Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the seat of Duval County, with which the ...
, United States. It was built in 1876 on the site of Perley Place, the
antebellum
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mansion purchased in 1870 by British astronomer
Thomas Basnett
Thomas Basnett (1808–1886) was a prominent British astronomer and meteorologist. He built Marabanong in the Jacksonville, Florida area and married Eliza Wilbur in his third marriage. Basnett moved from England to Illinois in 1835 and ran a dr ...
that was originally built by Thomas Perley and destroyed in a fire. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 11, 2013. It is located at 4749 River Point Road.
Eliza Wilbur
Eliza Madelina Wilbur Souvielle (October 21, 1851 – March 31, 1930) was a prominent scientist, astronomer, botanist, inventor, author and publisher.3 amazing alarming or transforming scientists from Jacksonville May 20, 2013 Metro Jacksonville
Basnett (born 1808 - died 1886) was a prominent British astronomer and meteorologist. Basnett moved from England to Illinois in 1835 and ran a drugstore. In 1876 he constructed Marabonong on a
promontory
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above the
St. Johns River
The St. Johns River ( es, Río San Juan) is the longest river in the U.S. state of Florida and its most significant one for commercial and recreational use. At long, it flows north and winds through or borders twelve counties. The drop in eleva ...
near
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the seat of Duval County, with which the ...
National Register of Historic Places listings in Duval County, Florida
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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Duval County, Florida.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Duval County, Florida, ...