Swearingen House SE7th St, Gainesville, Fla
N 29° 38.987 W 082° 19.067
17R E 372453 N 3280705
Another beautiful painted lady from the Southside Historic District of Gainesville, Fla
Waymark Code: WM3782
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 02/21/2008
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The Camellia Rose Inn is a beautiful 1903 Queen Anne home, originally known as Swearingen House, as built for Thomas J. Swearingen. Swearingen, who owned one of the first automobile dealerships in Gainesville, lived in the original house (which featured a one-story kitchen in a detached building behind the main house) for fifteen years.
In 1918, Gainesville Grocer George A. Dell purchased the house, and three years later it was sold to Hal C. Batey, a wholesale grocer who would later become mayor of Gainesville.
The house was next bought in 1957 by Dr. Oliver Austin, former Curator of Birds at the Florida State Museum. During this time many changes were made to the house, and in 1978 new owners Mark and Mary Barrow restored the old Swearingen House.
Public/Private: Public/Bed&Breakfest
Year Built: 1903
Web Address: [Web Link]
Tours Available?: Not listed
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