This article attempts to list the oldest extant buildings surviving in the state of Florida in the United States of America, including the oldest houses in Florida and any other surviving structures. Some dates are approximate and based upon dendochronology, architectural studies, and historical records. Many sites on this list date to the complex colonial period of Florida's history from the founding of Spanish St. Augustine in 1565 to American possession through the Adams-Onis Treaty in 1821. To be listed here a site must date from prior to 1821; or be the oldest building in a county, large city, or oldest of its type (church, government building, etc.),
Building Image Location First Built Use Notes St. Bernard de Clairvaux Church North Miami Beach, Florida 12th century Monastery Built in Sacramenia in Segovia, Spain in the 12th century but dismantled in the 20th century and shipped to New York City in the United States. It was eventually reassembled in North Miami Beach. Castillo de San Marcos St. Augustine 1695 Government Oldest masonry fortification in the United States Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse St. Augustine 1702-1716 School Gonzalez-Alvarez House St. Augustine c.1723 HouseOldest house in St. Augustine, the oldest continuously occupied European-established city in the continental United States. Fort Matanzas St. Augustine area 1742 Government Spanish fort Avero House St. Augustine mid-18th century House Pena-Peck House St. Augustine 1750 HouseSegui-Smith House St. Augustine 1754 House St. Francis Barracks St. Augustine 1755 Religious/Military O'Reilly House St. Augustine 1760-1785 House Rodriguez-Avero-Sanchez House St. Augustine 1762 House Llambias House St. Augustine Before 1763 House González-Jones House St. Augustine Before 1763 House Lindsley House St. Augustine Before 1763 House Perez-Sanchez House St. Augustine Before 1763 House Tovar House St. Augustine Before 1763 House Gaspar-Papy House St. Augustine Before 1764 House DeMesa-Sanchez House St. Augustine Before 1764 House Paredes-Segui-MacMillan House St. Augustine 1765-1788 House Don Raimundo Arrivas House St. Augustine Approximately 1770-1790 House Located at 44 St. George Street. First completed restoration project of the Historic St. Augustine Preservation Board (HSAPB) Don Manuel Solana House St. Augustine 1788-1821 House Sanchez House St. Augustine 1791 House Cathedral of St. Augustine St. Augustine 1797 Church St. Francis Inn St. Augustine 1791-1798 House Ximenez-Fatio House St. Augustine 1798 Inn Kingsley Plantation Jacksonville 1798 House Francisco Marin House St. Augustine 1799 House Located at 47 Marine Street Julee Panton House Pensacola 1805 House Charles Lavalle House Pensacola 1805 House Tivoli High House Pensacola 1976 Tavern Replica of 1805 building demolished in 1937 Antonio Triay House St. Augustine 1806 HouseJoaneda House St. Augustine 1807 HouseLocated at 57 Treasury StreetParedes-Dodge House St. Augustine 1808 House Quina House Pensacola 1810 House Prince Murat House St. Augustine 1815-1821 House Oldest House Key West 1829 House Oldest house in Key West The Columns Tallahassee 1830 House, now OfficeOld Christ ChurchPensacola1832ChurchOldest Protestant church building in FloridaFirst Presbyterian ChurchTallahassee1835-1848ChurchOldest Presbyterian church building in Florida Fort Dallas Barracks Miami 1844 Barracks Cape Florida Light Miami 1847 Lighthouse Originally constructed 1826, oldest structure in Miami-Dade CountyBronson-Mulholland HousePalatka1853-1854House William Wagner House Miami 1855 House Santa Rosa Masonic LodgeMilton1855Fraternal OrganizationOldest standing Masonic Lodge in Florida Orange Masonic Lodge Apopka 1859 Fraternal Organization Oldest structure in Orange County. Bottom Floor rebuilt in early 1950's. Jupiter Inlet Light Jupiter 1860 Lighthouse House of Refuge at Gilbert's Bar Stuart 1876 House Oldest house in Martin County, 1 of 10 houses of refuge set up along the Florida coast El Modelo Cigar Factory Jacksonville 1886 Factory One of the oldest buildings in Downtown Jacksonville Merrill House Museum Jacksonville 1886 House One of the oldest buildings in Downtown Jacksonville Government House St. Augustine 1706 Government Loosely based on 18th century government house. Latest remodel in 1937.
See also List of the oldest buildings in the United States National Register of Historic Places listings in Florida
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