Villa Zorayda
Villa Zorayda is a house at 83 King Street in St. Augustine, Florida. Built in 1883 by the eccentric Boston millionaire Franklin W. Smith as his winter home, it was inspired by the 12th-century Moorish Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain.Photo: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Email: info@villazorayda.com
- Type: Museum
- Description: building in Florida, United States
- Also known as: “Villa Zorayda Museum”
- Address: 83 King Street, Saint Augustine, FL 32084
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lightner Museum and Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine.
Lightner Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Lightner Museum is a museum of antiques, mostly American Gilded Age pieces, housed within the historic Hotel Alcazar building in downtown St. Augustine. Lightner Museum is situated 570 feet southeast of Villa Zorayda.
Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine
Church
Photo: Carlstak, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine is a historic cathedral in St. Augustine, Florida, and the seat of the Catholic Bishop of St. Augustine. It is located at 38 Cathedral Place between Charlotte and St. Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine is situated 1,000 feet northeast of Villa Zorayda.
Spanish Military Hospital Museum
Museum
Photo: FieldMarine, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Spanish Military Hospital Museum is located at 3 Aviles Street, St. Augustine, Florida. The museum covers the Second Spanish Period medical practices. Spanish Military Hospital Museum is situated 1,100 feet east of Villa Zorayda.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St. Augustine and Vilano Beach.
St. Augustine
Photo: Mike.Raker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Augustine lays claim to being the oldest city in the United States. It is 30 minutes south of Jacksonville in the First Coast, and is full of romantic ambiance and old world charm.
Vilano Beach
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 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 3½ miles south of Villa Zorayda.
Villa Zorayda
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: St. Johns, Florida, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.89159° or 29° 53′ 30″ northLongitude
-81.31512° or 81° 18′ 54″ westOpen location code
76XWVMRM+JXOpenStreetMap ID
way 372087267OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q7930538
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In Other Languages
“Villa Zorayda” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Villa Zorayda”
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