Historic District in St. Augustine in St. Johns County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Gallegos House
Photographed By Jay Kravetz, November 21, 2023
1. Gallegos House Marker
Inscription.
Gallegos House. . Artilleryman Martin Martinez Gallegos lived on this property, which his wife Victoria brought into the marriage. In the 1960s crews used colonial building materials and colonial building techniques to replicate the original house, constructed of tabby made from local oyster shells. The excavated foundations revealed that the house had one large room divided for sleeping and other indoor uses and a loggia on the south side for warm-weather cooking and outdoor family uses., Reconstructed in 1963 by the State of Florida, Listed in the National Register of Historic Places
Artilleryman Martin Martinez Gallegos lived on this property, which his wife Victoria brought into the marriage. In the 1960s crews used colonial building materials and colonial building techniques to replicate the original house, constructed of tabby made from local oyster shells. The excavated foundations revealed that the house had one large room divided for sleeping and other indoor uses and a loggia on the south side for warm-weather cooking and outdoor family uses.
Reconstructed in 1963 by the State of Florida
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places
Location. 29° 53.819′ N, 81° 18.802′ W. Marker is in St. Augustine, Florida, in St. Johns County. It is in the Historic District. Marker is at the intersection of Saint George Street and Fort Alley, on the left on Saint George Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 21 St George St, Saint Augustine FL 32084, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2023, by Jay Kravetz of West Palm Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 60 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 27, 2023, by Jay Kravetz of West Palm Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
