From the
Florida Division of Historical Resources website:
"St. Augustine LINDSLEY HOUSE 214 St. George St. 18th century. Spanish Colonial elements. 2 and a half stories, masonry, stuccoed, 2 narrow, wood-covered balconies on south and east facades, stepped gable ends. Used today for receptions. Private. N.R. 1971."
A plaque on this historic house reads as follows:
"Pedro Horruytiner y Pueyo was the first documented owner of this house, a member of a prominent Spanish family. Don Pedro Benedit Horruytiner and Don Luis de Horruytiner were governors of Florida during the First Spanish Period (1565-1763). It remained in their family until the time of the British occupation in 1763. Through the centuries many distinguished Spanish, British and American military, government and professional leaders have resided here."
"This home, one of the oldest in St. Augustine, have 12" thick exterior and interior walls constructed of "Coquina," a porous native shell stone. It has survived storms and fires that engulfed the city in earlier years. The house and courtyard wall, built right up to the street, reflect requirements of royal decrees for New World towns issued by the King of Spain in 1573."
"In the southeast corner of the courtyard wall is a section of "Tabby" which is made of whole oyster shells. It is the last known free standing wall of this type in St. Augustine dating back to the first Spanish Period."
From the book titled Ghosts of St. Augustine: "The house was built during the first Spanish Period (1565-1763), probably in the early 1630s, although records are incomplete and no one knows for sure. What is certain is that it was the home of Don Pedro Benedit de Horruytiner, the Spanish Governor of Florida from 1646 to 1648 and again from 1651 to 1654. It was built and occupied previously by his uncle, Don Luis de Horruytiner, who was appointed governor in 1633 and served for several years before returning to Spain."