St. Augustine, Florida
February 17, 2022
the González-Alvarez House is the oldest documented First Spanish Period Colonial house in Florida. It is made from cocina and was built in the 1720s. The bottom floor of the house is preserved to resemble the older Spanish houses while the second floor is designed to represent how the house would have looked once it had more British influence. The Gonzales-Alvarez House interprets four distinct periods of St. Augustine's history.
https://staughs.com/oldest-house-museum-complex/
Exterior Photo 1:
Exterior Photo 2:
Artifact Photo 1:
This is one of the four statues found in the oldest house complex that are allegories for the seasons. These statues were features in the formal planting of the gardens in the 1890s when homeowners Dr. and Mrs. Charles P. Carver brought the to Florida from the 1893 Columbian exposition in Chicago.
Artifact Photo 2:
These playing cards are displayed on the lower level of the house. This level of the house represents the Spanish era as well as the time when this house was likely a bar. Cards would have been used for entertainment and numbers and letters on the cards were not necessary since many people at this time could not read or write.
In Conversation Photo 1:
Kitchens like the one in the oldest house and this one at Point of Honor in Lynchburg, Virginia were separate structures from the rest of the house. This was a safety precaution in case of fire. This way if there was a kitchen fire the only thing that would need to be rebuilt is the small kitchen building rather than the whole house. Kitchens at the time were very minimal since electricity was not a widespread luxury yet. Kitchens were equipt with a fireplace made for cooking and a table for prep work. Wood, pots, pans, and some preserved foods could also be found in these small buildings.
https://www.pointofhonor.org/
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