Photograph of Benet House as It Appeared in 1890s


Reconstruction Work Begins


On Another St. Johns House
By Staff Writer
ST. AUGUSTINE, Jan. 28-The St. Augustine Restoration Commission has
started reconstruction of another historic home which will be completed before
the city's 400th anniversary celebration next year
The home is located at the corner of Cuna and St. George streets in an area
where three other historic houses have been rebuilt.
Known as the Benet House, It
will be reconstructed as it ap- lay account wnch will be added
peared in the early 19th Century to the trust fund release to make
during the second Spanish oc-1 the purchase, Newton said.
cupation of the city.
cupation of the city. The present building" was once
The family that occupied the headquarters for theq SO.
house at that time is believed D h t
to be ancestors of famed poets Demolition work which got
Stephen Vincent and William Rose under way this week, will be com-
Benet who were brothers. pleted in about six weeks, ac-
cording to' .R;obert ~thnibach,
The building now occupying the archeologist .folt i mission.
site was purchased from Mrs. i. .l
Mary Dow for $29,000, according Steiae das-
to Earle Newton, executive di- ot the o been is
rector of t~in mission. covered ag contains:
The Cabine 'r'iget Commiss- a large blocks
ion in Tallahassee today released be used in the reconstruction
$25,115 to acquire the property. work.
The money will come from a
trust fund account in which the The project.should be conmpi e
City of St. Augustine has con- the latter part ommthis yearhoe
trbuted $29,500. The Restoration .the. flst fl oor of the bom
'pomnsalon* has a ,balance of isufooeotahd or
q i_. I.s:. mita, ou. f n purposes.
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