Bailey House
N 29° 39.768 W 082° 19.848
17R E 371209 N 3282162
This historical marker about the Bailey House is located at the former home of Major James B. Bailey, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, in Gainesville, Florida.
Waymark Code: WM67VD
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 04/19/2009
Views: 31
The marker text reads as follows:
This is one of the oldest houses in the city of Gainesville. It was constructed about 1850 by Major James B. Bailey, a prominent citizen of Alachua County. Bailey was a leading proponent of moving the county seat away from Newnansville to a new place, later known as Gainesville, part of which was to be located on his own plantation. The Bailey House was entered in the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. Although it has been slightly altered during its existence, Major Bailey's house survives as a good example of the Antebellum domestic architecture of this area.
Marker Number: F-302
Date: 1982
County: Alachua
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: The Bailey House in cooperation with Department of State.
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