Plaza Ferdinand Vii
United States historic place in Pensacola, Florida. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Plaza Ferdinand VII is an outdoor garden and park in the Historic Pensacola Village area of downtown Pensacola, Florida. It is located on Palafox Street between Government and Zaragoza Streets. It was named after Ferdinand VII of Spain, the King of Spain between 1813 and 1833. A National Historic Landmark, it is the site of the formal transfer of Florida to United States jurisdiction in 1821.
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The record
| Property type | Site |
| Address | Palafox St. between Government and Zaragossa Sts., Pensacola, FL |
| County | Escambia County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Reference number | 66000264 |
| Type of place | park |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 sites |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Palafox St. between Government and Zaragossa Sts., Pensacola, FL |
| Coordinates | 30.40924, -87.21392 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Gulf Islands National Seashore · 6 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Naval Live Oaks Youth Group Camping 5 mi · Fort Pickens Campground 7 mi · Fort Pickens Group Campground 7 mi |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000264. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.