By Linda Tancs
The historic Hotel Alcazar building in downtown St. Augustine, Florida, is an 1887 Spanish Renaissance Revival-style building listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Once a Gilded Age resort hotel commissioned by Standard Oil executive Henry Flagler, it’s now home to the Lightner Museum, founded by Chicago publisher, collector and professional hobbyist Otto C. Lightner. He created the museum to share his extensive and eclectic collection with the public, ranging from ornate Gilded Age furniture and American Brilliant Era cut glass to vintage typewriters and whimsical curiosities. Located on King Street, the facility is open daily.


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