Markland, Greek Revival house in Florida, United States.
Markland is a Greek Revival-style house located in Florida that features massive columns, balanced proportions, and classical building elements. The structure displays the craftsmanship and design principles that were common in 19th-century American residential construction.
New York doctor Andrew Anderson Sr. began the coquina shellstone house in 1839, shortly before dying in a yellow fever epidemic; he had reached St. Augustine with his wife and two daughters in 1829. In 1887 his son, Dr. Andrew Anderson Jr., sold land east of the residence to Henry M. Flagler for the Ponce de León Hotel. After Anderson Jr. died in 1924, mayor Herbert E. Wolfe bought the house and sold it to Flagler College in 1966; it joined the National Register on December 6, 1978.
The house is named Markland, and its alternative name, the Andrew Anderson House, recalls the New York doctor who began building it in 1839. After Anderson Jr. died in 1924, St. Augustine mayor Herbert E. Wolfe bought the property; Flagler College acquired it in 1966.
Markland stands at 102 King Street, a short walk west of the Ponce de León Hotel at 74 King Street, in downtown St. Augustine. The house belongs to Flagler College, so it is not open as a public museum; view the coquina shellstone exterior and Greek Revival facade from the street. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 6, 1978.
The house is built of coquina shellstone, a material made from compressed shells that was also used in older St. Augustine buildings. Dr. Andrew Anderson Sr. began construction in 1839 but died in a yellow fever epidemic before it was finished.
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