Tomorrow, February 22, is George Washington's birthday, but it is also an important day in Governor's House history; it's the day the building we currently occupy officially opened to the public in 1937! The building operated very differently on its opening day 83 years ago, but our artifact of the day will give us some …
It's not very often that you can claim that your workplace is featured on fine china, but we're some of the lucky few that can! This dinner plate got us thinking about all of the feasts that would have been held on this site when it was the Royal Governor's residence, so we did some …
Did you know that St. Augustine is laid out in accordance with the typical Spanish town plan? This means that each town should feature a large plaza area in the center of the town, flanked by a religious center (the Cathedral) and governmental offices. Government House stands at the west end of our Plaza at …
81 years ago a printing plate was cast to commemorate a very special occasion: the dedication of a brand new post office and customs house building for the city of St. Augustine. The present-day site of Governor's House had served as the U.S. Post Office and Customs House since America acquired Florida from Spain in …
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