As part of the Model Land Company National Register Historic District update process, the City of St. Augustine will host a public meeting on Tuesday, December 9, at 5:30pm, in The Alcazar Room of City Hall, located at 75 King Street. Owners of properties within any of the city’s National Register Districts are encouraged to attend this meeting to learn more about what it means to own a contributing building. Representatives from the Florida State Division of Historical Resources will be in attendance to answer questions and provide additional information, as needed.
Including the Model Land Company district, there are seven neighborhoods within the city that have been designated over the years as historic districts to the National Register of Historic Places. From south to north, these include the Lincolnville (1991), St. Augustine (1970), Model Land and Company (1983), North City (2009), Abbott Tract (1983, updated in 2024), Nelmar Terrace (2011), and Fullerwood Park Residential (2010) Historic Districts.
The changes to the Model Land Company National Register Historic District nomination with this update include expanding the district’s “Period of Significance,” modifying the district’s boundary to include the entire Ketterlinus Elementary School campus, and adding 50 structures recommended as contributing to the Model Land Company Historic District, based on a survey that was conducted from 2019-2024.
In 2019, the City of St. Augustine was awarded a federal grant to update three older National Register Historic Districts, including the Abbott Tract and Model Land Company. These historic districts were first listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
The City’s Historic Architectural Review Board (HARB) approved the Model Land draft update at the October 16 meeting and requested the property owners of buildings proposed to be newly contributing be notified.
The meeting will be streamed online at www.citystaugtv.com and will be available the following day for on-demand viewing.
For media inquiries, contact Melissa Wissel, Communications Director, at 904.293.3307 or via email at mwissel@citystaug.com.