Rosemary Cemetery

The Rosemary Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Sarasota, Florida. The cemetery is located at the northwest corner of the original plat of the town of Sarasota.

History
The cemetery was acquired by the town of Sarasota in 1903. The cemetery is a significant indicator of the early settlement as it is the first public cemetery in Sarasota and the oldest extant man-made landscape feature in the city.

On November 16, 2003, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Notable burials

 * Owen Burns, businessman and community leader
 * John Hamilton Gillespie, Sarasota's first mayor