Historic Architecture - building photos to talk about in class

 

The Governors House Cultural Center and Museum

Visual details:

-Darker and natural earthy colors

-Stone weathered texture

-Lots of windows with detailing (rectangular and repetitive)

History 

This historic site has served the city of St. Augustine since 1598. This site served as the administrative headquarters and residences for colonial governors appointed by Spain, then Britain, and then Spain again. In 1821 when Spain ceded Florida to the U.S., the Government House building was used as a courthouse and briefly as the Capitol building of the new Territory of Florida. 

Lightner Museum

Visual details 

- smooth Stone texture with intricate detailing at top and around windows

- arches / brick-like texture around windows

- detailing on archway and a lot of repetitive small widows

History 

The Lightner Museum is housed in the former Alcazar Hotel, built in 1888 by Henry Flagler. It opened to the public in 1948 after the hotel was purchased by Otto Lightner to house his collections. The building was initially conceived as a recreational entertainment annex for the grander Hotel Ponce de Leon, but the design was soon revised and expanded to create an independent hotel

Memorial Presbyterian Church

Visual details

- spires / pillars (virticle lines) 

- extreme detail (like doors and windows) on a smooth flat background 

Half circles around windows and detailing under archway 

Courtyard and detailed brick flooring 

History

Memorial Presbyterian Church in St. Augustine was the first Presbyterian congregation in Florida and was first constructed in 1830. The present Memorial Presbyterian Church was built by Henry Flagler in memory of his daughter, Jennie Flagler Benedict, who died tragically in 1889. He presented the Venetian Renaissance style structure to the First Presbyterian Church. Upon moving into the new building in 1890, the congregation took the name Memorial Presbyterian Church in honor of their benefactor.