The Ximenez-Fatio House Museum is currently decorated in 1800s Christmas motif during the holidays. The display will be in place for visitors until January 1.
Tours will include viewing through the 16-room, two story lifestyle museum which depicts one of the earliest boarding houses in St. Augustine. Each bedroom will display a specific holiday motif to reflect the typical guest interests such as a Sea Captain, Military Officer, a ‘frail’ lady, and a family traveling with children, to name a few.
Open Monday through Saturday
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Professionally Guided Tours
National Register of Historic Places
Florida Heritage Landmark
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Within the coquina walls of the Ximenez-Fatio House Museum is a vivid recreation of how people lived in the years after Florida became a new territory of the United States, and then a state. Our guides are experts on that colorful period in St. Augustine’s past. Travel back in time with them as you tour our rooms and learn about the intrepid, sophisticated women who owned the property and operated it as an exclusive inn, as well as the visitors who wintered with them from the 1830s through the 1850s.
This unique house museum is a dynamic learning project. As historical research, archaeological exploration and advanced structural analysis continue, it continues to provide new information about St. Augustine’s first tourism boom.
The area immediately south of St. Augustine’s central plaza is the oldest historic district in North America. The Spanish chose this high ground for a settlement in 1572, and it has been continuously occupied ever since. Today, South of the Plaza is picturesque, vibrant, dotted with highly rated bed & breakfasts and eateries, and a welcome surprise for those who venture beyond the more congested parts of town.
The Girl Scouts will be here reenacting the life in the Ximenez-Fatio House as it was in the 1800's.
This is a unique time to see history come to life right before your eyes!
Don't miss out!
The Visitor Center faces Aviles Street at the back of the courtyard. Start here with a video preview that recreates the experience of St. Augustine tourists in the 1800s and sets the scene for your guided tour of the House. Also on view is a display of artifacts found on the grounds, including the 17th century rare and exquisite Caravaca Cross excavated in 2002. Sterling silver and gold replicas of the Caravaca Cross, as well as books, postcards, unique gifts, and souvenirs are available in the adjacent gift shop.
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Click the images below to see a video about each room!
OUR ADDRESS
28 Cadiz Street
St. Augustine, FL 32084
PHONE & EMAIL
904-829-3575 (Phone)
904-829-3445 (Fax)
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