National Historic Landmark · house · St. Augustine, Florida

Llambias House

Historic house in Florida. Built 1763. Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

The Llambias House is a historic house located at 31 Saint Francis Street in St. Augustine, Florida. Built sometime before 1763, it is one of the few houses in Florida to survive from the first period of Spanish Florida. It was designated a National Historic Landmark on April 15, 1970. The house is now managed by the St. Augustine Historical Society as an event venue.

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The record

Property typeBuilding
Address31 St. Francis St., St. Augustine, FL
CountySt. Johns County
ListedApr 15, 1970
Listed forArchitecture
Level of significanceNational
Also known asFernandez-Llambias House
Reference number70000846
Built1763 · more from the 1760s
Type of placehouse, historic house
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 building

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Address31 St. Francis St., St. Augustine, FL
Coordinates29.8877° N, 81.3107° W · Directions ↗
Also in St. Augustine42 listed places in St. Augustine → · walking tour →
Nearest national park unitCastillo de San Marcos National Monument · 1 mile · on Park Atlas
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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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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Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.

Reference

Questions people ask

When was Llambias House listed on the National Register?

Apr 15, 1970. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

When was Llambias House built?

1763.

Source: Wikidata

Where is Llambias House?

31 St. Francis St., St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida. The nearest national park unit is Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, 1 mile away.

Source: Castillo de San Marcos National Monument

Where is the nomination form for Llambias House?

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

Source: National Archives

Is there cell service at Llambias House?

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 70000846. 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.