ALCAZAR HOTEL/CITY HALL
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N 29° 53.520 W 081° 18.853
17R E 469661 N 3306859
ALCAZAR HOTEL/CITY HALL
Waymark Code: WMVKR
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 10/17/2006
Views: 66
Built by Henry Flagler, the Alcazar Hotel opened as a companion to the Ponce de Leon in 1888. The building, one of the first multi-storied structures in the country constructed with poured concrete, was designed by John M. Carrere and Thomas Hastings who modeled its facade after a Moorish palace in Southern Spain. The hotel remained closed from 1932 until publisher O.C. Lightner purchased the building from the Florida East Coast Hotel Company in 1947 and deeded it to the city for use as a museum for his extensive collection of Victorian memorabilia. In 1969, the voters of St. Augustine approved a bond issue to renovate the structure to house the museum and also municipal offices. After remodeling, the building was dedicated as St. Augustine City Hall on April 27, 1973. The Lightner Museum reopened to the public on August 12, 1974.
Marker Number: No number.
Date: NO DATE
County: St Johns
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: NO SPONSOR
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