Joaneda House (St. Augustine)

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Joaneda House, 2018

The Joaneda House is located at 57 Treasury Street in St. Augustine, Florida. It was restored to be an example of a Second Spanish Period (1784-1821) residence. It is one of the oldest buildings in Florida.

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History

The Joaneda house was built around the year 1806 out of wood and was originally owned by Juan Joaneda, a Minorcan fish farmer. [1] The house had a wooden floor. Joaneda then rebuilt the house out of coquina and sold it for a profit to a Juan Gonzáles Montes de Oca. Around 1809, Montes de Oca sold the house to the son-in-law of Juan Joaneda. [2] The house's main entrance was the through the yard and the entire property was enclosed by a wall and fence, reconstructed in 1976. There were originally three rooms on the first floor with an open porch on the south side.

In 1888 the building was used as a tailor shop and the main entrance moved to the street. In the 1920s the Montgomery sisters turned the Joaneda House into a gift shop. They enclosed the porch and built a six-room addition to the south that doubled the size of the building. They also put in a concrete tile floor. [3]

Restoration

In 1972, the sons of Elizabeth Morley Towers bought her the Joaneda House for $35,000. [4] Towers was a member of the Historic St. Augustine Preservation Board (HSAPB) and donated the house to the Board. The Joaneda House Development Project began in 1976 and was completed in 1977. Archaeological excavations on the lot were completed before restoration work began, in 1975. [5] The cost of the project was $82,476. The purpose of this restoration project was to display an example of a Second Spanish Period residence in downtown St. Augustine and to also provide accommodation for people associated with the Historic St. Augustine Preservation Board. Restoration work was supervised by HSAPB Director of Research Robert Steinbach. [6]

Present day

Today the Joaneda House operates as a restaurant and wine shop. The building is owned by the State of Florida and managed on its behalf by University of Florida Historic St. Augustine.

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References

  1. "About us – Casadevino" . Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  2. "Block 15, Lot 7 (Joanada House)". ufdc.ufl.edu. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  3. "Florida Master Site File, Historic St. Augustine Preservation Board, Historic Properties Inventory Form - Joaneda House". ufdc.ufl.edu. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  4. Powell, Nancy (September 24, 1972). "$35,000 'White Elephant' Perfect Gift for Mother". Jacksonville Times Union.
  5. "Joaneda House: Design Development Report for the Historic St. Augustine Preservation Board". ufdc.ufl.edu. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  6. "Letter to Mr. Stephen D. Newman". ufdc.ufl.edu. Retrieved December 4, 2018.

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