The Oldest School House, St. George Street, St. Augustine, Florida, circa 1935

Subject: Schools & Universities
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of The Oldest School House, St. George Street, St. Augustine, Florida, circa 1935, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

A small, weathered clapboard building with a shingled roof stands behind a picket fence on St. George Street, its facade draped in blooming wisteria and fronted by flower beds; a painted banner reading "OLDEST SCHOOL HOUSE" hangs beside the gate. The card presents the structure as the oldest schoolhouse in the United States, a landmark in St. Augustine's colonial quarter — the oldest continuously occupied European settlement in the country, as the lower caption notes. The building is today preserved as a museum along the city's restored St. George Street pedestrian district.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Papa, well here we are on our way back. It won't be long before we are home. we are staying overnight here, and will be leaving Florida tomorrow. I'll keep letting you hear from me. Be seeing you soon. Love from all, Helen

PublisherFlorida Souvenir Co.

The Oldest School House, St. George Street, St. Augustine, Florida OLDEST SCHOOL HOUSE The Oldest City in the United States --- The Oldest wooden School House, under three flags stands on quaint Old St. George Street just within the Old City Gates. As evidence a Spanish map of 1788 shows this red cedar house "in fair condition". It has been used in recent exhibition as contrast to the most modern types of school architecture. POST CARD FLORIDA SOUVENIR CO., ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA TICHNOR QUALITY VIEWS REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. MADE ONLY BY TICHNOR BROS., INC., BOSTON, MASS.

PostmarkedMay 10, 1945

Addressed to

Mr. Chas. Eady

2003 Woodbine St., Brooklyn, NY

Postcard record

Postmarked	May 10, 1945
Publisher	Florida Souvenir Co.
Series	16
Condition	Very good
Place addressed	Mr. Chas. Eady, 2003 Woodbine St., Brooklyn, NY
Place depicted	St. George Street, Oldest School House, St. Augustine, FL
Place depicted	St. Augustine, FL
Stamp	1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
Notes	Linen-textured stock with a white border; printed card numbers "16" (upper right) and "60881" (lower right); banner text is printed within the image. Postmark: SAINT AUGUSTINE FLA MAY 10 1945. Linen-texture divided-back card with white border; heavy brown foxing/staining across the address side; 1¢ green Washington stamp.

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The Oldest School House, St. George Street, St. Augustine, Florida, circa 1935, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-oldest-school-house-st-george-street-st-augustine-florid. Accessed October 24, 2026.