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Historic Parks and Gardens in St. Johns County, FL

Parks, squares, gardens and parkways on the record near you, public ground with a history of its own.

St. Johns County is one of 67 counties in Florida. The list below comes straight from the published records, with the distance from the center of St. Johns County, FL and the source for each site.

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On the record near St. Johns County, FL

The 12 nearest

12 listed sites on the record match historic parks and gardens within 120 miles of St. Johns County, FL, out of 81 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles. 37 listed sites carry St. Johns County as their county.

Garden Club of Jacksonville, The28 miles from the center of St. Johns County · Building · Jacksonville · listed 2023National Register of Historic Places
Cummer Gardens28 miles from the center of St. Johns County · Site · Jacksonville · listed 2010National Register of Historic Places
Daytona Beach Bandshell and Oceanfront Park Complex57 miles from the center of St. Johns County · District · Daytona Beach · listed 1999National Register of Historic Places
City Island Ball Park58 miles from the center of St. Johns County · Site · Daytona Beach · listed 1998National Register of Historic Places
Dickinson Memorial Library and Park71 miles from the center of St. Johns County · Building · Orange City · listed 1995National Register of Historic Places
Old Fort Park Archeological Site72 miles from the center of St. Johns County · Site · New Smyrna Beach · listed 2008National Register of Historic Places
Ferran Park and the Alice McClelland Memorial Bandshell79 miles from the center of St. Johns County · Site · Eustis · listed 1994National Register of Historic Places
Old Spanish Garden80 miles from the center of St. Johns County · Glynn County · marker erected 1954Georgia historical marker program
St. Simons Park80 miles from the center of St. Johns County · Glynn County · marker erected 2002Georgia historical marker program
Woman's Club of Winter Park96 miles from the center of St. Johns County · Building · Winter Park · listed 1995National Register of Historic Places
Palm Cottage Gardens100 miles from the center of St. Johns County · Building · Gotha · listed 2000National Register of Historic Places
LeConte Botanical Gardens119 miles from the center of St. Johns County · Liberty County · marker erected 1954Georgia historical marker program

Distances are straight-line from the center of St. Johns County, FL. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Historic Parks in St. Johns County, step by step

1
See every listed site of this kind in the area
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Sort by distance and pick the closest few
3
Read the record for the year, the builder and the use
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View from the public way and note what has changed
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Collect the set and move on to the next county

What people in St. Johns County, FL ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in St. Johns County, FL?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are these buildings open to the public?

Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.

What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?

It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.

How a visit works in St. Johns County

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In St. Johns County, FL the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in St. Johns County, FL are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.