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Welcome to the Ximenez-Fatio House Museum

Celebrating 225 years of St. Augustine History: 1798 – 2024!
*Please note that the Ximenez-Fatio House Museum will not be holding tours on December 3rd, as we will be participating in the National Association for Interpretation. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Every Room Has a Story…

In 1798, Don Andres Ximenez built this fine three-story coquina home for his bride, Juana Pellicer. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of overnight guests sought refuge within our walls from war, sickness, and hurricanes and started new adventures in the paradise of Florida, just to name a few. For 225 years, this home has been owned and operated by generations of enterprising women and continues to be owned and operated by women today.

What Will You Discover?

The Ximenez-Fatio House Museum is proud to offer a variety of specialty tours and events across an array of topics for all interests and ages. From tales of life as an enslaved person in antebellum St. Augustine, our colonial gardens, archaeological discoveries, and after-hours tours by candlelight sharing our spooky side, there is always something happening at our historic house museum and property! 

“The old houses, built of a kind of stone which is seemingly a pure concretion of small shells, overhang the streets with their wooden balconies; and the gardens between the houses are fenced on the side of the street with high walls of stone. Peeping over these walls you see branches of the pomegranate, and of the orange-tree now fragrant with flowers, and, rising yet higher, the leaning boughs of the fig with its broad luxuriant leaves.”

Our Tours & Experiences

Aviles Street Live Stream

Did you know that our quaint Aviles Street has its own live camera streaming 24/7? Experience the beauty, rain or shine!