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| ⚫ | The '''Hispanic Garden''' is an enclosed garden located on the northeast corner of St. George Street and Hypolita Street in downtown [[St. Augustine, Florida]]. It is owned by the St. Augustine Foundation, Inc. It was constructed in 1965 as part of the city's Quadricentennial Celebrations, marking the 400th anniversary of St. Augustine's settlement in 1565.<ref name="UF"/> |
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| ⚫ | -->The '''Hispanic Garden''' is an enclosed garden located on the northeast corner of St. George Street and Hypolita Street in downtown [[St. Augustine, Florida]]. It is owned by the St. Augustine Foundation, Inc. It was constructed in 1965 as part of the city's Quadricentennial Celebrations, marking the 400th anniversary of St. Augustine's settlement in 1565.<ref name="UF"/> |
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== History and Design == |
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== Quadricentennial and Dedication == |
== Quadricentennial and Dedication == |
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[[File:Huntington_Plaque.jpg|thumb|Anna Hyatt Huntington Plaque at the Hispanic Garden]] |
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The Hispanic Garden Committee sought to have the Hispanic Garden completed by the city's 400th anniversary on September 8, 1965.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.staugustine.com/article/20150222/news/302229957|title=Where history lives: A piece of Spain in St. Augustine|last=MCCOY|first=KIMEKO|website=The St. Augustine Record|language=en|access-date=2019-02-26}}</ref> Although not completed, the garden was officially dedicated on September 5, 1965 to be part of the celebrations. The project was officially completed two years later and was rededicated on May 2, 1967. Attendees included Senator [[Spessard Holland]], [[United States Secretary of the Interior|Secretary of the Interior]] [[Stewart Udall]], Ambassador Alfonso Merry del Val, Director General Angel Sagaz, and Governor [[W. Haydon Burns|Haydon Burns]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00091358/00046|title=Dedication Ceremony|website=ufdc.ufl.edu|language=en|access-date=2019-02-25}}</ref> |
The Hispanic Garden Committee sought to have the Hispanic Garden completed by the city's 400th anniversary on September 8, 1965.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.staugustine.com/article/20150222/news/302229957|title=Where history lives: A piece of Spain in St. Augustine|last=MCCOY|first=KIMEKO|website=The St. Augustine Record|language=en|access-date=2019-02-26}}</ref> Although not completed, the garden was officially dedicated on September 5, 1965 to be part of the celebrations. The project was officially completed two years later and was rededicated on May 2, 1967. Attendees included Senator [[Spessard Holland]], [[United States Secretary of the Interior|Secretary of the Interior]] [[Stewart Udall]], Ambassador Alfonso Merry del Val, Director General Angel Sagaz, and Governor [[W. Haydon Burns|Haydon Burns]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00091358/00046|title=Dedication Ceremony|website=ufdc.ufl.edu|language=en|access-date=2019-02-25}}</ref> |
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| Location | St. Augustine, Florida |
| Coordinates | 29°53′41.6″N 81°18′46.6″W / 29.894889°N 81.312944°W |
| Opened | 1965 |
| Owned by | St. Augustine Foundation, Inc. |
The Hispanic Garden is an enclosed garden located on the northeast corner of St. George Street and Hypolita Street in downtown St. Augustine, Florida. It is owned by the St. Augustine Foundation, Inc. It was constructed in 1965 as part of the city's Quadricentennial Celebrations, marking the 400th anniversary of St. Augustine's settlement in 1565.[1]
History and Design
St. Augustine Historical Restoration and Preservation Commission (later renamed the Historic St. Augustine Preservation Board) bought the plot of land between the Casa del Hildalgo, once a tourism office run by the Spanish Government[2], and the Pan American Center to build a garden as a symbolic link between the shared Hispanic heritage of Spain, Latin America, and Florida[3]. Commission member Elizabeth Towers established and led the Hispanic Garden Committee in order to raise the $45,000 needed to complete the garden. The Committee held many fundraising events, including fashion shows, teas, and art auctions[4]. They also sold small items including jewelry, letter openers, key rings, coins, and paper bulls donated by the Spanish Pavilion at the 1964 New York World's Fair[5]. Philanthropist, Great Floridian, and Florida Women's Hall of Fame inductee Jessie Ball duPont donated over $30,000 to the garden project.[6]
Lee Schmoll and Drusilla Gjoerloff, the only two female landscape architects working in Florida at the time, were chosen to design the garden.[6] The design was inspired by classic Spanish gardens like ones seen at the Alhambra Palace. It was laid out in a trapezoid, measuring 76 by 82 feet. The addition of an arbor on the eastern end gave the garden a more square appearance. The arbor was decorated with Confederate jasmine and Cherokee roses to act as a shaded walkway and rest area. There was no grass in the garden in order to maintain a historically accurate appearance.[4] Plants included in the design were cabbage palms, kumquats, marigolds, yaupon holly, and Burfordi holly. Each of these plants was chosen because it was native to northeast Florida or was introduced by the Spaniard settlers upon their arrival in the 16th century.[7]
Sculptor Anna Hyatt Huntington donated a bronze sculpture of Queen Isabella riding a donkey that was placed in the center of the garden on a raised pedestal[8]. A square pool was placed underneath the statue, and is surrounded by an inlaid pebble mosaic that was inspired by Spanish design.[7]
Quadricentennial and Dedication
The Hispanic Garden Committee sought to have the Hispanic Garden completed by the city's 400th anniversary on September 8, 1965.[9] Although not completed, the garden was officially dedicated on September 5, 1965 to be part of the celebrations. The project was officially completed two years later and was rededicated on May 2, 1967. Attendees included Senator Spessard Holland, Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall, Ambassador Alfonso Merry del Val, Director General Angel Sagaz, and Governor Haydon Burns.[10]
The project was officially completed and rededicated on May 2,1967. Archbishop Joseph Hurley and St. Augustine Mayor John D. Bailey attended this dedication ceremony and the Archbishop blessed the garden.[11] In 1967, the garden was known as the Hispanic Plaza.[12]
Current use
Between 2000 and 2003, the bronze statue of Queen Isabella was removed from the Hispanic Garden while an archaeological dig was underway.[1] The dig uncovered American Indian, British, Spanish, and American artifacts.[13] There were talks at this time on building over the garden site.[14] After 2003, a new fence was erected around the garden, addressing previous concerns of vandalism within the space.[13] The city of St. Augustine had not budgeted enough money to complete the upkeep and restoration project of 2003, so the owner of the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park, David Drysdale, donated necessary funds. His mother Evelyn Drysdale was a member of part of the 1965 Hispanic Garden Committee.[15] Today, the garden is owned and maintained by the St. Augustine Foundation, Inc. It is closed to the public but is opened special city events, such as the St. Augustine Easter Week Festival and knighting ceremonies.[16]
References
- ^ a b "Hispanic gardens". ufdc.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
- ^ "Spain's Casa Del Hidalgo Dedicated". ufdc.ufl.edu. September 7, 1965. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "St. Augustine Quadricentennial Commission, 1963: 4 May-25 September | JFK Library". www.jfklibrary.org. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
- ^ a b "Hispanic Garden Planned to Be Semi-Public Plaza". The St. Augustine Record.
- ^ "Hispanic Garden Plans Stress History, Upkeep". The Florida Times-Union. November 24, 1965.
- ^ a b "Looking Back: The Women Who Planted the Hispanic Garden on St. George Street » St. Augustine Social". St. Augustine Social. 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
- ^ a b Noble, Mary (July 31, 1966). "New Gardens for Ancient City: Private Walled Garden and Public Plaza Now Part of St. Augustine's Restoration". Florida Times-Union.
- ^ Guinta, Peter (August 19, 2003). "A Royal Return: Queen Isabella statue reinstalled in downtown Hispanic Garden". The St. Augustine Record. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ MCCOY, KIMEKO. "Where history lives: A piece of Spain in St. Augustine". The St. Augustine Record. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
- ^ "Dedication Ceremony". ufdc.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
- ^ "Hispanic garden dedication program". ufdc.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
- ^ "'Hispanic Plaza' Opening Slated". The Florida Times-Union. February 24, 1967.
- ^ a b "Hispanic garden to reopen, but…". ufdc.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
- ^ "Saving Hispanic gardens ain't like brain surgery". ufdc.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
- ^ Guinta, Peter (August 19, 2003). "A Royal Return: Queen Isabella statue re-installed in downtown Hispanic Garen". The St. Augustine Record.
- ^ "Two knighted in ceremony at Queen Isabella Garden". The St. Augustine Record. Retrieved 2019-02-26.