UF Historic St. Augustine

Our Projects

UF Historic St. Augustine, Inc. supports a wide range of research, preservation, and public education initiatives that bring St. Augustine’s history to life. The projects below represent collaborations between UFHSA, University of Florida faculty and students, and community partners — spanning historic structure reports, documentary films, oral histories, archaeological research, and more.

Aerial View of the Coquina ship

Coquina

Coquina was the subject of a 2015 analysis by Dr. Ghatu Subhash of the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department funded by UFHSA. Coquina is an important and rare indigenous building material found in Governor’s House and many historic buildings in St. Augustine.