Oldest Wooden School House

09/14/2026

Greek carpenter Juan Genopoly purchased this property and used it as a Minorcan homestead before turning his living space into a schoolhouse in the late 18th century! It became one of the first schools in the United States to educate boys and girls together.
The schoolmaster taught English reading, writing, and arithmetic, charging weekly tuition between 12.5 and 25 cents. The second floor served as living quarters for the schoolmaster and his family, along with the detached kitchen still on site.

Self-guided tours are available daily.

📍14 St. George Street
St. Augustine, Florida

09/11/2026

We will never forget. September 11, 2001. 25 years ago. 💔

09/10/2026

“Garden View, Oldest School House, St. Augustine, Fla.”, a rear view showing the kitchen to the right and the well to the left of the sidewalk. 📸This is a linen post card by the Duval News Company mailed to Belgium in 1947.

The Oldest Wooden School House is open daily for self-guided tours.

📍14 St. George Street
St. Augustine, Florida

Image courtesy of St. Augustine collector Tim Jackson

09/08/2026

🗝️Celebrating 461 Years in St. Augustine on September 8, 2026. The city was founded on September 8, 1565 by Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles for Spain.

From history.com:

Even before Jamestown or the Plymouth Colony, the oldest permanent European settlement in what is now the United States was founded in September 1565 by a Spanish soldier named Pedro Menéndez de Avilés in St. Augustine, Florida. Menéndez picked the colony’s name because he spotted land from his ship on August 28, the feast day of Saint Augustine of Hippo.

📸 Photo of the St. Augustine City Gate

09/02/2026

St. Johns County Residents receive FREE admission year-round at the Oldest Wooden School House in downtown St. Augustine! Take a self-guided tour and learn about local history.
📍14 St. George Street

08/31/2026

We love seeing historic photos of the Oldest Wooden School House!
The top photo was taken in 1936 or 1937 for the Carnegie Survey of Architecture of the South collection. That image is currently in the U.S. Library of Congress!

📸 Photo by Francis Benjamin Johnston, who was hired as a photographer for the Carnegie Survey. He documented early southern architecture through more than 7,100 images.

08/26/2026

Happy National Dog Day! 🐶🐾Take your pup on a tour of the Oldest Wooden School House located in St. Augustine, Florida. 🐕‍🦺The museum and gardens are dog-friendly and open seven days a week for self-guided tours.

📸 First photo by

08/26/2026

08/24/2026

Oldest classroom in the oldest city! ✅📚✏️

📸 LeeAnn’s Travel & Lifestyle

08/21/2026

St. Augustine, Florida is ranked No. 3 as a “Most Walkable City to Visit” in the U.S. by USA Today’s 10Best. Be sure to stroll into the Oldest Wooden School House when you are visiting!

📍Oldest Wooden School House
14 St. George Street
Self-guided tours are available seven days a week