The Roser Park Historic District is a U.S.historic district (designated as such on April 1, 1998) located in St. Petersburg, Florida. The district is bounded by 5th and 9th Streets S, and 6th and 11th Avenues S. It contains 146 historic buildings.
Roser Park was developed in the early years of the 20th century by wealthy developer Charles Roser.[1]
Historyedit
Born in Elryia, Ohio in 1864, Charles Martin Roser foresaw the opportunities that came with purchasing land in Florida during the land boom. He believed that this location would draw the northerners, who lived in very cold climates most of the year, to the warm and sunny climate of what is now Roser Park, FL. It is rumored by some residents that Charles Roser earned fame and fortune by inventing the Fig Newton cookie, selling his recipe and baking process to The National Biscuit Company (Nabisco). Nabisco has stated that they have no record of Charles Roser, and evidence strongly suggests the cookie originated in Newton Massachusetts, for which it is named.
In 1910, Roser and his wife, Ruth, came to St. Petersburg to establish himself as a developer of this land. His first projects in Florida included the Palm and Poinsettia Hotels, Mound Park Hospitals home for nurses, and Mercy Hospital for black residents. In 1911, he broke ground on the Roser Park development, originally purchasing land from C.D. Hammond, J.P. Lynch, and Alex Linn to get started. From there, he expanded the development from 60 to 80 lots, then began purchasing and renovating subdivisions in the surrounding areas.
One of the last things that Charles Roser built before he died in 1937 was the Royal Palm Hotel in 1923, which was located on 5th St S in St. Petersburg.[2]
The historic home located at 682 ROSER PARK DR S, ST PETERSBURG, FL 33701 was named “House Beautiful” by Charles Roser. This home sits on top of the hill with a view of Booker Creek. Owned by Gary M Guthrie for 25 years, he hired Aaron Hunt and Rob Johnson of Avalon Group Real Estate Agents to sell this home which sold on March 29, 2019, to the buyer Christienne M Valone.[3]
Referencesedit
^Boatwright, Josh (April 19, 2014). "Hilly and hidden, St. Pete's Roser Park opens its doors". TBO. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
^"Roser Builds His Vision". Historic Roser Park. Historic Roser Park Neighborhood Association. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
^"Realist: Direct report error". prd.realist.com. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
External linksedit
Pinellas County listings at National Register of Historic Places
January 01, 1970
roser, park, historic, district, historic, district, designated, such, april, 1998, located, petersburg, florida, district, bounded, streets, 11th, avenues, contains, historic, buildings, national, register, historic, placesu, historic, districtshow, floridash. The Roser Park Historic District is a U S historic district designated as such on April 1 1998 located in St Petersburg Florida The district is bounded by 5th and 9th Streets S and 6th and 11th Avenues S It contains 146 historic buildings Roser Park Historic DistrictU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S Historic districtShow map of FloridaShow map of the United StatesLocationSt Petersburg FloridaCoordinates27 45 35 N 82 38 31 W 27 75972 N 82 64194 W 27 75972 82 64194Area270 acres 1 1 km2 NRHP reference No 98000295Added to NRHPApril 1 1998 Roser Park was developed in the early years of the 20th century by wealthy developer Charles Roser 1 History editBorn in Elryia Ohio in 1864 Charles Martin Roser foresaw the opportunities that came with purchasing land in Florida during the land boom He believed that this location would draw the northerners who lived in very cold climates most of the year to the warm and sunny climate of what is now Roser Park FL It is rumored by some residents that Charles Roser earned fame and fortune by inventing the Fig Newton cookie selling his recipe and baking process to The National Biscuit Company Nabisco Nabisco has stated that they have no record of Charles Roser and evidence strongly suggests the cookie originated in Newton Massachusetts for which it is named In 1910 Roser and his wife Ruth came to St Petersburg to establish himself as a developer of this land His first projects in Florida included the Palm and Poinsettia Hotels Mound Park Hospitals home for nurses and Mercy Hospital for black residents In 1911 he broke ground on the Roser Park development originally purchasing land from C D Hammond J P Lynch and Alex Linn to get started From there he expanded the development from 60 to 80 lots then began purchasing and renovating subdivisions in the surrounding areas One of the last things that Charles Roser built before he died in 1937 was the Royal Palm Hotel in 1923 which was located on 5th St S in St Petersburg 2 The historic home located at 682 ROSER PARK DR S ST PETERSBURG FL 33701 was named House Beautiful by Charles Roser This home sits on top of the hill with a view of Booker Creek Owned by Gary M Guthrie for 25 years he hired Aaron Hunt and Rob Johnson of Avalon Group Real Estate Agents to sell this home which sold on March 29 2019 to the buyer Christienne M Valone 3 References edit Boatwright Josh April 19 2014 Hilly and hidden St Pete s Roser Park opens its doors TBO Retrieved July 7 2016 Roser Builds His Vision Historic Roser Park Historic Roser Park Neighborhood Association Retrieved March 19 2020 Realist Direct report error prd realist com Retrieved November 22 2021 External links editPinellas County listings at National Register of Historic Places Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roser Park Historic District amp oldid 1169453045, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
