Llambias House - St. Augustine, FL
N 29° 53.274 W 081° 18.652
17R E 469983 N 3306404
The Llambias House (also known as the Fernandez-Llambias House) is a Pre-Victorian historic home in St. Augustine, Florida.
Waymark Code: WM8954
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 02/21/2010
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From Florida - A Guide to the Southernmost State - Part II. Principal Cities - St. Augustine:
The LLAMBIAS HOUSE (private), 31 St. Francis Street, a two-story coquina house with a red tile roof, green shutters, and overhanging balcony, built prior to 1763, was once owned by T. Llambias, member of the original Minorcan colony.
We suspect the house is much the same now as it was at the time it was described in the American Guide Series. However, it no longer has a red tile roof. The roof is now made of wooden shingles, most likely replicating the material that was likely original to the house. Although the house receives periodic facelifts, attempts appear to be made to maintain the original appearance and integrity of the structure. It's simply one of many places in St. Augustine where you can visit and feel like you've stepped back in time.
A historical marker in front of the house provides the following information:
"This house was already extant in 1763, when Spain ceded Florida to Great Britain. It was then a one-story, two-room shingle roofed coquina stone structure owned by Pedro Fernandez. A British owner added the loggia."
"In 1784 when the Spanish returned, the Minorcan settlers brought to Florida by the British stayed. Their descendants too remained in 1821 when Florida became American. Two Minorcan brothers, Joseph and Peter Antonio Manucy, owned the house in 1838, adding the second story and the balcony. Dona Catalina Lambias, whose name the structure bears, bought it in 1854 and she and her family owned it for 65 years."
"The Carnegie Institution of Washington, aided by the St. Augustine Historical Society, purchased the Llambias House in 1938 and presented it in trust to the City. The structure was restored in 1952-54."
"The Altrusa Club was named custodian of the property by the Board of Trustees in 1967. The house was designated a national historic landmark in 1970. The St. Augustine Historical Society purchased the adjoining corner lot in 1973 to protect the scenic integrity of the Fernandez-Llambias house."