Fort Matanzas National Monument Headquarters and Visitor Center


Fort Matanzas NM Headquarters and Visitor Center
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Location	8635 A1A S., St. Augustine, Florida
Built	1936
Architect	NPS Eastern Div. of Plans & Design
Architectural style	NPS Rustic, Other
MPS	Florida's New Deal Resources MPS
NRHP Reference #	08001245^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 31, 2008

The Fort Matanzas National Monument Headquarters and Visitor Center, located at 8635 A1A about 15 miles (24 km) south of St. Augustine, Florida, was built in 1936. Located on an island, Anastasia Island, itself, it services the Fort Matanzas National Monument, a five-minute boat ride away. It was designed by the National Park Service's Eastern Div. of Plans & Design in what is called National Park Service Rustic architectural style, and includes a museum. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. The listing included two contributing buildings and one contributing site on 17.3 acres (7.0 ha).^[1]^[2]

Another view of the visitor center

The main building is a two-story building with an arched walk-through breezeway that serves as the visitor center and that also includes a ranger residence. The walls of its first floor are made of coquina block masonry, and the second floor is wood framed with wood siding. It has a hipped roof.^[2]

The one-story second building, 50 feet (15 m) to the north, is also hip-roofed and has coquina walls. It is a utility building that also now serves as a ranger office.^[2]

Visitors wait at the center to take a five-minute boat ride to the historic Fort Matanzas, which is located across Matanzas Inlet on Rattlesnake Island.^[2]

The buildings and the surrounding landscaping was designed by architects of the Eastern Division Branch of Plans and Design of the National Park Service.^[2]

Additional designed features include flagstone walkways and sidewalks, an exterior staircase, a retaining wall, parking areas and roads and curbs.^[2]

References

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1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Cynthia Walton (June 16, 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Fort Matanzas NM Headquarters and Visitors Center (HQ/VC)" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved October 2, 2016. with 12 photos from 2008

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