Historic District in St. Augustine in St. Johns County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Gomez House

Photographed by Jay Kravetz, November 21, 2023

1. Gomez House Marker

Inscription. The Gómez House is representative of the board-and-batten structure on this lot at the end of the First Spanish Period (1565-1763). Such frame buildings comprised only 23 percent of all St. Augustine structures in 1763. Most buildings by the middle of the 1700s were made of coquina or tabby.

An interior ladder leading to attic sleeping quarters provided additional space to the family of infantryman Lorenzo Gómez, who lived here with his wife and three children. Unable to sell his property before the family evacuated to Cuba, Gómez transferred the property to a sales agent when he left, and the house was demolished during the British Period (1763-1784).

Reconstructed in 1969 by the State of Florida.

Listed in the National Register of Historic Places

Erected 2023 by University of Florida.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1763.

Location. 29° 53.813′ N, 81° 18.8′ W. Marker is in St. Augustine, Florida, in St. Johns County. It is in the Historic District. It is on Saint George Street south of Fort Alley, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 27 St George St, Saint Augustine FL 32084, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in First Coast

and in Greater Jacksonville.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ribera House (here, next to this marker); Gallegos House (a few steps from this marker); Triay House (a few steps from this marker); Juan de Ribera / Juan de Rivera (a few steps from this marker); Florencia House (a few steps from this marker); Every Drop Counts (within shouting distance of this marker); British Colonial Hygiene (within shouting distance of this marker); La Florida's El Camino Real (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Augustine.

Photographed by Jay Kravetz, November 21, 2023

2. Gomez House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2023, by Jay Kravetz of West Palm Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 489 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 28, 2023, by Jay Kravetz of West Palm Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.