Near Havana in Gadsden County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Dr. Malcolm Nicholson Home

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, October 14, 2020

1. Dr. Malcolm Nicholson Home Marker

Inscription. Located just north of this point is the Dr. Malcolm Nicholson Plantation Home. Built in the 1820's, it is one of the oldest remaining structures in Gadsden County. It is a one-story Gulf coast Cottage, with end-gables and a built-in porch. It rests on brick piers and has a "dog-trot" floor plan in which a covered passage joins two parts of the house. Nicholson was born in the Carolinas in 1790. He moved to Georgia and then to North Florida where, like many frontier practitioners he combined his activities as a physician and planter. He was one of the commissioners who chose Quincy as the county seat of Gadsden County, and a member of the group which selected the site for the Capitol in Tallahassee. Dr. Nicholson was appointed by the citizens of Gadsden County in 1836 to petition the President of the United States for protection against Creek and Seminole raids on the Florida frontier. He was a stockholder in the Union Bank and served that institution as an appraiser. Dr. Nicholson died in 1840 and is buried in the Nicholson Family Cemetery near here.

Erected 1984 by Dr. Malcolm Nicholson descendents in Cooperation

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with Department of State. (Marker Number F-306.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Science & Medicine • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.

Location. 30° 36.495′ N, 84° 28.233′ W. Marker is near Havana, Florida, in Gadsden County. It is at the intersection of Havana Highway (Florida Route 12) and Coca Cola Avenue on Havana Highway. House is located in the Havana Springs Resort. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Havana FL 32333, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Tallahassee

and on the Florida Panhandle.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are

Dr. Malcolm Nicholson Home Marker looking east on FL 12 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, October 14, 2020

2. Dr. Malcolm Nicholson Home Marker looking east on FL 12

within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Planters Exchange (approx. 3.4 miles away); Old Spanish Trail (approx. 3.4 miles away); Town of Havana (approx. 3½ miles away); POW★MIA (approx. 3.7 miles away); The Price of Freedom Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.7 miles away); Purple Heart (approx. 3.7 miles away); Havana High School Site (approx. 3.8 miles away); Vickers Cemetery (approx. 5.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Havana.

Also see . . . Dr. Malcolm Nicholson Grave. (Submitted on October 14, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.)

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, October 14, 2020

3. Dr. Malcolm Nicholson Home Marker

Dr. Malcolm Nicholson Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, October 14, 2020

4. Dr. Malcolm Nicholson Home

Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 737 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 14, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.