Canova House, circa 1941

Like the Dow House, this house was built by the Canova family during Florida's Territorial Period.

Another prominent St. Augustine family, the de Medicis, operated a boarding house in this structure for a number of years around the turn of the 19th century.

Looking east on Bridge Street towards the Canova House

The oldest part of the house includes coquina walls (made from a native shellstone), tabby floors, and faux-painted stairs and fireplace surround.

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