National Historic Landmark · homestead · Cross Creek, Florida

Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan, House and Farm Yard

State park in Florida, United States in Cross Creek, Florida. Built 1970. Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.

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What it is

Wikipedia · Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park is a Florida State Park and historic site located on the former homestead of Pulitzer Prize-winning Florida author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1896–1953). A National Historic Landmark, it is located in Cross Creek, Florida, between Ocala and Gainesville at 18700 South County Road 325.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address18700 South County Rd. 325, Cross Creek, FL
CountyAlachua County
ListedSep 29, 1970
Reference number70000176
Built1970
Type of placehomestead, historic site, Florida state park
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources2 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address18700 South County Rd. 325, Cross Creek, FL
Websitefloridastateparks.org/park/Marjorie-Kinnan-Rawlings
Coordinates29.48169, -82.16000 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitFort Matanzas National Monument · 58 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyLake Shore Group Camp 21 mi · Fore Lake Campground 21 mi · Lake Delancy West Campground 23 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

Explore

Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 70000176. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.