Oldest House in the Oldest City in the US
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What I really appreciate is that Jon always allow the people to shine. Never egoistic. That gives the clips this special aroma, oops, no the special flair that makes this channel so wholesome.
Thanks again from Germany!
Yep! Jon is the Johnny Carson of History: Johnny always let his guests shine, his humility and how he steered the conversation resulted in both he and the guests being seen at their best. Jon likewise brings out the best of his guests, being a wonderful proxy for the audience.
I agree! I hate those people who ask a five minute question containing its own answer, often leaving the other person with little to say.
His incredible natural positivity picks you up when you are down.
@@sunnasmilieu Maybe "special aroma" idk
You said it perfectly good sir.
This channel is better than most History channel shows.
Wrong
@@npickle54 enlighten me as the why they’re wrong?
@@kingrama2727 they are Wrong because the history channel offers informative reliable documentaries unlike this commercialised trash
@@npickle54 yeah pawn stars and the curse of oak island is so informative
@@kingrama2727 exactly!
Even in the 18th century, New Yorkers were looking to buy retirement property in Florida.
This comment is UNDERRATED.
John Gordon and Jesse Fish did it before it was cool.
We don’t want them here
I doubt it, Yellow Fever was very feared.
I bet they spent winters in Florida and then came back to the Northeast for the spring, summer, and fall like most do from the Northeast today that are retirement age.
You stood quietly and respectfully as the man described the areas and imparted his knowledge... thank you! It was refreshing to have a well mannered host and narrator who didn't need to be the subject of the video. I enjoyed the entire video and was amazed at the story.
Like those people who have to put their face on their thumbnail, making you think the story is about them. haha
I love how he just let's the guy do almost all the talking and just sits back and enjoys it like the rest of us.
A true fan of history.
I live in Portugal and almost every single winter some family from a rural area dies from carbon monoxid from using their "braseiro" inside an unventilated house. yep, in the 21 th century.
I wonder if it's more of a problem now than it was at the time, because houses are now better sealed for energy efficiency. Without many drafts, the air wouldn't circulate as well, and the carbon monoxide would build up easier
Looks like a bad idea. Kind of like viking houses with a hole in the roof. The chimney was a giant leap forward but still not that efficient.
Here in Phoenix they are used but outside on the Patios. Along with Chimenea. Always outside.
Oh dear 😟
@@OutOfNamesToChoose This is actually very true; carbon monoxide poisoning became much more of a problem as homes became more well insulated and air tight.
INFACT, there exists a condition related to pet hair in closed spaces, which we only began acquiring as our buildings became more sophisticated; called groomers lung.
Groomers lung is when your lungs fill with pet hairs, and the pet hairs are typically sharp on one side, so they stick inside of your lung tissue.
Imagine having 10 kids and only 6 make it. Truly we live in good days and have much to be thankful for.
My great grandmother had a large family. 2 of her 7 children died in infancy. She died in her mid 90s about 30 years ago. She told me that it was good to have lots of children because you never know how many will actually survive.
Grateful for medical science!
Imagine how much worse outcomes were as a poorer family
My great grandmother had 15 I think 14 made it to adulthood. She lived until she was in her 90s . Tough old lady ! Her daughter, my grandmother had only 1 child . I wonder why 😉
@@dancingnature education.
Dude is still rocking the outfit even out in public. That’s dedication 😎
That's also St. Augustine, so many people there dress in period for tours and historically accurate businesses. Pretty cool place, except in Summer, when the city smells historically accurate from the centuries of horse drawn carriages on the cobblestones and coquina walls.
I live here in St. Augustine. Walking into a bar and running into a room full of period dressed people on break can be a trip. What are all these pirates doing here???
*I was on the redeye flight to Newark in 2014. Five folks on a 747 and as I walked to my seat, there my man was, tricorner hat and all, reading Hemispheres in flight magazine.*
@@leolapennington264 I once saw the Budweiser cart downtown and one of the Clydesdales peed on the road. That was one hell of a flood
i rock my poncho & fedora in public all the time
I love how the historical expert defers to you as "Mr. Townsends". And I can confirm from my grandma's home in Mexico that due to walled-in properties, you could have unlocked doors or no doors at all!
This city is incredible! The Fort is absolutely gorgeous too
Yea down in the historic area and some waterways. . The rest of the city is pretty boring unless your rich . People forget that its not just the Fort and the little alleyways with the hip shops.
@@BeeRumblin13 you have beaches too. I don't think you need to be rich to enjoy St.Augustine I'm middle class and my family regularly vacations there.
vacations are not being a resident, I lived there close to ten years and was never happier than when i got out
Yes by all means visit, it's very cool, just boring & sucky place to live
@@BeeRumblin13 Lived there for most of my life and miss it all the time. You don't have to be rich, but if you love history and the outdoors, you will never be bored!
@@chadgermany Also the St. Augustine Distillery has very good whiskey and so much more
Things I've learned from this and Monday's video: If I suddenly should get catapulted back in time to 18th century America, I should probably try to go to St. Augustine for a higher survival chance. Private water reservoirs just sound so good!
The only issue is the water in Florida tastes _horrendous_ as it’s filtered through the swampy sand.
For the best tasting water, go to Kentucky (or surrounding states), which has an underground cavern system of rivers, all filtered through the world’s largest cache of limestone.
@@TheRealNormanBates *cough* ocean *cough*
Noooooooooo..... Mosquitos were (and still) are one of the biggest killers you want to avoid them at all costs.
I love how you guys really got into this hypothetical problem and try to give me the best survival tips! Love this community!
@@agimagi2158 If you encounter natives be sure to not trade them cheese, apparently they're all lactose intolerant.
It's amazing to see the joy in your face as you listen to Charles narrate the history of the house.
BTW I am spanish and, in the south, they still use "braseros", but they don't use them in the open like Charles said, they put them under a round table with a cloth hanging from the edge all the way to the floor. This traps the heat inside and makes for a very comforting seat in winter nights with the benefit of being a literal cat magnet. These "braseros" that use coal have been decomisioned and substituted by electric ones since the combustion of the coal in a closed environment could lead to carbon monoxide build-up. I still remember deaths on the news not that long ago because of this reason.
I live in virginia so we got field trips to age old places like this including jamestown, all the time. Seeing this stuff in person makes it waaaaaay better
There's a living history museum in St Augustine that's basically a block of land with different buildings like a smith, a woodworker, some houses, etc. Kind of like Jamestown but on a smaller scale because it's right of St George St- which is the main shopping road.
@@jenisedai Similar in Old Salem (Winston-Salem) NC, and Batsto NJ, for folks in those areas.
@@jenisedai Hampton Roads Virginia is kinda the historical Mecca for the United States. You have Jamestown, Williamsburg, Yorktown, the landing site. You can’t throw a rock without hitting something historical.
@@fathead8933 maybe for the English part of American history, but there's a lot of other groups that contributed who aren't represented there and have a greater presence elsewhere in the country.
Do you follow The Jamestown Rediscovery Project?
I love the professionalism and clarity that comes from speaking with a skill curator like that.
Well said. I feel like he'd be so fun to get talking about this stuff over cocktails.
Another thought. All the discussion about the oldest house in the US got me thinking. We throw terms around starting with “The oldest... in America...” Jamestown is often depicted as the oldest, yet St Augustine was half a century old when Jamestown was founded.
But few recognize that Pueblo Bonito in Chaco Canyon in New Mexico could beat both by by a Millenia, and it isn’t the oldest structure out there.
It depends on when you consider "America" to be founded. If by "America" you meant just the United States: Saint Augustine is older than Jamestown but Florida didn't join the US until 1845 so technically Jamestown is the oldest city of the United states even though Saint Augustine was founded long before. Both cities are of course beat by Cholula, Puebla in Mexico which is the oldest city in North America and was founded in BCE times.
@@xena91388 St. Augustine is the oldest city in the U.S.
@@xena91388 Good points. One small correction: Florida "joined" (purchased from Spain) the US as a territory in 1821.
@@porsche911sbs Technically it's really not though. Oldest city founded by European settlers sure but there are older places in the SouthWest that were founded by the Pueblo natives but not considered cities until Spain took over much later.
@@xena91388 good point... are any of those old Indian towns still inhabited that you know of?
The "standing chest of drawers?" in the upstairs parlor is incredible.
I've done a lot of restoration work on the college, in fact on top of the beams that support the roof of the art gallery right next to the initials of the men that built them ( placed there in hand cut nails and date they built it) are mine in modern nails with a date near 100 years later. We found a room that wasn't on the plans covered up with knotty pine slats it had art in it they didn't know was there along with a second set of original plans. There is way more really cool stuff to tell but this is a short forum. Just wanted to share.
Cool! Communication, in a way, with the past.
In a small town out here in Tenn they took down some buildings over 100 years old and found so many things. Sad part was the city just demolished so much history without caring about keeping it for everyone to cherish it all.
Floridian born and raised I've visted St. Auigustine a lot! This house and many more throughout the city are just so fascinating with their history. Loved this video! Close to my heart and home!
John, you might want to make a jaunt to Boston some day. South of Boston is Quincy, the City of Presidents, where two houses sit side-by-side that are right up your alley. They are the Adams Birthplaces, where John and John Quincy Adams were born. The structures date back to the 17th Century and have been restored by the NPS to be as they were when the Adams were there.
Southie is also a ghetto and the dude may get shot for his nifty hat. If you wanna go to a historically relevant place try the north shore like salem or topsfield.
I’ve been there. Very cool.
Awesome episode! I live in Spain, in the historical city center of Toledo, and many of these features can still be seen in homes here.
One thing I love about this channel, is I can virtually visit these historic places, as I'll never be able to visit the US. It costs a lot from here in Australia :)
Yes I feel the same
I’m sorry that you guys can’t see it in person...
I live in the US, and will likely never get to visit this area, either. The richness I garner from video presentations is priceless.
It’s not that much money to visit the USA
Work at an American Summer Camp in the region of your choice.
What an interesting house! I'm from California and have worked in one of the oldest houses here (ca. 1790 Spanish adobe) and it's fascinating to see both the similarities and the differences between these two Spanish colonial areas.
I was thinking the same thing. as a californian a lot of the spanish vocabulary is familiar to me more than the anglo version. how fun! I lived in monterey for a while and loved the old adobes
St. Augustine is a gem in our Florida crown! Standing in the Fort is one of the most surreal experiences.
I visited St. Augustine, but I was too young to understand and appreciate the history and and beauty.
That happened to me when I visited Philadelphia when I was a seven-year old.
I grew up there. It's a tourist trap. Yes, there is history, but you have to look for it. Don't depend on tours.
@@leonardosgood7819 I grew up and still live an hour away there is a lot of tourist BS yes but there is plenty of history if you know where to look. I enjoyed the tour of the hospital, dentist, and oldest house but other than that I just love to walk around outside the tourist trap area (St George Street) and look at the old houses and brick roads and whatnot. The Castillo is awesome I have been more than 10 times and I still love to watch the spanish soldiers load and fire the cannons even at 40 it still brings me joy
As did I, sadly. I would love to go again.
@@sclarin2 I used to fish behind the fort and have climbed the back wall more than once. Jeez, that's been 40 years ago.
Old houses are such a treasure of history.
This almost felt like visiting a museum or heritage site myself. Which is something I really miss during this pandemic.
The way Charles explained everything was so so calming.
So thank you Mr. Townsend for taking us with you on this tour.
Great video! I've really appreciated the videos where you visit these amazing historic sites. There is an older city in the in US than St Augustine. Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico was settled around 1150 and has been inhabited since!
Yes, Acoma! Much older, and also Hopi and Taos Pueblos may be over 1000 years old.
St. Augustine would be the oldest European or Colonial city.
My local church here in England was built in 1070 my local pub in the early 1500s . If you want to see old buildings especially ancient cathedrals Britain has some pretty magnificent ones 😊.
Imagine if the house could tell stories. It's lived through so many different varied periods of history.. I love visiting these types of places!
Even when it’s not a cooking episode I still imagine the scent of nutmeg fills the air. Nutmeg for life!
Is this the NFL I always hear people talking about?
He can now produce his own nutmeg scent because of his high consumption of nutmeg.
Haha
They'll never know!
He keeps a pile of them under his tricorn hat.
Was in an Honors US History course in high school back in the early 2000s and this stuff NEVER was taught. Please do more historical videos like this. Thank you.
Is that you in your avatar pic? You have the cutest cheeks.
I have a feeling that you were in an Honors "Date" Class rather than an actual history class. Actual history hasn't been taught in over 30 years in the American public school system.
My third son loves history. Unless you are fortunate enough to have a history teacher in high school like he did, who taught real history & not from the book, you'll never know the truth until you do some digging yourself. I am a Boomer and my son is 40 yrs younger than me, and he has taught me that many things I learned in school were not the whole truth or were outright lies. You have to teach yourself.
@@dj393 exactly. For example, in school I was taught when WWII started but not why (aside from the invasion of Poland). I mean how did Hitler rise to power. What was the social economic situation. It wasn't until I was out of school nearly 20 years and read a biography of Bonhoeffer that I finally learned these things.
We love St. Augustine and it is a wonderful city with a rich history! Thanks for the video. Hopefully you will visit Pensacola on your travels through Florida (especially since it is technically older than St. Augustine)! We have a lot of contacts in Pensacola and would love to be of assistance to make it happen!
I love that site. I am glad they've done so much to preserve the true history of the house. It covers so many milestones!
Glad the guy mentioned that the house is the oldest in Florida because we have older buildings in Puerto Rico since we were part of the Spanish since 1493 then American since 1898.
and even older in the Southwestern state pueblo
interesting, thanks!
@@Banom7a Yeah, I live nearby and we always clarify that St Augustine is the oldest continuously occupied European settlement in North America- because it isn't the "oldest city" in the country. That honor belongs to the people who were here before the Europeans.
But it wasn’t a city then
@@Thekatedelaney Neither was the one in Florida. Caparra, the first Spanish settlement that Juan Ponce de Leon made, was built in 1508. After he got mad with the courts because they sided with Columbus' family for governorship he left and discovered Florida in 1513.
St Augustine is my king of town! Walking down St George Street is awesome! And close enough to visit on the weekend.
The Basilica of St Augustine is an amazing experience all by itself.
I lived there for 2 months, and went to mass at the Basilica while I was there. It was a great experience.
Charles was an excellent guest. Very knowledgeable and enjoyable to listen to. Another fantastic video from the Townsends. I just wish it was twice as long!
Hi all at Townsends.
Thank you for making me a aware of Tasting History with Max Miller.
I've been binge watching and really enjoying. 👌
Yeah I am hooked on max Miller!
So glad he chose his channel over Disney. Hope he and Jon can do a location colab and Max gets decked out in 18th century garb.
Great channel!
I love these kinds of videos. You introduce us to the most interesting people! Thank you for all that you do. Nutmeg for Life!
This was FABULOUS! Thank you, Mr. Townsend and thank you, Charles!!!! What a treat!
how wonderful to listen to these folks who know the history so well
Main reason I clicked here was to welcome you to Florida. St Augustine easily has the best architecture in the state.
I love this channel so much
This is such a fact. There is absolutely nothing else like it
Me too
Hear, hear!
Very much so. It's like watching the new yankee workshop back in the day
Oh look its a checkmark guy
Was just in saint Augustine it’s a beautiful city and the college and fort is beautiful
I attended Flagler College in 1976-77 - the Hogwarts of the South! Glad you got to see it!
Yes, they is.
When I was attending Flagler College in St. Augustine in the 70's, a real treat was to go into the "old" section to the Spanish Bakery for cookies baked in the old style tradition. The city has grown and changed SO much since then (and not for the better in some cases) - but it was and is a wonderful place with so much to teach us!
My grandparents owned a house that was build in 1752 - it's still standing and functional today. When my grandparents passed away, my cousin moved into the house. Each owner that's owned and lived in the house has their names printed on the owners log, dating way back from when the house was first built. I loved it there when I was a kid. In the early days when the house was built, it actually started out as a church and was later built onto over a period of time. There's an old spring house down over the hill, which still pumps out the freshest water you'll ever taste. From what I remember, the house may have served as a civil war checkpoint used for injured soldiers. The basement area also contains a bomb shelter. I remember spending a lot of time there as a child, but never knew how lucky I was until I got older and matured to love history. The original wooden floors, windows, keys and everything is still there. On occasion, you'll hear footsteps walk across the floor upstairs - we got used to that pretty quick though. Lol
I could listen to this dude talk for hours hes so fascinating!
Much Love From Australia 💖
A continental colonies farmer travels to a Spanish Florida settlement 200 years in the past and finds a man in strange garments and he proceeds to give him a tour.
History has an odd way of remembering people, doesn't it?
I am so happy that you went to St Augustine. My grandmother's family is part of the history of St Augustine. Love visiting the area.
St. Augustine is a beautiful city! Excellent video showcasing the house!
Since you’re in St. Augustine, maybe you could do a second video on the fort and other historic parts of the city.
Truth Castillo San Marcos and the old Spanish town are full of history
So interesting!! It would be cool if you did other tours of old houses. There are so many!! Thanks again!!
I'd love to see you take a trip to Rockport, MA to see the 17th century house built on a rock. Yes, its foundation is a humongous, flat boulder, and it's quite thrilling to be inside during a storm!
The house is amazing, love to hear about all the different uses this building has had over the centuries. Love your channel, I’m always learning something new and interesting.
I lived in Jacksonville for several years and took regular trips to St. Augustine. Although it was prior to my interest in American history, I thoroughly enjoyed the city. I hope it doesn't sound funny, but the town has a good "vibe"...
I agree. St. Augustine has great energy, even in the depths of a muggy, scorching Florida summer. I especially love it around Christmas time. It really radiates then.
I’m in jax and also visit at augie on the regular.
What do you mean about the "vibe" ?
Thank you, Jon, for a look at the 18th century from a different area and perspective!
great interview, lovely insights. this channel never disappoints
Another fantastic video. Townsend does it again!!! Thank you.
Another great informational video. Would love to visit this one day!
You are the history teacher I wish I had. You are a treasure to us all.
I love this channel and live in St. Augustine, a few miles from the historic downtown. The Oldest House is one of my favorite places! You've done a beautiful job with this episode! Thank you :)
I found this channel a year ago and I absolutely love watching it/ trying the meals. It's so soothing to watch too.
Moved a few minutes outside of downtown. Wonderful historical city.
I was waiting for Ryan to pop his head out of the tap room.
Thank you for this episode. Very enjoyable & educational. From a historical foodie who's a retired architect.
I adore your videos like this. Great job!
Great episode! I love the history episodes as much as the cooking episodes!
What an interesting history! Thank you for posting this. Jon is an excellent interviewer - he lets the other person talk.
I really love this channel. So informative and interesting. Cheers!
Very interesting episode, thank you so much!
This is the best timing! I’m heading to Saint Augustine this summer!
Watching from the UK like “that’s a new build dude!”😅
It is said that the difference between the Americans and the British is that the British are amused that Americans think 200 years is a long time, and Americans are amused that the British think 200 miles is a long distance. 😄
@@luisaymerich9675 - love it!
Thanks for coming to Florida! We appreciate your tourism and support of our history!
Wow. So much knowledge being shared in this video. Thank you! This is a unique history lesson.
I am having so much fun learning historical facts on these TH-cam channels. More fun than from a book.
You might enjoy the book Maria by Eugenia Price about St. Augustine and the house.
My home turf is on the Townsends channel!
Such nourishing historical content and humble at the same time! Love the Townsends
Love this channel! Great content!
The oldest claims are kind of dubious, but the buildings and fort are pretty cool. Loved going there as a kid.
Officially it's the oldest continuously occupied European settlement in North America. It is older than any British settlement in what is now the US, but MUCH younger than indigenous cities.
Fascinating content
Wow! This is awesome, I literally visited this House a month after this video was uploaded. I had no idea that Townsends visited and filmed there before I went. Great video as always! 🏡
Florida was my childhood. St. Augustine is such a beautiful place 😊😊😊
You know, I was super confused as to why they were standing so far away from each other in each shot and then, "Oh yeah, pandemic. Right. Well, good that they're be responsible."
And many of us just do that so as to not impinge on other people's space.
Another great video from you guys! My family and I are going to Saint Augustine for summer vacation this year, I am excited!
This channel and crew are a gift to people who care what happened before they were born. I can’t wait for my kids to get old enough to enjoy and appreciate this channel. Thanks for doing this!
I'm in the city on vacation right now. What a coincidence!
It does feel very weird being from the UK, the house I'm living in now is older than the oldest house in florida, my neighbours house is older than mine. The oldest one near me it's about 5 minute walk away is from 1100 it's a beautiful old fortified Manor house, but yeah so much history around me that I always forget about. I feel like I'm bragging I'm not trying too, although my house is older and thereby a lot draftier than yours doesn't sound a great thing.
i live not far from ahouse built more than 1000 yers ago these vidoes are pretty bad because they only talk about eurpean history but native americans have been in america thousands of years and have many buildings scattered around hat are at least a thousand years old
@@SKULLKR3W wow the native Americans built houses? Sorry i am ignorant of a lot of Native American history.
I know what you mean, the house I grew up in is named in the Doomsday records.
Also, seemingly every church down my way has Saxon elements.
What a delight! Thank you!!! Love this presentation very much!
So interesting. Thanks to both of you for this tour!
I wish I could've been to st Augustine at that time too! Darn it
Pretty cool to see the project house of generations of people of different backgrounds still standing today.
Hi! Just wanted to say I love your profile pic and name :)
@@agimagi2158 Thanks :) I didnt make the picture but I forgot where I got it from.
This was such a great video to watch. Thank you!
I just loved this. Thank you. Your channel is awesome
smh...I swear Townsends always surprises me...Cheers Jon !
The oldest building in my city is from 10BC. In the cathedral tombs are the remains of 8 holy Roman Emperors and German Kings.
Bamberg or nearby?
@@Carol-Bell Speyer
@@michaelwolf8781 What building is 2031 years old in your city? If you’re talking about Speyer Cathedral that is actually 11th century (over 1000 years after 10BC).
@@tamaracarter1836 oops. Scared him off with facts. He must be a socialist.
@@bearblackhawk9362 I don’t know about that... I was just very sceptical seeing as there are *very* few buildings here in Europe (still standing) that are of such an age. For example my local city in South-West England (called “Bath, Somerset”), has one of the best preserved Roman Baths in the world (constructed 1950 years ago), yet cannot really be described as a “building” in the traditional sense because it’s effectively a ruin. Although saying that, just south of me stands a Neolithic chambered tomb called “West Kennet Long Barrow” which was constructed over 5670 years ago - and yet still stands!
Great video as always Townends! I hope this traveling miniseries takes you as far west as New Mexico and/or SoCal!
I love watching your shows and I received the catalog in the mail last month. It's AMAZING with so many great products.
Wow more awesome content
So John Hudson blew through Joseph's widow's money. How nice. I wonder what her journal would have looked like lol
That is a real prize. Thanks for the look and showing the different styles
Thank you for this wonderful video. Love your channel. Well done!
I had never heard of the Spanish Exodus from Florida before. What a fraught time period that would have been!