Oldest School House, St. Augustine, Florida, circa 1940

Subject: Schools & Universities
Card type: Linen

Back of Oldest School House, St. Augustine, Florida, circa 1940, linen postcard — Back

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A small weathered wooden house with a shingled roof and chimney stands smothered in purple wisteria, with a picket fence and a hanging bell at the right; painted signs on the wall identify it as the oldest wooden school house in the U.S.A. The building, now a museum on St. George Street, is a well-known St. Augustine landmark promoted in the early twentieth century as the oldest wooden schoolhouse in the United States, a claim that is traditional rather than documented. The card's linen texture and Curt Teich-style number date it to the mid-twentieth century.

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PublisherW. J. Harris Co., Inc.

OLDEST SCHOOL HOUSE, ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA. --- On quaint old St. George Street, just inside the City Gates, stands the Oldest School House, under three flags. A Spanish map of 1788 shows this house of wood "in fair condition". A replica of this Oldest School House was used in comparison with the most modern school building, at A Century of Progress Exposition. This old red cedar school house is open to visitors daily. W. J. HARRIS CO., INC., ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA. "C.T. ART-COLORTONE," MADE ONLY BY CURT TEICH & CO., INC., CHICAGO, U.S.A. POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE

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Publisher	W. J. Harris Co., Inc.
Series	3A-H840
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Oldest School House, FL
Place mentioned	FL
Place mentioned	St. George Street, St. Augustine, FL
Publisher	W. J. Harris Co., Inc., St. Augustine, FL
Notes	White border; visible linen crosshatch texture; printed number 3A-H840 at lower right; small painted signs on the building are part of the picture. No postmark. Undivided back ("THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY"), linen texture, white border; "C.T. Art-Colortone" imprint by Curt Teich & Co. (1930s). Pencil "25¢" dealer price at right; light soiling/toning.

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Oldest School House, St. Augustine, Florida, circa 1940, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/oldest-school-house-st-augustine-florida-circa-1940. Accessed October 24, 2026.