List of the oldest buildings in Florida

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This article attempts to list the oldest extant buildings surviving in the state of Florida in the United States of America, including the oldest houses in Florida and any other surviving structures. Some dates are approximate and based upon dendochronology, architectural studies, and historical records. Many sites on this list date to the complex colonial period of Florida's history from the founding of Spanish St. Augustine in 1565 to American possession through the Adams-Onis Treaty in 1821. To be listed here a site must

BuildingImageLocationFirst BuiltUseNotes
St. Bernard de Clairvaux Church St bernard de clairvaux church yard 2006.jpg North Miami Beach, Florida 12th centuryMonasteryBuilt in Sacramenia in Segovia, Spain in the 12th century but dismantled in the 20th century and shipped to New York City in the United States. It was eventually reassembled in North Miami Beach.
Castillo de San Marcos Fort2.jpg St. Augustine 1695GovernmentOldest masonry fortification in the United States
Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse Oldestschool.jpg St. Augustine1702-1716School
Gonzalez-Alvarez House St Aug NHL Gonzalez-Alvarez01.jpg St. Augustinec.1723HouseOldest house in St. Augustine, the oldest continuously occupied European-established city in the continental United States.[2] [1]
Fort Matanzas Ft Matanzas 2008.JPG St. Augustine area1742GovernmentSpanish fort
Avero House St Aug Avero House02.jpg St. Augustinemid-18th centuryHouse
Pena-Peck House St Aug FL Pena-Peck House01.jpg St. Augustine1750House
Segui-Smith House SeguiKirbySmithHouse.JPG St. Augustine1754House
St. Francis Barracks St Aug St Francis Barracks02.jpg St. Augustine1755Religious/Military
O'Reilly House St Aug O'Reilly House02.jpg St. Augustine1760-1785House
Rodriguez-Avero-Sanchez House St Aug Rod-Av-San01.jpg St. Augustine1762House
Llambias House St Aug NHL Llambias02.jpg St. AugustineBefore 1763House
González-Jones House Oldest existing photograph of 56 Marine with wire fence.jpg St. AugustineBefore 1763House
Lindsley House St Aug Lindsley House01.jpg St. AugustineBefore 1763House
Perez-Sanchez House Historic American Buildings Survey Prime A. Beaudoin, Photographer August 1961 GENERAL VIEW (CHARLOTTE STREET SIDE) FROM NORTHWEST - Perez-Sanchez House, 101 Charlotte Street, HABS FLA,55-SAUG,27-1.tif St. AugustineBefore 1763House
Tovar House TovarHouseStAugustine.JPG St. AugustineBefore 1763House
Gaspar-Papy House June 1958 EAST (FRONT) AND NORTH (SIDE) ELEVATIONS - Gaspar Papy House, 36 Aviles Street, Saint Augustine, St. Johns County, FL HABS FLA,55-SAUG,38-1.tif St. AugustineBefore 1764House
DeMesa-Sanchez House February 1965 WEST (FRONT) FACADE - De Mesa-Sanchez House, 43 Saint George Street, Saint Augustine, St. Johns County, FL HABS FLA,55-SAUG,33-2.tif St. AugustineBefore 1764House
Paredes-Segui-MacMillan HouseSt. Augustine1765-1788House
Don Raimundo Arrivas House Arrivas House.jpg St. AugustineApproximately 1770-1790HouseLocated at 44 St. George Street. First completed restoration project of the Historic St. Augustine Preservation Board (HSAPB)
Don Manuel Solana House Historic American Buildings Survey Prime A. Beaudoin, Photographer August 1961 WEST (REAR) ELEVATION - Don Manuel Solana House, 20 Charlotte Street, Saint Augustine, St. Johns HABS FLA,55-SAUG,31-2.tif St. Augustine1788-1821House
Sanchez House North (Bridge Street) Elevation - Long-Sanchez House, 43 Marine Street, Saint Augustine, St. Johns County, FL HABS FLA,55-SAUG,30- (sheet 4 of 9).png St. Augustine1791House
Cathedral of St. Augustine St. Augustine Cathedral, St. Augustine, Florida, USA1.jpg St. Augustine1797Church
St. Francis Inn St Aug St Francis Inn02.jpg St. Augustine1791-1798House
Ximenez-Fatio House Ximenez-Fatio House across Aviles Street.jpg St. Augustine1798Inn
Kingsley Plantation TEHP Kingsley Plantation house01.jpg Jacksonville 1798House
Francisco Marin HouseSt. Augustine1799HouseLocated at 47 Marine Street
Julee Panton House Pensacola HD Julee01.jpg Pensacola 1805House
Charles Lavalle House Pensacola FL Lavalle House01.jpg Pensacola1805House
Tivoli High House Pensacola HD Tivoli02.jpg Pensacola1976TavernReplica of 1805 building demolished in 1937
Antonio Triay House Historic American Buildings Survey Prime A. Beaudoin, Photographer August 1961 EAST (FRONT) FACADE AND NORTH SIDE - Antonio J. Triay House, 42 Spanish Street, Saint Augustine, St HABS FLA,55-SAUG,37-1.tif St. Augustine1806House
Joaneda House
Joaneda House.jpg
St. Augustine1807HouseLocated at 57 Treasury Street
Paredes-Dodge House St. Augustine1808House
Quina House Pensacola FL Quina House01.jpg Pensacola1810House
Prince Murat House St Aug Murat House01.jpg St. Augustine1815-1821House
Oldest House Key West FL HD Oldest House01.jpg Key West 1829HouseOldest house in Key West
The Columns The Columns.png Tallahassee 1830House, now Office
Fort Dallas Barracks Miami FL Lummus Park HD plantation slave qtrs01.jpg Miami1844Barracks
Cape Florida Light CapeFloridaLight.jpg Miami 1847LighthouseOriginally constructed 1826, oldest structure in Miami-Dade County
Bronson-Mulholland HousePalatka1853-1854House
William Wagner House Miami FL Lummus Park HD Wagner Homestead01.jpg Miami1855House
Orange Masonic Lodge The Lodge Apopka, FL.JPG Apopka 1859Fraternal OrganizationOldest standing Masonic Lodge in Florida and oldest structure in Orange County. Bottom Floor rebuilt in early 1950's.
Jupiter Inlet Light Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse.jpg Jupiter1860Lighthouse
House of Refuge at Gilbert's Bar Hutchinson Island FL Gilberts HoR01.jpg Stuart 1876HouseOldest house in Martin County, 1 of 10 houses of refuge set up along the Florida coast
El Modelo Cigar Factory Jacksonville 1886FactoryOne of the oldest buildings in Downtown Jacksonville
Merrill House Museum Jacksonville 1886HouseOne of the oldest buildings in Downtown Jacksonville
Government House St Aug Govt House Museum03.jpg St. Augustine 1706GovernmentLoosely based on 18th century government house. Latest remodel in 1937.

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References

  1. "Oldest House Museum". Florida Heritage Tourism Interactive Catalog. Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs. 2007-09-23. Archived from the original on 2007-03-10.