Garcia-Dummitt House, 279 Saint George St Saint Augustine, St Johns County, FL
The house was probably built by Caspar Garcia between 1791 and 1798. In 1836 the building was bought by Colonel Thomas Henry Dummitt, a wealthy sugar planter from Barbadoes and New Haven, Connecticut, who was forced to abandon his 3000-acre plantation near New Smyrna due to the Seminole wars. Colonel Dummitt and his family were the most prominent occupants of the house. General William Joseph Hardee, a Dummitt brother-in-law, occupied the house during the War between the States. After the war, the house had a succession of owners and served first as a private boarding house and later as an inn under various names.
Garcia-Dummitt House, 279 Saint George St Saint Augustine, St Johns County, FL
The house was probably built by Caspar Garcia between 1791 and 1798. In 1836 the building was bought by Colonel Thomas Henry Dummitt, a wealthy sugar planter from Barbadoes and New Haven, Connecticut, who was forced to abandon his 3000-acre plantation near New Smyrna due to the Seminole wars. Colonel Dummitt and his family were the most prominent occupants of the house. General William Joseph Hardee, a Dummitt brother-in-law, occupied the house during the War between the States. After the war, the house had a succession of owners and served first as a private boarding house and later as an inn under various names.
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Library of Congress
