Government House: Legacy of Authority
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Markerman62
N 29° 53.552 W 081° 18.766
17R E 469801 N 3306918
One of several markers around the Government House.
Waymark Code: WMK6XY
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 02/21/2014
Views: 10
Government House is a landmark in the history of our nation's government. From the 16th century, a building on this site served as an administrative center-as official governor's residence and a colonial capitol for almost 250 years under Spanish and British rule, and as an American federal building from 1821 until 1966.
Image captions:
Upper-St. Augustine's courthouse, ca. 1837, newly redesigned by Robert Mills, architect of the Washington Monument.
Lower-"View of Governor's House at St. Augustine, in E. Florida, Nov. 1764," anonymous
Marker Number: 0
Date: 2013
County: St Johns
Marker Type: Plaque
Sponsored or placed by: University of Florida Historic St. Augustine, Inc.
Website: [Web Link]
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