National Historic Landmark · former hotel · St. Augustine, Florida

Hotel Ponce De Leon

Historic hotel in St. Augustine, Florida. Added to the National Register in 1975, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visit National Historic Landmark Listed 1975 Moorish Revival architecture Carrère and Hastings

Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

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
Listed for	Architecture, Social history, Commerce, Art
Level of significance	National
Also known as	See Also:St. Augustine Town Plan Historic District; Flagler College
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	29.8928° N, 81.3148° W · Directions ↗
Also in St. Augustine	42 listed places in St. Augustine → · walking tour →
Nearest national park unit	Castillo de San Marcos National Monument · under a mile · on Park Atlas

This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

At a glance

State: Florida
County: St. Johns County
Listed: 1975
Type: Building
Landmark: Yes
Architect: Carrère and Hastings

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St. Augustine Town Plan Historic District

National Historic LandmarkListed 1970

Local history books for St. Augustine

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Haunted St. Augustine and St. John's County
Elizabeth Randall and Bob Randall, 2017
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St. Augustine and the Civil War
Robert Redd, 2014
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Haunted Inns, Pubs and Eateries of St. Augustine
Greg Jenkins, 2012
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St. Augustine pirates and privateers
Theodore Corbett, 2012
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Hidden history of St. Augustine
Drew Sappington, 2011
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Guidebooks to historic places in Florida

Florida's Museums and Cultural Attractions
Murray D. Laurie and Doris Bardon, 2016
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Historical Traveler's Guide to Florida
Eliot Kleinberg, 2015
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Forts of Florida
Rodney P. Carlisle, 2012
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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Hotel Ponce De Leon listed on the National Register?

May 6, 1975. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Who designed Hotel Ponce De Leon?

Carrère and Hastings, working in the Moorish Revival architecture and Mediterranean Revival architecture style.

Source: Wikidata

Can I visit Hotel Ponce De Leon?

Yes. Hotel Ponce De Leon is recorded as open to the public.

Source: Wikidata

Where is Hotel Ponce De Leon?

74 King St.,Bounded by King, Valencia, Sevilla, and Cordova Sts.;See Also:St. Augustine Historic District, St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida. The nearest national park unit is Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, under a mile away.

Source: Castillo de San Marcos National Monument

What does the Hotel Ponce De Leon listing include?

The listing counts 8 contributing resources. Those are 2 buildings, 2 structures, 2 sites, and 2 objects. A contributing resource is a part of the listed property that carries its historic significance.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Hotel Ponce De Leon?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Is there cell service at Hotel Ponce De Leon?

FCC coverage maps show Verizon 5G, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.

Source: FCC Broadband Map

Sources

Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. 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 nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.