Original Town of Fernandina Historic Site

  • Also Known As: Old Town

  • Vicinity: Roughly bounded by Towngate St, City Cemetery, Nassau, Marine, and Ladies Sts
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Site


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1811/00/00

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Particulars for Original Town of Fernandina Historic Site:
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Area of Significance Community Planning and Development
Cultural Affiliation English Colonial
Area of Significance Exploration-settlement
Structure Type Fortification
Area of Significance Historic and non-aboriginal
Criteria Historic Event
Criteria Information Potential
Level of Significance National
Owner Private
Sight Category Site
Cultural Affiliation Spanish Colonial
Owner State
Historic Use Village site



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 29th January 1990

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Original Town of Fernandina Historic Site
Registry Address: Roughly bounded by Towngate St., City Cemetery, Nassau, Marine, and Ladies Sts.
Registry Number: 86003685
Resource Type: Site
Owner: State, Private, Local
Area in Acres: 36
Non-Contributing Buildings: 39
Contributing Sites: 1
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Community Planning and Development, Historic and non-aboriginal, Exploration-settlement
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering, Information Potential
Cultural Affiliation: Spanish Colonial, English colonial,
Period of Significance: 1800-1824
Significant Year: 1811
Historic Function: Domestic, Defense
Historic Sub-Function: Village site, Fortification
Current Function: Domestic
Current Sub-Function:

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