National Register of Historic Places

Rosemary Cemetery

Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida
Listed
November 16, 2003
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
03001143

About this property

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. 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. On November 16, 2003, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places after Uzi Baram, anthropology professor at New College of Florida and Susan Lynn White, Sarasota County Archaeologist, surveyed and documented the cemetery. The City of Sarasota updated signage for the cemetery, using Baram's suggestions as Director of the New College Public Archaeology Lab, in 2014 Sarasota County listings at National Register of Historic Places Rosemary Project: Sarasota's Living and Dead History at New College of Florida faculty link for Uzi Baram

Location

851 Central Ave.
Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida
27.34529, -82.54330

Categories

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When was Rosemary Cemetery listed on the National Register?

Rosemary Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 16, 2003.

What type of historic resource is Rosemary Cemetery?

Rosemary Cemetery is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Rosemary Cemetery?

The period of significance for Rosemary Cemetery is recorded as the listed era.

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