Oldest House Complex
271 Charlotte St, St. Augustine, FL 32084
February 17, 2022
The oldest house complex is home to the St. Augustine Surf Culture Museum, Marineland’s Marine Studios Exhibit, and the People and Places of St. Augustine exhibit. It is owned by the St. Augustine Historical Society. According to the St. Augustine Historical Society website, its mission is to “acquire, preserve, and interpret the historical resources of St. Augustine and its sphere of influence for the benefit of the public through its stewardship of historic buildings and collections, research, publications, and educational programming.”
Exterior #1
Exterior #2
The four statues represent the seasons. They were featured in the garden during the 1980s after Dr. and Mrs. Charles P. Carver, who were owners of the house at the time, brought them from the Columbian Exposition in Chicago. They quickly became popular with visitors.
Richard Twine’s Camera
1886 Rochester Optical Co. Glass Plate Camera
From the Collection of Ken Barrett Jr.
The first known African American photographers name was Richard Twine. His photos would reflect what Lincolnville was like during the 1920s. He gives insight into events, celebrations, and people’s personal lives with his pictures. This was the camera that he used to capture these events and freeze them in time. Many of his photographs were found in his attic on Kings Ferry Way.
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Arnau Bach
My second artifact reminded me of the photographer Arnau Bach. He takes photos of everyday youth that live in what would be considered bad neighborhoods in Paris, France. He exposes the realities of the people that lived in that community, just like Richard Twine. He and Twine did their best to preserve history within a specific community.
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The Fairbanks House in Dedham, MA
The Fairbanks House is the oldest wood structure that stands in North America. It is said to have been built in 1637 and was home to eight generations of the Fairbanks family. It has been converted into a historic house museum like the González-Alvarez House in the Oldest House Complex. Both of these homes had several generations live in them, and they are now open to the public so that we can appreciate the history surrounding both structures.
ENG 202 Passage
In Ann Browning Masters excerpt of poems, Floridanos, Menorcans, and Cattle-Whip Crackers, she says, "I want to ensure a continuation of the spoken knowledge about St. Augustine and St. Johns County."; the Oldest House Museum Complex does just that. Masters' poems focus on life during different periods, and she preserves the memories and experiences of these people through writing. Similarly, the Oldest House Museum Complex does what it can to physically preserve every era the oldest house has been through. They show off photography and artifacts from the community's past and preserve buildings and land capable of telling their own stories.
Creative Component
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