustine Historical Society since 1918, the house became a registered national landmark in 1970.
Sponsors: Sponsored by The St. Johns County Historical Commission In Cooperation With the Department of State
