A 1764 Spanish map describes the structure at this site as a “house of boards” owned by Lorenzo Gómez, who had a wife, Catarina Perdomo, and three children.

[2] The Gómez House was incorporated into the city of St. Augustine's living history museum, known as San Agustín Antiguo.

It provided a good example of board and batten construction commonly used in the 18th century and was meant to show a typical home of a foot soldier (Lorenzo Gómez) and his family.

During the age of San Agustín Antiguo, the Gómez House displayed reproduction goods and barrels.

[4] For more information on the sites included in San Agustín Antiguo, see the St. Augustine Town Plan Historic District, a document provided by the National Park Service.