Designed for entertainment, relaxation and grandeur, Flagler's hotel incorporated all of the modern conveniences of the time, including electricity, running water, and a Thomas Edison clock, one of the first ever to be used in a public space. The Ponce de Leon is also home to the largest collection of Louis Comfort Tiffany stained glass windows, with over 79 windows decorating the Dining Hall, which is included on the tour.
Skip to main content. Toggle navigation. Augustine SR to I St. Flagler College. Share this:. Get Directions. This is not an exercise in free speech, this is an opportunity to educate. We are not promoting a political agenda, we are promoting the city's history through a practical and factual teaching method". Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach. CCPVB is a non-profit c 3 arts organization located in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida dedicated to providing a place for everyone in the Jacksonville region to create, understand and experience the arts.
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Built in honor of Dr. JoAnn Crisp-Ellert and her husband, Dr. Robert Ellert, the Crisp-Ellert Art Museum offers Flagler College students and the Northeast Florida community a venue for fostering knowledge and a deep appreciation of contemporary art. As an educational resource for the College, the Museum exhibits regional, national and international artists, and provides opportunities for critical engagement and exposure to a variety of exhibitions and personal interactions with visiting artists.
The Museum challenges students, the Flagler community and the public to cultivate individual creativity, critical reflection, historical consciousness and respect for the free exchange of ideas. In this spirit, the Museum also hosts public programs, including artist talks, readings, panel discussions and film series that provide a platform for vital interdisciplinary dialogue. The general purpose of this corporation [EMMA] is to stimulate interest in classical music throughout St.
Johns County, FL and to encourage interest in and to provide opportunities in classical music for the youth of the county. During the Depression, the federal government sponsored arts programs at the property that were attended by Robert Frost, Ernest Hemingway and Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. One of the few Flagler hotels to survive the Great Depression, the property was commandeered by the U.
Coast Guard during the Second World War for use as a training center. The hotel and city are considered the birthplace of the Coast Guard Reserve. Several thousand recruits received their training here, including the celebrated African-American artist Jacob Lawrence.
The twin towers were originally storage tanks designed to supply the hotel with running water. One of the towers was converted and used as a brig by the Coast Guard. During the early Civil Rights Movement, the hotel dining room was the scene for a sit-in, the first major demonstration in St. Four years later, the hotel would become the showpiece of the newly established Flagler College. The school would spend millions of dollars restoring the building to its original glory.
The historic hotel, now a dormitory for female students, is open for public tours. A tour of the college enables you to journey back to the Gilded Age and experience an opulent turn-of-the-century hotel. Reservations are not required, but you should arrive at least 20 minutes before one of the scheduled twice-daily tours, which are led by student guides. These tours highlight the architectural heritage of this designated national landmark.
Next is the grand lobby and rotunda where they will look up into a foot domed ceiling supported by eight oak caryatids hand carved with robed women, each slightly different from the next; these figures are copies of those in the temple of Diana in Greece.
The Rotunda features an intricate mosaic floor and walls adorned with elaborate paintings and murals by George Maynard. Guests will move on to the dining room where the stained glass windows stream light onto the beautifully hand painted murals on the walls and ceilings.
The floor-to-ceiling windows in the fourth-floor parlor over the Rotunda offer magnificent panoramic views of St. George Street or in the lobby gift shop. The college offers discounts for children, senior citizens and military personnel. The first year program integrates new students into the intellectual, cultural, and social life of the college, introduces students to a challenging academic community in which they engage in active learning, and fosters a collaborative campus environment in which students receive personalized support from faculty, staff and administrators.
Every college department promotes these goals and is dedicated to working together to ensure that during their first year Flagler students become active, vital members of the college community. Flagler College is consistently recognized by a variety of respected publications and journals as being one of the best college values in the nation.
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