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Trustee Emeritus Award for Excellence in the Stewardship of Historic Sites
In November
2000, the National Trust for Historic Preservation presented this
prestigious award to
The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America "for acquiring,
restoring, and interpreting a collection of historic properties that offer
invaluable opportunities to experience the rich variety of America's
heritage."
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NSCDA in Florida
Museum Properties
The NSCDA in Florida owns the
Ximenez-Fatio House in St. Augustine and
assists with the furnishing and management of the
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DORR HOUSE
(1871)
Address:
311 South Adams Street, Pensacola, FL 23051
Telephone:
(850) 595-5985
Open:
Tuesday through Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Closed:
Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's
Day and all state holidays.
Directions:
Located in Seville Square Historic
District, bounded on the north by Government Street, on the east by Alexaniz
Street.
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Photograph by Erik Kvalsvik |
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Built by Clara Barkley Dorr, the
widow of lumber tycoon Eben Dorr, this house is an example of Greek Revival
architecture. It is the last known example of this style in West
Florida, with ornate Victorian trim and simple Gulf Coast features such
as brick pier foundation and jib windows.
Owned and operated by the State
of Florida through the University of West Florida, the museum is furnished
and supported in part by The National Society of The Colonial Dames of
America in the State of Florida, Pensacola Town Committee.
Dorr House is located in the Pensacola
Historic District overlooking Seville Square. Purchase tickets at
Museum Store in Tivoli House or Wentworth Museum.
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
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XIMENEZ-FATIO HOUSE
(c. 1798)
Address of museum:
20 Aviles Street,
St. Augustine, FL 32084
Mailing address:
28 Cadiz Street,
St. Augustine, FL 32084
Telephone:
(904)
829-3575
Open:
Monday through Saturday:
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Closed:
Sunday
Directions:
Follow Highway #1 (Ponce de Leon
Blvd.) to King Street, east on Aviles Street.
Website: www.ximenezfatiohouse.org
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Photograph by Erik Kvalsvik
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Andres Ximenez, a Spanish storekeeper, built the
Ximenez-Fatio House about 1798. The house is built of native coquina
and reflects both Spanish and English design principles. The separate
kitchen, with its brick oven, is the only original kitchen structure remaining
in northeast Florida.
Architectural evidence revealed that the house
and kitchen were remodeled in the 1820's resulting in a spacious boarding
house or inn. The house was owned and maintained as a popular hotel by a
succession of astute businesswomen.
In 1939, The National Society of The Colonial
Dames of America in the State of Florida acquired the house from a descendant
of the last of these women. The house has been restored to depict
an early 19th-century inn.
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC
PLACES
ACCREDITED: NSCDA MUSEUM
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