St. Augustine in St. Johns County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Evergreen Cemetery
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, April 10, 2024
1. Evergreen Cemetery Marker
Established in 1884 outside the city limits when St. Augustine closed its small urban graveyards due to overcrowding. Evergreen became the region's largest Protestant cemetery of the late 1800s and early 1900s. The design was strongly influenced by America's Rural Cemetery Movement stressing that burying and commemorating the dead was best done in a tranquil, natural landscape set apart from urban life. These principals are reflected in Evergreen's garden setting and its winding roads and pathways. Many styles of funerary embellishments popular during the period are evidenced in large monuments, elegant statuary, ornamental plantings and formal landscaping. Grave marker iconography includes reclining lambs, praying angels, broken columns, Celtic crosses, flower motifs, Woodmen of the World "trees" and monuments featuring classical revival designs and shapes. Evergreen is the final resting place of Randolph Caldecott (1846-1886), considered the originator of children's picture books and after whom the national Caldecott Medal for distinguished children's picture book is named; and Heth Canfield (1849-1913), winner of the
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A Florida Heritage Site
Erected 2006 by Florida Heritage Site, sponsored by the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners and The Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-595.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.
Location. 29° 53.675′ N, 81° 20.152′ W. Marker is in St. Augustine, Florida, in St. Johns County. It is on North Rodriguez Street south of Pearl Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 505 N Rodriquez 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
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, March 23, 2019
2. Evergreen Cemetery Marker
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Randolph Caldecott (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); 650 Julia Street (about 500 feet away); San Sebastian Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pinehurst Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Zion Baptist Church (approx. Ό mile away); 96 Evergreen Avenue (approx. Ό mile away); New Augustine Colored Elementary School #36 (approx. 0.3 miles away); S.D.W. Smith, Ancient City, Mt. Horeb #20 (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Augustine.
Photographed by James R. Murray, May 19, 2014
3. Evergreen Cemetery Marker
View of the marker from the road
Photographed by James R. Murray, May 19, 2014
4. Evergreen Cemetery Marker
The cemetery entrance from Rodrνguez Street.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, March 23, 2019
5. Plaque located at the enterance to the Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on April 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2014, by James R. Murray of Elkton, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,276 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 11, 2024, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. 2. submitted on March 23, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. 3, 4. submitted on May 19, 2014, by James R. Murray of Elkton, Florida. 5. submitted on March 23, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
