Abbott Tract Historic District
Abbott Tract Historic District | |
 House in the district | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Matanza's Bay, Pine, San Marco, and Shenandoah Aves., St. Augustine, Florida |
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| Coordinates | 29°54′4″N 81°18′50″W / 29.90111°N 81.31389°W |
| Area | 33 acres (13 ha) |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Mixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods) |
| NRHP reference No. | 83001438[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 21, 1983 |
The Abbott Tract Historic District is a 33 acres (13 ha) historic district in St. Augustine, Florida. It is bounded by Matanzas Bay, Pine, San Marco, and Shenandoah Avenues. On July 21, 1983, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It contains 124 contributing buildings.[1]
It is a 17 block area.[2]
The Abbott Tract is a section of historic St. Augustine that dates to 1860 when Lucy Abbott, a young woman in her 20s, arrived in St. Augustine. She began purchasing land north of the Castillo de San Marcos, and by the 1870s, the astute businesswoman owned a large tract of land north of the city. She built nine structures in the area which still stand — the first house dates from 1861 and the last several from between 1885 and 1894. The Abbott Tract saw rapid development until 1904 when 126 houses lined the streets. The area's development was primarily conceived, designed and developed for residential use.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Michael Scardaville; Larry Paarlberg (May 19, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Abbott Tract Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved March 17, 2018. With 25 photos from 1983.
- ^ Graham, Roy Eugene. "UF students develop strategies to protect St. Augustine neighborhood". University of Florida News.
External links
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