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Creation Date
6-14-2009
Building Name
Ponce de Leon Hotel
Description
Ponce de Leon Hotel, Flagler College 1, St. Augustine, FL.
The opening of the Hotel Ponce de Leon in January 1888, marks the beginning of the modern era of Florida history. Standard Oil magnate Henry M. Flagler created this magnificent palace as the ultimate winter resort for America's elite of wealth and power.
In 1968 the venerable building became the home of Flagler College.
The Hotel Ponce de Leon was the first major commission of John Carrere and Thomas Hastings. The Spanish Renaissance style created by Carrere and Hastings complements St. Augustine's old stone walls, overhanging balconies, and arched porticoes. The hotel might also be considered the first of the Mediterranean Revival buildings that have become a signature style in Florida.
It was built in 1885-88 and registered in National Register of Historic Places
NRIS #75002067
Latitude, Longitude
29.892122, -81.314285
Recommended Citation
Taylor, George Lansing Jr., "Ponce de Leon Hotel Flagler College 1, St. Augustine, FL" (2009). George Lansing Taylor Collection Main Gallery. 930.
https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/historical_architecture_main/930
