Oldest House The - Saint Augustine Museum

  • Address: 271 Charlotte Street St. Augustine, Florida 32084
  • Phone: +1 904 824 2872
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  • Website:www.staugustinehistoricalsociety.org
Average Rating
4.5
 3+ reviews
from 2 sources
Yahoo! Travel
5.0
 2+ reviews
Frommers
2.0
 1+ reviews

Estimated Price: From $4

Oldest House The
271 Charlotte Street St. Augustine
Florida 32084

Oldest House The Details

Descriptions from Across the Web

  • A National Historic Landmark, this historic home is the oldest surviving Spanish Colonial structure in the area and one of the most studied and best documented old houses in the country. There are two museum located ... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • built more than 200 years ago while Florida was under Spain's rule. The schoolmaster and his wife lived above the small classroom. In 1931, class survivors assembled to describe the schoolhouse for its revival. Copies ... more on MuseumStuff.com
  • The Oldest House Museum Complex A must-see on your tour of the nation's oldest city. The museum complex, owned and operated by the St. Augustine Historical Society, includes Florida's Oldest House, two museums, a ... more on Staugustinehistoricalsociety.org
  • Archaeological surveys indicate that a dwelling stood on this site as early as the beginning of the 17th century. What you see today, called the Gonz�les-Alvarez House (named for two of its prominent owners), evolved from a two-room coquina dwelling built between 1702 and 1727. The rooms are fu... more on Frommers
  • Includes the Manucy Museum of St. Augustine History, Museum of Florida's Military, changing exhibit gallery, gardens & Florida's oldest house - A National Historic Landmark, the González-Alvarez house is the oldest surviving Spanish colonial dwelling in Florida ... more on entertainment.com

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5.0
Great place to visit!

Really interesting! Tour guide was very informative. House was so neat to walk through. St Augustine history museum was very interesting. ... rttugman, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

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4.0
The Oldest House is worth visiting

While the oldest house is not huge, there are some interesting things to see in it, and our guide was quite informative including information on the home's previous residents. Much of the original floor and rafters, etc. are still intact, ... Noscreennameplease, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor

4.0
Worth the time

(December 05, 2004 00:00)

The gardens were lovely, and the tour guide was very knowledgeable. She explained the history of the house, those who lived in it, added on to it, and the use of some of ... Christine, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

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4.0
Nice stop

Very interesting house and the tour was neither too long or too short. Definitely worth a visit. radiorobin, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor

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2.0
Not worth it

The house is not actually the oldest house in America - just the oldest house in Florida. Of course they don't tell you that until after the tour starts! Our guide walked around with a coke can in her hand the entire time and seemed more interested in her break than showing us around. The house i... mamadoodle, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor

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