St. Augustine’s Most Threatened Historic Places: 2004
Threatened Structures Threatened Features La Punta Community The
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Villa Rosa overlooks the marshes of Maria Sanchez Creek and lies within the Lincolnville National Register Historic District. Although it was built around the same time as many of the homes in the rest of Lincolnville, it is by far more grand. Although some remodeling is evident, much of the house remains true to a floor plan drawn in the early twentieth century. The interior still boasts gas-electric lights and historic bathroom fixtures. The stately mansion avoided razing once late in the last century when in the 1990s its owner sought rezoning to create a resort retreat and plans were dropped. But its future is in peril for this new century since the demolition delay order by the City’s Historic Architectural Review Board expires in October, 2004, and the owner will be free to demolish it. |