The Llambias House (also known as the Fernandez-Llambias House) is a historic house located at 31 Saint Francis Street in St. Augustine, Florida. Built sometime before 1763, it is one of the few houses in Florida to survive from the first period of Spanish Florida. It was designated a National Historic Landmark on April 15, 1970.[1] The house is now managed by the St. Augustine Historical Society as an event venue.
The Llambias House is located in a residential area south of downtown St. Augustine, on the south side of Saint Francis Street between Charlotte and St. George Streets. It is a two-story structure, built mainly out of plastered coquina limestone and covered by a dormered hip roof. The street-facing facade has two windows on the ground floor, and an overhanging wood-frame balcony on the second floor, with symmetrically placed entrances at the center flanked by windows on the outside. The property includes a kitchen located in an outbuilding, which is also built of coquina.[3]
The house's initial construction date is not known. When Florida was turned over to Great Britain by the Spanish in 1763, this house, then a single-story structure, was already standing. That structure's plan is a common variant of the so-called "St. Augustine plan", a house design that the Spanish developed to deal with Florida's heat and humidity. A typical house of this plan has an open loggia chamber at one end, whereas this house has a wood-frame veranda instead. The building was enlarged in 1777-78 Juan Andreu, who added the second floor, and installed windows into previously unglazed window openings. The house was acquired by Catalinas Llambias in 1854, in whose family it remained until 1919. It was given to the city in 1954, at which time it underwent a major restoration.[3]
^ ab"NHL nomination for Llambias House". National Park Service. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
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Llambias House website
Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
St. Johns County listings at Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
Llambias House
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. FL-171, "Fernandez-Llambias House, 31 Saint Francis Street, Saint Augustine, St. Johns County, FL", 2 photos, 10 data pages, supplemental material
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View from street
Sign outside
Courtyard view
View from street
December 20, 2023
llambias, house, also, known, fernandez, historic, house, located, saint, francis, street, augustine, florida, built, sometime, before, 1763, houses, florida, survive, from, first, period, spanish, florida, designated, national, historic, landmark, april, 1970. The Llambias House also known as the Fernandez Llambias House is a historic house located at 31 Saint Francis Street in St Augustine Florida Built sometime before 1763 it is one of the few houses in Florida to survive from the first period of Spanish Florida It was designated a National Historic Landmark on April 15 1970 1 The house is now managed by the St Augustine Historical Society as an event venue Llambias HouseU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S National Historic LandmarkU S National Historic Landmark DistrictContributing PropertyView from streetShow map of FloridaShow map of the United StatesLocation31 St Francis St St Augustine Florida USACoordinates29 53 15 N 81 18 39 W 29 88750 N 81 31083 W 29 88750 81 31083Area1 acre 0 40 ha Part ofSt Augustine Town Plan Historic District ID70000847 NRHP reference No 70000846 1 Significant datesAdded to NRHPApril 15 1970Designated NHLApril 15 1970 2 Designated NHLDCPApril 15 1970 Contents 1 Description and history 2 See also 3 References 4 External links 5 GalleryDescription and history editThe Llambias House is located in a residential area south of downtown St Augustine on the south side of Saint Francis Street between Charlotte and St George Streets It is a two story structure built mainly out of plastered coquina limestone and covered by a dormered hip roof The street facing facade has two windows on the ground floor and an overhanging wood frame balcony on the second floor with symmetrically placed entrances at the center flanked by windows on the outside The property includes a kitchen located in an outbuilding which is also built of coquina 3 The house s initial construction date is not known When Florida was turned over to Great Britain by the Spanish in 1763 this house then a single story structure was already standing That structure s plan is a common variant of the so called St Augustine plan a house design that the Spanish developed to deal with Florida s heat and humidity A typical house of this plan has an open loggia chamber at one end whereas this house has a wood frame veranda instead The building was enlarged in 1777 78 Juan Andreu who added the second floor and installed windows into previously unglazed window openings The house was acquired by Catalinas Llambias in 1854 in whose family it remained until 1919 It was given to the city in 1954 at which time it underwent a major restoration 3 See also editGonzalez Alvarez House List of National Historic Landmarks in Florida National Register of Historic Places listings in St Johns County Florida Gonzalez Jones HouseReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Llambias House a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 Llambias House Archived 2009 05 02 at the Wayback Machine at National Historic Landmarks Program Archived 2007 09 27 at the Wayback Machine a b NHL nomination for Llambias House National Park Service Retrieved January 18 2018 External links editLlambias House website Florida s Office of Cultural and Historical Programs St Johns County listings at Florida s Office of Cultural and Historical Programs Llambias House Famous Floridians of St Augustine National Historic Landmarks program Historic American Buildings Survey HABS No FL 171 Fernandez Llambias House 31 Saint Francis Street Saint Augustine St Johns County FL 2 photos 10 data pages supplemental materialGallery edit nbsp View from street nbsp Sign outside nbsp Courtyard view nbsp View from street Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Llambias House amp oldid 1189778623, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
