Ponce de Leon Hotel

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Ponce de León Hotel
Invalid designation
Flagler College, formerly the Ponce de León Hotel
LocationSt. Augustine, Florida, USA
Built1887-88[2]
ArchitectJohn M. Carrere and Thomas Hastings[2]
Architectural styleSpanish Renaissance Revival[3] with Moorish Revival elements[2]
NRHP reference No.75002067[1]
Added to NRHPMay 6, 1975

The Ponce de León Hotel was one of the hotels built in St. Augustine, Florida in the United States. It was built 1887-88 by architects John Carrere and Thomas Hastings[2] for Henry Flagler, a real estate and railroad tycoon. Of all the Flagler Hotels, it was only one of three which survived the Great Depression. It has since become part of Flagler College.[3]

The hotel was the first large scale building constructed entirely of poured concrete, and was sold to the college in 1967.[3] It was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1975, and became a U.S. National Historic Landmark on February 21, 2006.[5]

References

  1. ^ "National Register of Historical Places - Florida (FL), St. Johns County". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-08-17.
  2. ^ a b c d "Ponce de Leon Hall". Florida Heritage Tourism Interactive Catalog. Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs. 2007-08-17.
  3. ^ a b c National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary - Florida - St. Augustine
  4. ^ Hotel Ponce de Leon at National Historic Landmarks Program
  5. ^ Flagler College’s Ponce de Leon Hotel awarded National Historic Landmark designation