Rosemary Cemetery
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Location | Sarasota, Florida |
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Coordinates | 27°20′42″N 82°32′37″W / 27.34500°N 82.54361°WCoordinates: 27°20′42″N 82°32′37″W / 27.34500°N 82.54361°W |
Built | 1886 |
NRHP reference No. | 03001143[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 16, 2003 |
The Rosemary Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Sarasota, Florida. The cemetery is located at the northwest corner of the original plat of the town of Sarasota.[2]
History[]
The cemetery was acquired by the town of Sarasota in 1903. The cemetery is a significant indicator of the early settlement as it is the first public cemetery in Sarasota and the oldest extant man-made landscape feature in the city.[1]
On November 16, 2003, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Notable burials[]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Rosemary Cemetery". Sarasota History Alive. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ^ "John Hamilton Gillespie". Sarasota History Alive!. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
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External links[]
- Sarasota County listings at National Register of Historic Places
- Rosemary Cemetery Project at New College of Florida - Faculty and Staff Websites
Categories:
- National Register of Historic Places in Sarasota County, Florida
- Buildings and structures in Sarasota, Florida
- Protected areas of Sarasota County, Florida
- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida
- 1886 establishments in Florida
- Sarasota County, Florida Registered Historic Place stubs