Cordova Hotel/County Courthouse

Cordova Hotel/County Courthouse (HM2E6A)

Location: St. Augustine, FL 32084 St. Johns County
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Country: United States of America
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N 29° 53.524', W 81° 18.829'

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Designed and built by Franklin W. Smith, the Casa Monica Hotel opened in January 1888. The medieval Spanish style structure was one of the earliest multi-storied buildings in the United States constructed of poured concrete. In April 1888, Henry M. Flagler purchased the hotel and renamed it the Cordova. Soon regarded as the annex to the neighboring Alcazar Hotel and in fact connected by an upper level passageway, the Cordova Hotel remained open until the Depression forced its closure in 1932. In 1961, the Florida East Coast Hotel Company sold the structure to the St. Johns County Commission which remodeled the building for use as a courthouse. The Cordova Hotel was dedicated as the St. Johns County Courthouse on May 29, 1968.
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HM NumberHM2E6A
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Placed BySt. Johns Historical Commission
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Date Added Thursday, February 7th, 2019 at 4:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17R E 469700 N 3306866
Decimal Degrees29.89206667, -81.31381667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 29° 53.524', W 81° 18.829'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds29° 53' 31.44" N, 81° 18' 49.74" W
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Area Code(s)904
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 69 King St, St. Augustine FL 32084, US
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