St. Augustine Florida - Museum - 4k walking tour

Located at the heart of historic St. Augustine, the Lightner Museum occupies the former Hotel Alcazar, a Gilded Age resort hotel commissioned by Standard Oil executive Henry Flagler. Completed in 1888, the magnificent Spanish Renaissance Revival building was designed by the prominent architecture firm of Carrère and Hastings.
The Hotel Alcazar closed permanently after the winter season of 1931. The shuttered building was ultimately purchased by Midwestern magazine publisher and collector, Otto C. Lightner (1887-1950).
Born in Norwich, Kansas, Lightner was a major advocate for hobbies in the United States through his publication, Hobbies-The Magazine for Collectors. In 1934, Lightner opened a unique museum in Chicago dedicated to hobbies and collecting. The museum primarily featured artwork and furnishings purchased by Lightner from Chicago’s grandest Gilded Age mansions during the Great Depression, but he also encouraged hobbyists to donate their collections for display.
Following a stay in Florida at the Hotel Ponce de Leon in 1946, Lightner purchased the former Hotel Alcazar to serve as the permanent home for his eclectic collection. The new Lightner Museum of Hobbies opened to the public in 1948.

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