The historic 1885 Ponce De Leon Hotel is now an architectural attraction on the 47-acre (19 hectares) campus of Flagler College, a liberal arts school founded in 1968 in the heart of St. Augustine, Florida, USA. Built by American industrialist Henry M. Flagler (1830-1913), the sprawling Spanish Renaissance-style building was one of the first luxurious resorts along Florida's Atlantic Coast. After becoming wealthy as a founder of Standard Oil, Flagler became known for developing early tourism in the Sunshine State by building more grand hotels and the Florida East Coast Railway.
The historic 1885 Ponce De Leon Hotel is now an architectural attraction on the 47-acre (19 hectares) campus of Flagler College, a liberal arts school founded in 1968 in the heart of St. Augustine, Florida, USA. Built by American industrialist Henry M. Flagler (1830-1913), the sprawling Spanish Renaissance-style building was one of the first luxurious resorts along Florida's Atlantic Coast. After becoming wealthy as a founder of Standard Oil, Flagler became known for developing early tourism in the Sunshine State by building more grand hotels and the Florida East Coast Railway that ran from Daytona Beach to Key West.
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Location: 74 King Street, St. Augustine, St Johns County, Florida, USA
Photo credit: © Michele and Tom Grimm / Alamy / Afripics
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