St. Augustine Alligator Farm Historic District - St. Augustine, FL
N 29° 52.919 W 081° 17.306
17R E 472148 N 3305743
The St. Augustine Alligator Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in recognition of the unique historical contributions that it has made to the visitor industry in Florida and St. Augustine.
Waymark Code: WM2Q31
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 12/04/2007
Views: 41
Founded in 1893, the St. Augustine Alligator Farm is one of Florida’s oldest zoological attractions. For over a century, it has entertained millions of visitors, lured by the awesome presence of captive reptiles, long regarded in the popular imagination as at once mysterious, dangerous and frightening. A true piece of Floridana, the St. Augustine Alligator Farm has inspired popularization of the alligator in the national consciousness and helped to fashion an image for the state.
In the early 1880s, two men began collecting alligators they found on Anastasia Island. These individuals, George Reddington and Felix Fire, were the founders of the St. Augustine Alligator Farm at South Beach. By the end of the new century’s first decade, the Alligator Farm had become an established Florida attraction. The history of the Alligator Farm is long and varied and available on the facility web page.
Street address:
999 Anastasia Blvd
St. Augustine, FL USA
32080
County / Borough / Parish: St. Johns County
Year listed: 1992
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event (Entertainment/Recreation)
Periods of significance: 1925-1949
Historic function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Recreation And Culture
Current function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Recreation And Culture
Privately owned?: yes
Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2007 To: 12/31/2007
Hours of operation: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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