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Bayfront Marin House
The Bayfront Marin House has 15 freshly redone rooms downtown, as well as 8 water view cottages on nearby Vilano Beach. Choose the room that’s perfect for you—whether you’re looking for a private porch, large tub, fireplace, or modern bath with shower jets.
A hot southern breakfast is served every morning between 8-10 am, and happy hour is served each night and includes homemade sangria, light appetizers, and a freshly baked dessert from our kitchen.
The first notice of a house on the property that is now home to The Bayfront Marin House is in the Roque map of 1788, which shows a wooden building in bad condition. Francisco Marin, one of the members of the Minorcan colony who had taken refuge in St. Augustine, acquired the house and lot in the 1780s. The colonial house at 47 Marine Street dates from the Second Spanish Period, built right to the street line with masonry walls extending north and south from the facade as if to enclose a compound.
Captain Henry Belknap came to St. Augustine as guests of the Alcazar but fell so in love with the town that he bought the Victorian Cottage that stood at 142 Bay Street. Captain Henry also purchased a cottage that was located just north of the Marin house, moved it east on the lot, and attached it to the back of his own home. Quickly thereafter, he bought the remodeled coquina Marin house and began to make wooden additions to it. Thus three houses, ranging from the colonial period to the Flagler era, combine to make the current ra ... view more »
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Presenting beautiful music in beautiful St. Augustine at the Lewis Auditorium at Flagler College! EMMA’s mission is to offer quality music and dance performances by national and international artists. They also aim to encourage interest in classical music and to provide opportunities for the youth of St. Johns County. EMMA accomplishes this by offering school concerts in local schools and funding requests from music teachers for instruments and equipment.
The Historic Florida Militia (HFM) is a non-profit umbrella organization supporting re-created historic interpretive units and representing a number of cultures and time periods. "We are not street performers, we are educators. We are not parades, we are historic programs. This is not an exercise in free speech, this is an opportunity to educate. We are not promoting a political agenda, we are promoting the city's history through a practical and factual teaching method".
Crisp-Ellert Art Museum at Flagler College
Built in honor of Dr. JoAnn Crisp-Ellert and her husband, Dr. Robert Ellert, the Crisp-Ellert Art Museum offers Flagler College students and the Northeast Florida community a venue for fostering knowledge and a deep appreciation of contemporary art. As an educational resource for the College, the Museum exhibits regional, national and international artists, and provides opportunities for critical engagement and exposure to a variety of exhibitions and personal interactions with visiting artists. The Museum challenges students, the Flagler community and the public to cultivate individual creativity, critical reflection, historical consciousness and respect for the free exchange of ideas. In this spirit, the Museum also hosts public programs, including artist talks, readings, panel discussions and film series that provide a platform for vital interdisciplinary dialogue.