Hispanic Garden
A Spanish-style garden dedicated in 1965 as part of St. Augustine's formal 400th anniversary.
Hispanic Garden
Corner of Hypolita and St. George Street.
In 1965, Elizabeth Towers, the only female member of the St. Augustine Historical Restoration and Preservation Commission at the time, spearheaded a project to develop this corner lot. She formed the all-female Hispanic Garden Committee to bring the Spanish-style garden to life.
The "plazoleta" is modeled after Spanish gardens which took cues from Roman patios. Flowers fill the ceramic vases and the beds around the perimeter contain marigolds, palm trees, jasmine, cabbage palms, holly, and kumquats. The garden features Spanish influences such as an octagonal mosaic and a nod to water features common in Spain during the Moorish occupation.
A sculpture of Queen Isabella of Castile—at the center—was made and donated by notable artist Anna Hyatt Huntington, the first woman to have a public sculpture on display in New York outside of Central Park.
Hispanic Garden
Corner of Hypolita and St. George Street.
