City Gate of St. Augustine

E791437

The City Gate of St. Augustine is a historic coquina stone gateway that once served as the main entrance to the old walled city of St. Augustine, Florida, and remains a prominent colonial-era landmark.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic city gate
landmark
adjacentTo St. Augustine City Walls site
architecturalStyle Spanish colonial architecture
country United States
culturalSignificance symbol of St. Augustine’s colonial past
function main entrance to the walled city of St. Augustine
hasHeritageDesignation contributing property to St. Augustine Town Plan Historic District
hasNearbyAttraction Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
St. Augustine Historic District
hasPart flanking earthworks remnants
two coquina stone pillars
wooden gate opening
hasTourismActivity historical tours
sightseeing
heritageDesignation National Register of Historic Places contributing property
U.S. National Historic Landmark District contributing property
heritageStatus protected historic structure
imageSubject historic photographs of St. Augustine
inception early 19th century
locatedIn Old City area of St. Augustine
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity St. Johns County, Florida
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Castillo de San Marcos
Matanzas River
Visitor Information Center of St. Augustine
locatedOnStreet St. George Street
location St. Augustine, Florida
maintainedBy City of St. Augustine
material coquina stone
nearbyFeature remains of the Cubo Line fortifications
notableFor association with colonial-era fortifications
coquina stone construction
role as symbolic entrance to St. Augustine
openToPublic yes
ownedBy City of St. Augustine
partOf defensive works of St. Augustine
historic district of St. Augustine
historic walled city of St. Augustine
region Northeast Florida
significantEvent served as defensive entry point to colonial St. Augustine
significantPeriod British colonial period in Florida
Second Spanish period in Florida
linked to: Spanish Florida

Spanish colonial period in Florida
touristAttraction yes
visitorUse pedestrian passageway

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oldest Wooden School House proximityTo City Gate of St. Augustine
Oldest Wooden School House nearbyAttraction St. Augustine City Gates
linked to: City Gate of St. Augustine
City Gate of St. Augustine locatedNear Visitor Information Center of St. Augustine
linked to: City Gate of St. Augustine