Florida's History Through Its Places

Historical Sites

Greenwood. ERWIN HOUSE. Fort Rd. E of Fl. 71. c. 1840. Frame Vernacular. 2 stories, clapboarding, front veranda. Built by John A. Syfrett with lumber shipped from Apalachicola. Antebellum stage stop. Private. N.R. 1974.

Greenwood. GREAT OAKS (Bryan Mansion). S of Jct. of Fl. 69 and Fl. 71. 1857-1861. Greek Revival. 2 stories, 2-story, full-width portico with fluted Doric columns. Main house of Great Oaks, an antebellum plantation which acquired its name from a row of live oaks lining the road in front of it. Restored in 1961. Private. N.R. 1972.

Greenwood. L.S. PENDER GENERAL STORE. Near Jct. of Fl. 69 and Fl. 71. c. 1869. Frame Vernacular. 1 and a half stories. Typical rural commercial structure. It has been in continuous use as a store since construction. Private. N.R. 1974.

Marianna. ELY-CRIGLAR HOUSE. 242 W. Lafayette St. c. 1840. Greek Revival. 2 stories, brick, 2-story portico with Doric columns. Francis R. Ely, for whom the house was built, came from North Carolina in 1839 and became owner of a plantation of 1629 acres and 63 slaves. Private. N.R. 1972.

Marianna. JOSEPH W. RUSS, JR. HOUSE. 310 W. Lafayette St. 1892-1896, 1910. Classical Revival with Queen Anne elements. 2 and a half stories, frame, conical turret, monumental, semicircular, 2-story porch supported by Corinthian columns. Built by Joseph W. Russ, member of an old Marianna family, in the Queen Anne style. Later (1910) altered to conform to the Classical Revival style. Private. N.R. 1983.

Marianna. THEOPHILUS WEST HOUSE. 403 Putnam St. c. 1840. Greek Revival elements. 1 and a half stories, frame, full-width veranda. Home of Dr. Theophilus West, prominent local physician and druggist. He also was the county's first superintendent of schools. Private. N.R. 1972.

Vicinity of Marianna. WADDELLS MILL POND SITE. 7 mi. NW of Marianna. a.d. 1200-a.d. 1500 Fort Walton period. Cave sites and rock shelters which yielded aboriginal ceramics, projectile points, scrapers, and shell ear plugs. Private. N.R. 1972.