Hotel Ponce De Leon
Historic hotel in St. Augustine, Florida. Added to the National Register in 1975, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Hotel Ponce de Leon, also known as The Ponce, is a former luxury hotel in St. Augustine, Florida, built by millionaire developer and Standard Oil co-founder Henry M. Flagler. Built between 1885–1887, the winter resort opened in January 1888. The hotel was designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style as the first major project of the New York architecture firm Carrère & Hastings, which gained world renown for more than 600 projects.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 74 King St.,Bounded by King, Valencia, Sevilla, and Cordova Sts.;See Also:St. Augustine Historic District, St. Augustine, FL |
| County | St. Johns County |
| Listed | May 6, 1975 |
| Reference number | 75002067 |
| Architect | Carrère and Hastings |
| Type of place | former hotel, university building |
| Style | Moorish Revival architecture, Mediterranean Revival architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 2 buildings, 2 structures, 2 sites, 2 objects |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 74 King St.,Bounded by King, Valencia, Sevilla, and Cordova Sts.;See Also:St. Augustine Historic District, St. Augustine, FL |
| Coordinates | 29.89283, -81.31483 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Castillo de San Marcos National Monument · 0 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 75002067. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.