Flagler College to commemorate Hotel Ponce de Leon through memories

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The former Hotel Ponce de Leon is now the home of Flagler College.

ST. AUGUSTINE, FL (03/01/2012)(readMedia)-- In 1888, railroad pioneer Henry Flagler built the Hotel Ponce de Leon, his first in a series of luxury resorts along Florida's east coast in St. Augustine. As the 125th anniversary of the grand hotel approaches, Flagler College, the landmark's resident since 1968, is hoping to preserve the memories of the former Hotel Ponce de Leon.

If you ever worked or visited the Ponce while it was operating as a hotel or simply have a story to tell about the masterpiece of Spanish Renaissance architecture and the first major poured-in-place concrete building in the United States, Flagler College would like to talk with you. Flagler College history students will conduct interviews and recordings will be maintained in the college's archives.

If you're interested in sharing your story, please contact Laura Stevenson Dumas, Director of College Relations at 904-819-6205 or at LStevenson@flagler.edu.

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Flagler College is an independent, four-year, comprehensive baccalaureate college located in St. Augustine, Fla. The college offers 24 majors, 29 minors and two pre-professional programs, the largest majors being business, education and communication. Small by intent, Flagler College has an enrollment of about 2,500 students, as well as a satellite campus at Tallahassee Community College in Tallahassee, Fla. U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review regularly feature Flagler as a college that offers quality education at a relatively low cost; tuition is $22,500, including room and board. A relatively young institution (founded in 1968), Flagler College is also noted for the historic beauty of its campus. The main building is Ponce de Leon Hall, built in 1887 as a luxury resort by Henry Flagler, who co-founded the Standard Oil Company with John D. Rockefeller. For more on Flagler College, visit www.flagler.edu.

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