Dezell House - Greensboro, FL
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N 30° 33.998 W 084° 44.653
16R E 716345 N 3383742
Located at 328 East 8th St.Greensboro,Fla.
Waymark Code: WM7BNV
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 10/01/2009
Views: 2
"The Dezell House was built in 1912 by James A. and Margaret Leila Maggie Shepard Dezell. This house, with its Prairie Style architecture and Arts and Crafts features, was their family home for 46 years. James A. Dezell (1867-1937) was born in Chicago, moving from southwestern Missouri to Gadsden County in 1886. James and Maggie, a Gadsden County native, married on September 13, 1893. Between 1894 and 1903 they had three sons and two daughters. James and his father, Samuel A. Dezell, were builders. They constructed the Samuel Dezell family house in Mt. Pleasant in 1886. James A. Dezell was the first mayor of the Town of Greensboro, serving several terms following the first organizational meeting on August 13, 1908. The most distinctive aspects of this houses construction are its closeness to the ground rather than sitting on piers, fine craftsmanship, and windows set in dormers that crown the roofline on each main roof slope and provide light for a skylight in the entry hall. Dezell was evidently very confident in materials and techniques he chose for the house."
Taken From Historic Marker in front of House:http://www.flheritage.com/preservation/markers/markers.cfm?ID=gadsden
Street address: 328 East 8th St Greensboro, Fla. US 32330
County / Borough / Parish: Gadsden
Year listed: 2006
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Person, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Historic function: Domestic
Current function: Domestic
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Privately owned?: Not Listed
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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