St Augustine Cathedral Quarter Photos

The center of St Augustine centers around two squares surrounded by the Cathedral, the former Ponce de Leon, Alcazar & other hotels, several heritage buildings, the riverfront & the Bridge of Lions.

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View to downtown St Augustine from top of Lighthouse.	View to St Augustine & Bridge of Lions from top of Lighthouse.	Ponce de Leon Hotel (1887) now Flagler College. Style: Neo Spanish Renaissance. Architect: Carrère & Hastings. On National Register.	Alcazar Hotel (1888) which now serves as city hall & Lightner Museum. Style: Moorish. Architect: Carrère & Hastings. On National Register.

Tower of Alcazar Hotel.	Detail of tower of Alcazar Hotel.	Statue of Don Pedro Menendez de-Aviles (1519-74) who founded St Augustine on Sept. 8, 1565 as Conquistador Captain General.	Spanish Renaissance style of Casa Monica Hotel (1888).

Casa Monica Hotel.	Spanish Renaissance style buildings along King Street.	Government House Museum at 48 King Street.	Courtyard of Government House Museum, former Customs House (1935). Architect: Mellen Greeley.

Balcony King & Queen of Spain on old Custom House visited by Spanish royalty in 2001.	Towers of St Augustine Cathedral & 24 Cathedral Place.	24 Cathedral Place towers over St Augustine Cathedral.	Tower dome of 24 Cathedral Place.

St Augustine shield over portal of 24 Cathedral Place.	First Union Bank (24 Cathedral Place) now Wachovia Bank (7 floors).	Ground floor details of 24 Cathedral Place.	Cathedral & 24 Cathedral Place.

8 Cathedral Place & 24 Cathedral Place.	Green ironwork balconies of building on corner of King & Menendez Avenue.	Statue of Juan Ponce de Leon near spot where he landed during his discovery of Florida in 1513.	Bridge of Lions over Matanzas River.

Villa Zorayda (1883) was winter home of Boston millionaire Frank Smith, a replica of a wing of the Alhambra Palace. Style: Moorish. Architect: Frank Smith. On National Register.	Detail of Villa Zorayda.	Arabic writing over door of Villa Zorayda.	Markland Mansion (1843) of Dr. Andrew Anderson, now part of Flagler College.

St Augustine Cathedral Basilica (1797 with interior restored after fire of 1887) & campanile. On National Register.	Menendez Avenue streetscape facing Matanzas River.	Red house at 46 Menendez Avenue.	Antique style infill of hotel on Menendez Avenue.

Antique style infill of hotel on Menendez Avenue.	Heritage hotels on Menendez Avenue.	Spanish moss adds character to old St Augustine.	Detail of Spanish moss.

Street covered by canopy of trees & moss.	Spanish moss detail.	Grasses decorates garden.	Palm typical of the climate.

Old Jail of St Augustine (1891).