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New page: thumb|right|200px|Quina House Museum The '''Desiderio Quina House Museum''' (or '''Quina House''') is a historic residence located at 204 South [[Al...
[[Image:DesiderioQuinaHouseMuseum.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Quina House Museum]]
The '''Desiderio Quina House Museum''' (or '''Quina House''') is a historic residence located at 204 South [[Alcaniz Street]] that dates back to about 1810 and is Pensacola's oldest building still in its original location. It was constructed of three kinds of wood (pine, cypress and oak) and features an apron roof with a double chimney of locally made brick.<ref>"History Walks." ''Pensacola News Journal'', September 7, 2007.</ref> It is named for its earliest known resident, [[Desiderio Quina]], who purchased the home in [[1821]] and operated a nearby [[Quina Apothecary|apothecary]].
The building was purchased in 1966 for $7,000<ref>[http://www.escpa.org/Detail_a.aspx?s=000S009001030143 Escambia County Property Appraiser's site]</ref> and opened as a tourist attraction in the early 1970s. Owned and maintained by the [[Pensacola Historic Preservation Society]], the museum is furnished by artifacts from the [[Wikipedia:Federal architecture|Federal period]] through the late [[Wikipedia:Victorian architecture|Victorian period]].
==See also==
*[[Quina South House]]
==References==
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[[Category:Historic homes]] [[Category:Museums]]
The '''Desiderio Quina House Museum''' (or '''Quina House''') is a historic residence located at 204 South [[Alcaniz Street]] that dates back to about 1810 and is Pensacola's oldest building still in its original location. It was constructed of three kinds of wood (pine, cypress and oak) and features an apron roof with a double chimney of locally made brick.<ref>"History Walks." ''Pensacola News Journal'', September 7, 2007.</ref> It is named for its earliest known resident, [[Desiderio Quina]], who purchased the home in [[1821]] and operated a nearby [[Quina Apothecary|apothecary]].
The building was purchased in 1966 for $7,000<ref>[http://www.escpa.org/Detail_a.aspx?s=000S009001030143 Escambia County Property Appraiser's site]</ref> and opened as a tourist attraction in the early 1970s. Owned and maintained by the [[Pensacola Historic Preservation Society]], the museum is furnished by artifacts from the [[Wikipedia:Federal architecture|Federal period]] through the late [[Wikipedia:Victorian architecture|Victorian period]].
==See also==
*[[Quina South House]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Historic homes]] [[Category:Museums]]