{"id":233,"date":"2025-10-13T18:54:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T18:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/233\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T18:54:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T18:54:06","slug":"this-florida-home-in-the-u-s-oldest-city-was-built-for-civil-war-vet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/233\/","title":{"rendered":"This Florida Home in the U.S. \u2018Oldest City\u2019 Was Built for Civil War Vet"},"content":{"rendered":"

A landmarked Florida home built for a Civil War veteran has hit the market for $3.2 million.<\/p>\n

Located in St. Augustine, Florida, the home is \u201can incredible blend of the Queen Anne Victorian architecture and Moorish revival courtyard arches,\u201d according to Elizabeth Jennings of ONE Sotheby\u2019s International Realty. She and her colleague, Kate Mitchell, listed the property Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is nothing else like it,\u201d Jennings added.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Built in 1893, it was originally a winter home for John J. Upham, a veteran of the Civil War\u2014in which he fought for the North\u2014and Plains Indian War, according to the listing. He served from 1859 to 1892, fighting in the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. He died in 1898 at age 61, according to University of Chicago records<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

MORE: Late \u201821 Jump Street\u2019 and \u2018Commish\u2019 Producer\u2019s Pasadena, California, Home Lists for $22 Million<\/a><\/p>\n

The 5,800-square-foot residence is in a prime location \u201con the most famous street in historic St. Augustine, the nation\u2019s oldest city,\u201d according to Mitchell. Shops, restaurants and city landmarks are all within walking distance of the home.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The home last traded in 2023 for just over $1 million, according to records with PropertyShark. The current owner, who was not available for comment, fully restored the property, according to the listing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The residence\u2019s blue-and-white facade features ornate timbering and a wraparound porch, while the interiors offer period details such as millwork and hardwood floors.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Indeed, the entryway and the formal dining room are marked by wood walls, ceilings and floors, and there are wood doorframes throughout the home. The main living area has an octagonal shape, \u201cshowcasing original ornate 1800s millwork,\u201d Mitchell noted. That includes the fireplace mantel, listing photos show.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The trim kitchen has seafoam green cabinetry, a triangular island with a breakfast bar and access to both the dining room and the backyard.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There are five bedrooms in the main house, plus a two-bedroom unit with a separate entrance. The primary bathroom offers a soaking tub and separate shower, as well as plenty of storage. The second level also has a library with built-in book shelves and a balcony, currently set up with a hammock, listing photos show.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Outside, there are lounging and dining areas surrounded by mature landscaping. That includes tall trees, flowers and a small bridge surrounded by palm fronds and other plantings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A landmarked Florida home built for a Civil War veteran has hit the market for $3.2 million. Located…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":234,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[451,470,457,464,462,453,472,454,473,463,28,30,29,477,447,466,452,471,448,467,461,478,456,476,455,481,450,469,479,480,459,458,460,465,449,468,474,475],"class_list":["post-233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-amenity-amenities-fireplace","tag-amenity_amenities-fireplace","tag-armed-forces","tag-ce-exclusion-filter","tag-content-types","tag-content-type-content-type-article","tag-content-type_content-type-article","tag-credited-by-mansion-global","tag-credited_by_mansion_global","tag-factiva-filters","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-general-news","tag-integration-apple-news","tag-integration_apple-news","tag-lifestyle-lifestyle-metropolitan","tag-lifestyle_lifestyle-metropolitan","tag-location-market-florida","tag-location_market-florida","tag-military-operations","tag-national","tag-national-public-security","tag-political","tag-political-general-news","tag-property","tag-property-type-property-type-historic","tag-property-type_property-type-historic","tag-public-security","tag-real-estate","tag-real-estate-listings","tag-real-estate-property","tag-risk-news","tag-routine-general-news","tag-subject-subject-new-listings","tag-subject_subject-new-listings","tag-synd","tag-wsj-pro-mansion-global"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=233"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}