This article attempts to list the oldest extant buildings surviving in the state of Florida in the United States of America, including the oldest houses in Florida and any other surviving structures. Some dates are approximate and based upon dendochronology, architectural studies, and historical records. Many sites on this list date to the complex colonial period of Florida's history from the founding of Spanish St. Augustine in 1565 to American possession through the Adams-Onis Treaty in 1821. To be listed here a site must
- date from prior to 1821; or
- be the oldest building in a county, large city, or oldest of its type (church, government building, etc.),
Building | Image | Location | First Built | Use | Notes |
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St. Bernard de Clairvaux Church | North Miami Beach, Florida | 12th century | Monastery | Built in Sacramenia in Segovia, Spain in the 12th century but dismantled in the 20th century and shipped to New York City in the United States. It was eventually reassembled in North Miami Beach. | |
Castillo de San Marcos | St. Augustine | 1695 | Government | Oldest masonry fortification in the United States | |
Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse | St. Augustine | 1702-1716 | School | ||
Gonzalez-Alvarez House | St. Augustine | c.1723 | House | Oldest house in St. Augustine, the oldest continuously occupied European-established city in the continental United States.[2] [1] | |
Fort Matanzas | St. Augustine area | 1742 | Government | Spanish fort | |
Avero House | St. Augustine | mid-18th century | House | ||
Pena-Peck House | St. Augustine | 1750 | House | ||
Segui-Smith House | St. Augustine | 1754 | House | ||
St. Francis Barracks | St. Augustine | 1755 | Religious/Military | ||
O'Reilly House | St. Augustine | 1760-1785 | House | ||
Rodriguez-Avero-Sanchez House | St. Augustine | 1762 | House | ||
Llambias House | St. Augustine | Before 1763 | House | ||
González-Jones House | St. Augustine | Before 1763 | House | ||
Lindsley House | St. Augustine | Before 1763 | House | ||
Perez-Sanchez House | St. Augustine | Before 1763 | House | ||
Tovar House | St. Augustine | Before 1763 | House | ||
Gaspar-Papy House | St. Augustine | Before 1764 | House | ||
DeMesa-Sanchez House | St. Augustine | Before 1764 | House | ||
Paredes-Segui-MacMillan House | St. Augustine | 1765-1788 | House | ||
Don Raimundo Arrivas House | St. Augustine | Approximately 1770-1790 | House | Located at 44 St. George Street. First completed restoration project of the Historic St. Augustine Preservation Board (HSAPB) | |
Don Manuel Solana House | St. Augustine | 1788-1821 | House | ||
Sanchez House | St. Augustine | 1791 | House | ||
Cathedral of St. Augustine | St. Augustine | 1797 | Church | ||
St. Francis Inn | St. Augustine | 1791-1798 | House | ||
Ximenez-Fatio House | St. Augustine | 1798 | Inn | ||
Kingsley Plantation | Jacksonville | 1798 | House | ||
Francisco Marin House | St. Augustine | 1799 | House | Located at 47 Marine Street | |
Julee Panton House | Pensacola | 1805 | House | ||
Charles Lavalle House | Pensacola | 1805 | House | ||
Tivoli High House | Pensacola | 1976 | Tavern | Replica of 1805 building demolished in 1937 | |
Antonio Triay House | St. Augustine | 1806 | House | ||
Joaneda House | St. Augustine | 1807 | House | Located at 57 Treasury Street | |
Paredes-Dodge House | St. Augustine | 1808 | House | ||
Quina House | Pensacola | 1810 | House | ||
Prince Murat House | St. Augustine | 1815-1821 | House | ||
Oldest House | Key West | 1829 | House | Oldest house in Key West | |
The Columns | Tallahassee | 1830 | House, now Office | ||
Fort Dallas Barracks | Miami | 1844 | Barracks | ||
Cape Florida Light | Miami | 1847 | Lighthouse | Originally constructed 1826, oldest structure in Miami-Dade County | |
Bronson-Mulholland House | Palatka | 1853-1854 | House | ||
William Wagner House | Miami | 1855 | House | ||
Orange Masonic Lodge | Apopka | 1859 | Fraternal Organization | Oldest standing Masonic Lodge in Florida and oldest structure in Orange County. Bottom Floor rebuilt in early 1950's. | |
Jupiter Inlet Light | Jupiter | 1860 | Lighthouse | ||
House of Refuge at Gilbert's Bar | Stuart | 1876 | House | Oldest house in Martin County, 1 of 10 houses of refuge set up along the Florida coast | |
El Modelo Cigar Factory | Jacksonville | 1886 | Factory | One of the oldest buildings in Downtown Jacksonville | |
Merrill House Museum | Jacksonville | 1886 | House | One of the oldest buildings in Downtown Jacksonville | |
Government House | St. Augustine | 1706 | Government | Loosely based on 18th century government house. Latest remodel in 1937. |
See also
- List of the oldest buildings in the United States
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Florida
References
- ^ "Oldest House Museum". Florida Heritage Tourism Interactive Catalog. Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs. 2007-09-23. Archived from the original on 2007-03-10.