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A photo of The Alcazar, taken in the 1890s by photographer William Henry Jackson

Historical Places

St. Augustine’s most significant historical places.

Over the course of almost five centuries, St. Augustine has grown into a destination for architecture and history buffs alike. Even the most ordinary places can hold extraordinary stories in this Ancient City. Browse through the profile pages on locations throughout St. Augustine that have historical significance.

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An assortment of shops and attractions line St. George Street

One Day on Foot in Historic Downtown

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Mama Blue performs at Romanza in St. Augustine.

What is Romanza?

Discover a love of all things cultural in St. Augustine with Romanza. Read More

Fort Matanzas National Monument

Exploring the Past at Fort Matanzas

Learn about the historic events that led to the Fort Matanzas construction. Read More

111 Lincoln Street. One-story green slatboard house with brick path out front.

111 Lincoln Street

One of Lincolnville's oldest buildings, built in 1885.

Grey one-story slatboard house with a large front porch, greenery and ACCORD Freedom Trail marker in the foreground.

120 DeHaven Street

Home of Mrs. Rena Ayers, Civil Rights Housemother.

Green one-story cement block home with white details and screen porch. In the foreground, the 156 MLK ACCORD Freedom Trail Marker.

156 M. L. King Avenue

Home of nurse Mrs. Janie Price.

Yellow one-story cement block home with sea green details. In the foreground, the 177 Twine ACCORD Freedom Trail Marker.

177 Twine Street

Home of Loucille Plummer, unwavering activist.

A one-story blue house with a tin roof and white details. An ACCORD Freedom Trail Plaque in front of hedges to the left.

33 Bernard Street

Historically Black Street in North City.

Tan one story ranch house with an ACCORD Freedom Trail historical marker out front.

56 Park Place

Home of the Reddicks, local leaders.

North-facing side of 57 Chapin St., a light green house with a screened-in porch and ACCORD Freedom Trail plaque out front.

57 Chapin Street

Former residence of Willie Galimore.

Blue wood slat house backed by greenery, an ACCORD Historical Marker in the foreground.

570 Christopher Street

Home of Reverend and Mrs. Halyard, community leaders.

64 Washington Street

Former SCLC headquarters.

Brown one-story cement block home surrounded by greenery. ACCORD Freedom Trail marker in the foreground.

8 Dr. R.B. Hayling Place

Home of local civil rights leader.

Tan brick church with arched windows and a bright blue side staircase. ACCORD Freedom Trail marker in foreground.

Trinity United Methodist Church

Oldest congregation in Lincolnville.

A one-story cement block building with a sign that reads "Corner Market" in eclectic text. The storefront's entrance is a red door with barred windows on either side.

97 M. L. King Avenue

Previously the Lincolnville Public Library.

Front porch of the ACCORD Museum at 79 Bridge Street.

ACCORD Museum

Florida's first Civil Rights museum.

This monument, made granite, bronze, and coquina, stretches over 25 ft of sidewalk in the Plaza de la Constitución.

Andrew Young Crossing

Commemorates the night of June 9, 1964.

The entry of Best Richardson African Diaspora, Literature, and Cultural Musuem

Best-Richardson Museum & Bookstore

This African-American owned bookstore focuses on the literature of the African diaspora.

B&W a group of young Black women pose in front of a building, mural and sign that reads "Butler's Beach, Bath House." An older couple leans out the window to smile for the camera.

Butler Beach

Resort founded during Jim Crow Era.

The Castillo de San Marcos looking north, with the Matanzas Bay to the right and the sea wall stretching through the foreground.

Castillo de San Marcos

Center of defense and heritage.

A two story cement block building. Ground floor is painted bright purple, second story painted white. "ELKS" in all caps above the entrance.

Elks Rest

Lincolnville hub during Civil Rights Movement.

Father Miguel O'Reilly House Museum

One of the city's oldest structures.

Historical B&W, a male and female student stand under the archway of Florida Memorial College, circa 1930s.

Florida Memorial College

Historically Black College that once stood in St. Augustine.

The historic Fort Matanzas guards the southern waterway approach to St. Augustine

Fort Matanzas Handbook

The National Parks Service's official guide to Fort Matanzas National Monument.

Experience the untold history of the nation's oldest city.

Fort Mose Historic State Park

The original destination of the Underground Railroad.

Looking upwards, grassy lawn with three delapidated brick steps leading to a historical marker.

Gault Street Steps

All that remains of 167 Gault Street.

Gigi Best-Richardon smiles alongside her husband, Mr. Richardson, inside the BRADLC Museum.

Gullah Geechee Legacy: A Historian's Insights into History and Heritage

Local historian illuminates the enduring legacy of enslaved Africans.

The historical marker for the Lincolnville Historic District.

Lincolnville Neighborhood

Historic District founded by freed people in 1866.

A photograph of the exterior of 102 Martin Luther King Ave, the Excelsior High School. It is a beige building with two stories, surrounded by palm and oak trees.

Lincolnville Museum & Cultural Center

First Public school for Black students in the city.

Vine-covered exterior of the National Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche, a Spanish mission style building surrounded in Florida greenery.

National Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche at Mission Nombre de Dios

Site of the city's founding, now a religious pilgrimage site.

Two bronze plaques mounted on an outside wall above a set of brick steps.

Rabbi Mass Arrest Monument

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Collage with red patterned background. Bronze scuplture with 4 busts and a coquina base.

Foot Soldiers Monument

Dedicated to honoring the local activists in St. Augustine's Civil Rights Movement.

St. Benedict Catholic School in the Lincolnville neighborhood, shot in 1922

St. Benedict the Moor Catholic School

Catholic school for city's Black students.