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{{Short description|Cemetery in Florida, USA}}
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| name = Rosemary Cemetery
| name = Rosemary Cemetery
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| image = Sarasota FL Rosemary Cem01.jpg
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| location = [[Sarasota, Florida|Sarasota]], [[Sarasota County, Florida]]
| location = [[Sarasota, Florida]]
| coordinates = {{coord|27|20|42|N|82|32|37|W|region:US-FL_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| lat_degrees = 27
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| refnum = 03001143<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a|dateform=mdy}}</ref>
| lat_seconds = 42
| lat_direction = N
| built = 1886
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| added = November 16, 2003
| long_degrees = 82
| long_minutes = 32
| long_seconds = 37
| long_direction = W
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| locmapin = Florida
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| built = 1886
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| added = November 16, 2003
| governing_body = Local government
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The '''Rosemary Cemetery''' is a historic [[cemetery]] in [[Sarasota, Florida|Sarasota]], [[Florida]], [[United States]]. It is located at 851 Central Avenue. On November 16, 2003, it was added to the [[United States|U.S.]] [[National Register of Historic Places]].
The '''Rosemary Cemetery''' is a historic [[cemetery]] in [[Sarasota, Florida|Sarasota]], [[Florida]]. The cemetery is located at the northwest corner of the original plat of the town <!--BEFORE Sarasota became a city-->of Sarasota.<ref name="ksa">{{cite web| url=http://www.sarasotahistoryalive.com/history/buildings/rosemary-cemetery/ |title=Rosemary Cemetery |website=Sarasota History Alive |accessdate=June 25, 2018}}</ref>

==History==
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.<ref name="nris"/>

On November 16, 2003, it was added to the [[United States|U.S.]] [[National Register of Historic Places]].

== Notable burials ==

* [[Owen Burns (developer)|Owen Burns]], businessman and community leader
*[[John Hamilton Gillespie]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=John Hamilton Gillespie|url=http://www.sarasotahistoryalive.com/history/markers/john-hamilton-gillespie/|access-date=2021-05-10|website=Sarasota History Alive!|language=en-US}}</ref> Sarasota's first mayor


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Find a Grave cemetery}}
* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/FL/Sarasota/state2.html Sarasota County listings] at [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com National Register of Historic Places]
* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/FL/Sarasota/state2.html Sarasota County listings] at [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com National Register of Historic Places]
* [http://faculty.ncf.edu/Baram/archaeology/Rosemaryproject.htm Rosemary Cemetery Project] at [http://faculty.ncf.edu New College of Florida - Faculty and Staff Websites]
* [http://faculty.ncf.edu/Baram/archaeology/Rosemaryproject.htm Rosemary Cemetery Project] at [http://faculty.ncf.edu New College of Florida - Faculty and Staff Websites]

* [http://www.sarasotagov.com/LivingInSarasota/Contents/PublicWorks/PublicWorksHistoricCemetery.html Rosemary Cemetery] at [http://www.sarasotagov.com/index2.html City of Sarasota]
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[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Sarasota County, Florida]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Sarasota County, Florida]]
[[Category:Sarasota, Florida]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Sarasota, Florida]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Sarasota County, Florida]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Sarasota County, Florida]]
[[Category:Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida]]

[[Category:1886 establishments in Florida]]

[[Category:Cemeteries established in the 1880s]]
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Latest revision as of 13:30, 25 December 2023

Rosemary Cemetery
Rosemary Cemetery is located in Florida
Rosemary Cemetery
Rosemary Cemetery is located in the United States
Rosemary Cemetery
StandortSarasota, Florida
Coordinates27°20′42″N 82°32′37″W / 27.34500°N 82.54361°W / 27.34500; -82.54361
Built1886
NRHP reference No.03001143[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 16, 2003

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.[2]

History

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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.[1]

On November 16, 2003, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Notable burials

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Rosemary Cemetery". Sarasota History Alive. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  3. ^ "John Hamilton Gillespie". Sarasota History Alive!. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
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