LOCATION FILE
Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse
FOLLOWSt. Augustine, FL
DIRECTIONS →OVERVIEW
Built of bald cypress and red cedar joined with wooden pegs and hand-forged spikes, the structure appears on Spanish tax records by 1716; Minorcan immigrant Juan Genopoly later ran it as a home and school, with classes continuing into the 1860s.
REPORTED ACTIVITY
Staff and visitors report the sounds of children and a stern schoolmaster figure, along with objects that reportedly move in the classroom and quarters.
VISITING
Open to the public as a historic attraction on St. George Street.
SITE PLAN
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EXTERNAL RESOURCES
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