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Creation Date
6-15-2009
Building Name
St Francis Barracks
Historic District
St Augustine Town Plan Historic District
Description
St Francis Barracks, St Augustine, Fl.
St. Francis Barracks is a historic structure constructed of coquina stone located on Marine Street in St. Augustine, Florida named in honor of St. Francis of Assisi. The barracks were constructed between 1724 and 1755 by monks of the Order of St. Francis to replace a series of previous wooden buildings which were destroyed in 1702.
Today the St. Francis Barracks serves as the Florida State Arsenal, headquarters for the Florida National Guard as well as the two additional headquarters its subordinate organizations, the Florida Army National Guard and the Florida Air National Guard. A portion of the area is also the site of the St. Augustine National Cemetery.
Contributing Building - St Augustine Town Plan Historic District - National Register of Historic Places NRIS #70000847
Latitude, Longitude
29.88776389, -81.30952500
Recommended Citation
Taylor, George Lansing Jr., "St. Francis Barracks, St. Augustine, FL" (2009). George Lansing Taylor Collection Main Gallery. 2914.
https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/historical_architecture_main/2914
