Joseph W. Russ Jr. House

Historic house in Florida, United States
United States historic place
Joseph W. Jr. Russ House
Jackson County Visitors Center
30°46′38″N 85°14′9″W / 30.77722°N 85.23583°W / 30.77722; -85.23583
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.83001425[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 18, 1983
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The Joseph W. Jr. Russ House is a historic site built from 1892 to 1895 in Marianna, Florida. It serves as Jackson County's Visitor a Center, located at 4318 West Lafayette Street. On July 18, 1983, the house was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Five generations of the Russ family lived in the house over a 100-year span. Joseph Russ was a bachelor when the house was completed and is mother moved in as well. He married Bette Dickerson and they had one daughter named Frances. In 1930 he had lost his life. His daughter Frances lived in the house for 89 years.

Many strangers asked to tour the grand home.
  • Historical Marker Database

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  • Jackson County listings at National Register of Historic Places
  • Jackson County listings at Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs


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