De Mesa-Sánchez House

Owners during this time included William Walton, head of an export company in New York City, the British crown, and Joseph Stout.

Bath, the building was completely remodeled to resemble a typical 18th century rural northern Spanish inn, and was opened to the public in July 1959.

[3] The St. Augustine Restoration Inc. acquired the De Mesa-Sánchez House and its contents in 1965 from Mr. and Mrs. Bath for $115,000, the largest property transaction to date in the history of the organization.

[5] It was restored and was part of San Agustín Antiguo, the Preservation Board's 18th century living history museum.

[1] From March through September 1977, a field school from Florida State University led by Kathleen Deagan conducted an archaeological excavation at the De Mesa-Sánchez House, thanks to a grant provided by the National Park Service.