Intendencia Street

Marker #7

Intendencia Street Architecture
Charbonier Home - 335 E Intendencia
Rosique House - 311 E Intendencia Street

East Intendencia Street

East Intendencia Street is one of the best-preserved early streets in Pensacola. The majority of the houses are Gulf Coast Creole Cottages and shotgun frame vernacular houses, built from 1810 to 1900. The Creole Cottages are the earliest, and feature side facing gables, inset front porches, raised foundations, and two or four room plans. Some of these early cottages were two-family houses, having two doors facing the street. French Creole settlers brought this architectural style from the West Indies via New Orleans and it is unique to areas in which this group settled. The later shotgun style houses featured a front facing gable, small front porch, and narrow rectangular plan.

335 E Intendencia Charbonier Home

Charbonier Home prior to restoration, date unknown, UWF Historic Trust

The Charbonier Home was built in 1885 by Antonie Charbonier, a French immigrant who went on to become a leading merchant in Pensacola. The Charbonier family lived in the house until the 1940s. The house is an excellent example of a Gulf Coast Cottage of the period.

311 E Intendencia Street Rosique House

Rosique House, 2022, UWF Historic Trust

The Rosique House is a fine example of a Gulf Coast Creole Cottage, a popular vernacular architectural type. Joseph Rosique constructed the house around 1830.