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Built in 1883 by the eccentric Boston millionaire Franklin W. Smith as his winter home, Villa Zorayda was inspired by the 12th-century Moorish Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain. (Wikipedia)
Circa 1904. "Zorayda Club, King Street, St. Augustine, Florida." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Don't let the xenophobes look too closely:
The saying, "There is no conqueror but God", the same phrase reproduced in the tracery of the Alhambra, is inscribed in Arabic script above the entrance.
Now anyone can have a look inside. See for yourself:
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