style of the hotel. Tina Guarano Davis painted the Moorish-style woodwork in the hotel lobby. The Casa Monica sign on the Cordova Street side of the hotel covers over an earlier sign for the St. Johns County Courthouse. State historic preservation officials told them to preserve the courthouse sign, so they covered it rather than removing it. The huge flagpole on top of the hotel is actually a lightning rod. Present day Today the Casa Monica Hotel operates as part of the Kessler Collection headquartered in Orlando, Florida. References External links Casa Monica Hotel - St. Augustine Hotel Kessler Collection - Kessler Collection Historic Hotels of America National Trust - Historic Hotels of America Preferred Hotels - Preferred Hotels David Nolan, Fifty Feet in Paradise: The Booming of Florida (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1984). Hotels established in 1888 Hotels in Florida Moorish Revival architecture in Florida Spanish Revival architecture in Florida Buildings and structures in St. Augustine, Florida Railway hotels in the United States 1888 establishments in Florida Autograph Collection Hotels Hotels in the Jacksonville metropolitan area Historic Hotels of America