Oldest House Museum Complex
St. Augustine, Florida
February 17, 2022
Description:
The Oldest House Museum Complex consists of the Gonzales-Alvarez House, Tovar House, the Fernandez-Llambias House, the Segui Kirby Smith House, the Webb Building, and the Dunham Building. These places all remain key holdings and demonstrate the distinct and significant periods of St. Augustine’s long and storied past. The St. Augustine Historical Society's 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.
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Exterior 2
Artifact 1
In the picture above, I chose the artifact of one of the statues of the four that represent the seasons. "The Four Seasons" are life size statues that represent "Spring", "Summer", "Fall", and "Winter". The specific statue I picked was the representation of "Fall". There is so much detail in this statue, such as the creases in the outfit she is in and the individual pieces of wheat in a bouquet she is holding in her arms.
Artifact 2
Richard Aloysius Twine made glass plate negatives of 103 photographs. Above is a picture of one of the glass plate negatives that he made. It is the Interior of St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church.
In Conversation 1
In the photo displayed above is the interior of the oldest log cabin in America. It is called the Nothnagle Cabin located in Gibbstown, New Jersey. This photo relates to the Oldest House Museum Complex since it is also one of the oldest houses, just not the oldest "regular" house. The interior is unfinished, which is the same as the interior of the Oldest House. The Nothnagle Cabin was constructed in 1638 and still stands today in 2022.
In Conversation 2
The picture above is another one of Twine's glass plate negatives. This photo is labeled LV16 and it is of Mildred Parsons Mason Larkins. The glass plate negative can be found in the St. Augustine Historical Society Research Library's records which can be accessed online.
Literature In Conversation
"I felt like I was in a different space, here but not here" -Craig Santos Perez, Lukao, page 53
This quote from Lukao reminds me of the Oldest House Museum Complex. The reasoning behind this is because of the many changes the house had gone through. Different owners and led to the changing the styles and architecture. My thoughts led me to think about if the people were still alive and decided to go back to the house. The original owners would feel as if it were a different space but in the end, it was the same house they had lived in but with major changes. Which is why they would feel like they were in a different place but be in the same one they originally knew of.
Creative Component
For my creative component, I decided to digitally draw a statue. I had been influenced by the four seasonstatues that are on the property. My favorite one is the statue for fall because of all the details expressed throughout the sculpture.
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