Building 1- Castillo de San Marcos
Description
The Castillo de San Marco has sloping walls with battlements at the top. It's a square shaped structure with an open center and has smaller squares jutting out at the outer corners, with turrets at the edge of those corners.
History
- Construction started in 1672
- Built to guard the San AgustÃn settlement and hold the Spanish colony La Florida
- Construction began under Governor Manuel Cendoya
- Built out of coquina
Building 2- Ancient City Baptist Church
Description
The yellow brick church has some cylindrical towers with cone roofs along with your classic rectangular style homey buildings. There are multiple doors along the sides, all with rounded tops and short staircases leading up. The building is also covered in windows in a variety of shapes.
History
- Organized in 1887
- Built in 1896
- Land for the church was donated by Henry Flagler
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Building 3- The Governors House
Descrption
The two story building is covered in balconies and rectangular windows. The main entrance is a large rectangular double door with an ornate metal half circle above it. The building has a tall chimney, is covered in exposed brick, and surrounded by a short brick fence.
History
- A government building has stood at this site since 1598
- Served as a courthouse from 1821-1937
- Previously had a five story tower that was removed in 1836
- Remodeled in 1937 to be used as a post office and customs house
- Became a public monument in 1966
Building 4- Trinity Parish Church
Description
The building is particularly long and covered in pointed arches, both the doorways and tall windows. A circular window sits above the main entrance. There are multiple crosses on the rooftops of the building, most notably above the main entrance and on top of the brick spire.
History
- Founded in 1821
- Oldest Protestant church in Florida
- Location for the current property was granted in 1827
- The entire church was practically rebuilt in the early 1900s due to the growing congregation
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