Rosewood (Asa May House)
N 30° 25.055 W 083° 54.649
17R E 220382 N 3368656
Pre-Civil War "Carpenter Classic" style farmhouse.
Waymark Code: WM9FEJ
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 08/13/2010
Views: 22
This excellent example of a "Carpenter Classic" style farmhouse was probably built c. 1836 for Burwell McBride shortly after he moved to Jefferson County from South Carolina. He was the grandfather of Margaret McBride who married Asa May, a wealthy cotton planter. Asa and his wife received the house and land from Margaret's father in 1848. May was one of the wealthiest planters in North Florida, at one time owning more than 3,000 acres of land in Jefferson County alone. Rosewod was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
Marker Number: F-358
Date: 1995
County: Jefferson
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: Florida Heritage Landmark sponsored by the Florida Department of State
Website: Not listed
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