Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park

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18700 S County Road 325
Cross Creek, FL 32640
www.floridastateparks.org/marjoriekinnanrawlings

Phone: 352-466-3672
Size: 77 acres. Location: In Cross Creek, off County Road 325. Facilities: Historic home, farmyard, groves, hiking trails. Activities: Guided tours, interpretive programs, hiking. Special Features: Site preserves the cracker-style home and farm of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel <i>The Yearling</i>.

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park

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Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark

View of the Kinnan Rawlings home

Location:	Cross Creek, Alachua County, Florida
Coordinates:	29°28′53″N 82°9′37″W / 29.48139°N 82.16028°W / 29.48139; -82.16028Coordinates: 29°28′53″N 82°9′37″W / 29.48139°N 82.16028°W / 29.48139; -82.16028
Built:	circa 1890^[2]
Governing body:	Florida Department of Environmental Protection
NRHP Reference#:	70000176^[1]
Added to NRHP:	September 29, 1970
Designated NHL:	September 20, 2006^[3]

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Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park is a Florida State Park and historic site located on the former homestead of Florida author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. It is located in Cross Creek, Florida, between Ocala and Gainesville at 18700 South County Road 325.

The homestead is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, added on September 29, 1970. The house and farm yard were designated a National Historic Landmark on September 27, 2006.

Activities include hiking and hourly tours Thursday through Sunday, at 10 a.m. 11 a.m. and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., except in August and September. Amenities include two short hiking trails and park employees that bring 1930s rural Florida to life with period clothing and stories.

Contents

1 Hours
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

Hours

Florida state parks are open between 8 a.m. and sundown every day of the year (including holidays).

References

^ "National Register of Historical Places - Florida (FL), Alachua County". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-09-22. http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/FL/Alachua/state.html.
^ "Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings House". Florida Heritage Tourism Interactive Catalog. Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs. 2007-09-22. http://www.flheritage.com/services/sites/fht/record_t.cfm?ID=14&type=c&index=1.
^ Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings House and Farm Yard at National Historic Landmarks Program

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