The Oldest School House in the U.S.A., St. Augustine, Florida, circa 1940
- Subjects
- GardensSchools & Universities
- Card type
- Linen
About this postcard
A low, weathered wooden building with a shingled roof sits half-hidden behind dense green foliage and a cascade of purple flowering vines, with two young women in period-style dress standing on the brick walk at right. The card names it as the Oldest School House in the U.S.A. in St. Augustine, Florida — a small coquina-and-wood structure long promoted to tourists as the oldest schoolhouse in the United States, said to date from the Spanish colonial era. The lush tropical planting and costumed figures were standard touches in mid-century Florida souvenir views.
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Postcard record
| Publisher | Tichnor Bros., Inc. |
|---|---|
| Series | 241 |
| Condition | Very good |
| Place mentioned | Florida Souvenir Co., St. Augustine, FL |
| Publisher | Tichnor Bros., Inc., Boston, MA |
| Notes | Linen-textured stock with visible crosshatch pattern; image runs to the edge with no white border; printed number 241 at lower right of caption. No postmark; unused divided-back card. Tichnor "Quality Views" linen-texture stock (reg. U.S. Pat. Off.), printed descriptive text about the Oldest School House, St. Augustine; light soiling and a pencil "400" at top. |
Cite this card
The Oldest School House in the U.S.A., St. Augustine, Florida, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-oldest-school-house-in-the-u-s-a-st-augustine-florida-ci. Accessed October 24, 2026.