González–Álvarez House
The González–Álvarez House, also known as The Oldest House, is a historic house museum at 14 St. Francis Street in St. Augustine, Florida. With a construction history dating to about 1723, it is believed to be the oldest surviving house in St.Photo: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: historic home in St. Augustine, Florida
- Also known as: “Gonzalez Alvarez House”, “Gonzalez-Alvarez House”, “González-Alvarez House”, and “The Oldest House”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The King’s Bakery and St. Francis Barracks.
The King’s Bakery
Government building
The King's Bakery is a coquina stone structure in St. Augustine, Florida, built during the British colonial period in the state. The building, located on Marine Street, with the rear facing Matanzas Bay, was constructed to supply bread to the British troops quartered across the street at the St. Francis Barracks, a building which formerly housed Franciscan friars, during the First Spanish Period. The King’s Bakery is situated 540 feet southeast of González–Álvarez House.
St. Francis Barracks
Office
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St. Francis Barracks is a historic structure constructed of coquina stone located on Marine Street in St. Augustine, Florida, named in honor of St. Francis of Assisi.
Saint Augustine National Cemetery
Cemetery
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St. Augustine National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of St. Augustine in St. Johns County, Florida. Located on the grounds of the active military installation known as St. Francis Barracks, the state headquarters of the Florida National Guard, it encompasses 1.4 acres, and as of the end of 2005 had 2,788 interments. Saint Augustine National Cemetery is situated 740 feet south of González–Álvarez House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St. Augustine South and Vilano Beach.
St. Augustine South
Village
St. Augustine South is a census-designated place in St. Johns County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,066 at the 2020 census, up from 4,998 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. St. Augustine South is situated 3 miles south of González–Álvarez House.
Vilano Beach
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Vilano Beach is an unincorporated community and census-designated place and in St. Johns County, Florida, United States. It was listed as the Villano Beach CDP by the U.S. Census Bureau from 1990 to 2010; however, the name was corrected to Vilano Beach for the 2020 census.
St. Augustine Beach
Village
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St. Augustine Beach or Saint Augustine Beach is a city in St. Johns County, Florida, United States. The population was 6,803 at the 2020 US census, up from 6,176 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Jacksonville, Florida metropolitan area. St. Augustine Beach is situated 3½ miles southeast of González–Álvarez House.
González–Álvarez House
- Categories: house, historic house, historic house museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: St. Augustine, St. Johns, First Coast, Florida, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.88807° or 29° 53′ 17″ northLongitude
-81.31003° or 81° 18′ 36″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Inception
1703—1727Open location code
76XWVMQQ+6XOpenStreetMap ID
way 323367245OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“González–Álvarez House” goes by many names.
- French: “González-Alvarez House”
- Japanese: “ゴンザレス・アルバレス・ハウス”
- Portuguese: “Casa González-Alvarez”
- Spanish: “casa González-Álvarez”
- Spanish: “Casa González-Álvarez”
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