Ximenez-Fatio House, St. Augustine

The Ximenez-Fatio House Museum is a remarkable example of Second Spanish Period residential architecture in St. Augustine. It is considered one of the best-preserved and most authentic residential buildings from this period. The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and designated a Florida Heritage Landmark in 2012.

The museum complex is situated on the oldest documented street in the United States and is located in the heart of Old Town, which is the city's oldest continuously occupied community. The property was privately owned and managed by The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in The State of Florida (NSCDA-FL) since 1939. Through their efforts, the property was restored and interpreted to reflect its function as a fashionable boarding house during Florida's first tourist boom, which began after 1821.

The Ximenez-Fatio House Museum is a historic house museum that tells the stories of the visitors who lodged there, the women who owned and managed it, and how people lived during Florida's territorial period. It is furnished and presented in a way that reflects its history and allows visitors to step back in time.

The Ximenez-Fatio House Museum is an exceptional example of St. Augustine Plan architecture, a hybrid style that blends elements of Spanish Colonial architecture with more elegant Federal-style architecture introduced during Florida's British Period. This unique style is evident in the property's features, including its interior design, ornate moldings, and high ceilings.

Visitors to the Ximenez-Fatio House Museum will find themselves transported back in time to experience the elegance and sophistication of Florida's territorial period.