North City Historic District | |
House in the district | |
Location | St. Augustine, Florida |
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Coordinates | 29°54′07″N81°19′05″W / 29.90194°N 81.31806°W Coordinates: 29°54′07″N81°19′05″W / 29.90194°N 81.31806°W |
NRHP reference # | 09000778 [1] |
Added to NRHP | October 1, 2009 |
The North City Historic District is a U.S. historic district in St. Augustine, Florida. The district is bordered by Castillo Dr. north to Old Mission Ave., N. Ponce de Leon Blvd. on the west and San Marco Avenue on the east. [2]
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St. Augustine is a city in the Southeastern United States, on the Atlantic coast of northeastern Florida. Founded in 1565 by Spanish explorers, it is the oldest continuously inhabited European-established settlement within the borders of the continental United States.
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St. Augustine Catholic Church and Cemetery is a historic church site at Co. Hwy. Y 3 miles south of the junction of Co. Hwy. Y and SR 33 in Trenton, Wisconsin, United States. It was built in 1856 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
The Fullerwood Park Residential Historic District is a U.S. historic district in St. Augustine, Florida. The district is roughly bounded on the north by Hildreth Drive, the south by Macaris Street, the west by San Marco Avenue and east by Hospital Creek.
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