The house at 156 Central Avenue was built in the 1950's for Mrs. Janie Price, a nurse at Flagler Hospital. She had taken her nurse's training at Grady Hospital in Atlanta in the 1940s and while there had attended dances with students from Morehouse . . . — — Map (db m7627) HM
The southern half of Lincolnville was, in colonial times, a plantation called "Buena Esperanza" (Spanish for "Good Hope"). During the Flagler Era of the 1880s, it was bought by Standard Oil millionaire William Warden and developed as a residential . . . — — Map (db m40699) HM
The event that brought the civil rights movement in St. Augustine to international attention was the arrest of Mary Parkman Peabody (1891-1981), the 72-year old mother of the Governor of Massachusetts, for trying to be served in a racially . . . — — Map (db m7610) HM
On Riberia Street at Lincoln Street, on the left when traveling north on Riberia Street.
Bethel Baptist Church was founded in 1939 by Rev. William Banks, the former pastor of St. Mary's Missionary Baptist Church on Washington Street, and other members from that congregation. Land was acquired on Riberia Street, and the church building . . . — — Map (db m240829) HM
This house, overlooking Maria Sanchez Lake, was built in the 1950's for a distinguished family of educators. James G. Reddick was a longtime principal of Excelsior School and his wife Maude was the supervisor of black schools in St. Augustine in the . . . — — Map (db m21187) HM
64 Washington Street was the Florida State Headquarters of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) during and after the civil rights demonstrations of 1964. SCLC was founded in 1957 by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. after the successful . . . — — Map (db m7607) HM
The St. Augustine office of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was located in this building from the 1970's until the early 1990's. The organization's roots in the Ancient City began much earlier. William English . . . — — Map (db m21181) HM
On Bridge Street at Oneida Street, on the right when traveling east on Bridge Street.
The Rudcarlie Building at 79 Bridge Street was built in the 1950's by Dr. Rudolph N. Gordon (1901-1959) and named for the members of his family. Rudolph, Carlotta, and Rosalie. It was the first medical/dental office constructed in St. Augustine . . . — — Map (db m240831) HM
This Victorian house in the historic Lincolnville neighborhood (founded by freed slaves after the Civil War) became a civil rights landmark in 1964. It was a gathering place for people in the movement, where they could meet, rest, seek solace, and . . . — — Map (db m40729) HM
On Bridge Street at Oneida Street, on the right when traveling west on Bridge Street.
Trinity United Methodist Church is the oldest congregation in historic Lincolnville and one of the oldest Protestant congregations in Florida. Its origins date to the early American period, in the 1820s, when a Methodist missionary came to St. . . . — — Map (db m240830) HM
On St. Benedict Street south of St. Francis Street.
The narrow streets and small building lots of this area mark it as the earliest part of Lincolnville, founded by freed slaves after the Civil War and now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. An earlier house that stood on this site . . . — — Map (db m102339) HM
This has been the home to the Whites, one of the outstanding families active in the 1963-1964 civil rights movement in St. Augustine. Parents James (a decorated Buffalo Soldier from World War II) and Hattie Lee White both took part in . . . — — Map (db m40700) HM
On Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue at De Haven Street on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue.
97 Martin Luther King Avenue was built in the 1920s by Frederick E. Martin, a prominent Lincolnville businessman whose name is set in the tile inside the front door. It was a popular confectionery and sundries store under many owners, drawing some . . . — — Map (db m7727) HM
On King Street at Cordova Street, on the right when traveling east on King Street.
Built by Henry Flagler, the Alcázar Hotel opened as a companion to the Ponce de León in 1888. The building, one of the first multi-storied structures in the country constructed with poured concrete, was designed by John M. Carrere and Thomas . . . — — Map (db m115580) HM
On Martin Luther King Avenue, 0.1 miles west of St. Francis Street, on the right when traveling west.
This block of property owned by the Catholic Church contains three historic buildings that embody an important part of African American heritage of St. Augustine. It was part of Yallaha orange grove plantation before the Civil War and was . . . — — Map (db m102735) HM
Bronze statue of the illustrious son of Aviles, Spain, Governor, Captain General “Conquistador”, and Adelantado of Florida who founded St. Augustine on September 8, 1565. The Statue was a gift of the people of St. Augustine, dedicated . . . — — Map (db m132482) HM
On King Street at Cordova Street, on the right when traveling east on King Street.
(Front):Illustrious son of Aviles, Spain Governor and Captain General, Conquistador, Adelantado in Perpetuity of Florida. Founded St. Augustine September 8, 1565 * * * * * * * * * * Statue was a gift of the people of the city of Aviles, . . . — — Map (db m47053) HM
On Washington Street north of De Haven Street, on the right when traveling south.
Fountain of Youth Lodge No. 649, Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of the World and Pride of Fountain of Youth Temple No. 413. Completed in November 1958.
This lodge, called Elks Rest, was at the early center of political and . . . — — Map (db m77259) HM
On St Francis Street at Dumas Street, on the left when traveling west on St Francis Street.
Established in 1872 through the efforts of Mrs. Hannah Jordan, a devoutly Christian sojourner who, like its first pastor, Rev. Father C. Felder, believed in leading by the example of hard work. The church has flourished at this location—since . . . — — Map (db m77291) HM
On King Street (Business U.S. 1) at Granada Street, on the left when traveling east on King Street.
Builder of the Florida East Coast Railway
The Ponce de Leon Hotel (Flagler College)
and the Hotel Alcazar (The Lightner Museum) in St. Augustine.
This bronze statue was installed to recognize his achievements in developing the State of . . . — — Map (db m126120) HM
Near King Street (Business U.S. 1) at Cordova Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Hotel Alcazar was constructed by Henry Flagler, Standard Oil Company co-founder and developer of the Florida East Coast Railway. The Alcazar was part of a trio of Moorish and Spanish Renaissance Revival styled resorts that depicted Flagler's . . . — — Map (db m112489) HM
On Blanco Street north of South Street, on the left when traveling north.
This garage building, which predates the house it serves and the street along-side of it, is thought to be the last surviving slave cabin in St. Augustine. It was part of Buena Esperanza (Spanish for “Good Hope”) Plantation, which . . . — — Map (db m153938) HM
On Martin Luther King Ave at Bridge Street, on the left on Martin Luther King Ave.
Once the site of Indian Villages, colonial plantations and orange groves, Lincolnville began as a settlement of emancipated slaves in 1866. African-Americans, who trace their origins to the City's 16th century founding, played an integral role in . . . — — Map (db m102736) HM
On King Street (Business U.S. 1) at Markland Place, on the right when traveling west on King Street.
Markland, the Anderson family home, has been a local landmark since 1843. Dr. Andrew Anderson, a prominent civic leader, laid the foundations of the coquina shellstone house in 1839 just before his death in a yellow fever epidemic. The original . . . — — Map (db m77212) HM
On Bridge Street at Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Bridge Street.
Original Homesite of
Maria Jefferson Epps Shine
Great Granddaughter of Thomas Jefferson
Founder of the Local Chapter
of the National Society
Daughters of the American Revolution
and held the organizational meeting here
at 102 . . . — — Map (db m241190) HM
On King Street (State Road 214) at Granada Street on King Street.
The magnificent structure was erected between 1885 and 1887 by Henry M. Flagler, the hotel and railroad magnate whose activities contributed greatly to the development of Florida's eastern coastal area. Designed by the New York architectural firm . . . — — Map (db m5994) HM
On Bridge Street at Cordova Street, on the left when traveling west on Bridge Street.
This building housed the local newspaper for one hundred years and is important for its association with Florida's first independent female editor Nina Hawkins. Architecturally, it is significant for the Italian Renaissance Revival design. Prominent . . . — — Map (db m111553) HM
Home of Rev. Goldie M. Eubanks, Senior, his wife Hattie and nine children. Humbled by Family and Fatherhood, Leadership and Christian Fellowship, and driven by a cry from within his inner soul to make this world a better place, this self-styled . . . — — Map (db m7080) HM
Canopy Shores park is a 33-acre purchased in 2005 in cooperation with the Florida Communities Trust grant program. It is located adjacent to the Matanzas River and within the Northeast Florida Blueway Florida Forever project boundary. This natural . . . — — Map (db m229726) HM
Canopy Shores Park is located along the Matanzas River which has attracted human activity for thousands of years. Indigenous population took advantage of areas along the shore with higher terrain drained soils and within a multitude of aquatic and . . . — — Map (db m229730) HM
Near Tahoe Lane, 0.2 miles south of Deer Chase Drive.
During the Second Seminole War (1835-1842) in 1837, Osceola and several other representatives from the Seminole Tribe were captured approximately one mile south of Fort Peyton by U.S. Government forces after being lured by the prospect of peace . . . — — Map (db m229708) HM
On Dr. R.B. Hayling Place east of South Whitney Street, on the right when traveling east.
The house at 8 Scott Street was built in the 1950s as part of Rollins Subdivision, a new residential area where many prominent black St. Augustinians made their homes. In the early 1960s it was the residence of Dr. Robert B. Hayling and family. A . . . — — Map (db m246671) HM
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