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

Pat Munroe House

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 5, 2014

1. Pat Munroe House Marker

Inscription. Mark Welch "Mr. Pat" Munroe built the Pat Munroe House for his first wife, Edith Adelaide Walker, in 1893. The couple had 10 children before her death in 1896. Mr. Pat later married Mary Frances Gray in 1912. Eight children were born from this union. Mr. Pat was the son of William Munroe, an immigrant from Inverness, Scotland. Serving for 50 years as president of the Quincy State Bank, Mr. Pat was regarded as a prominent and respected businessman. His family occupied the house until 1972, after which John Welch Bates, a grandson of Mr. Pat, purchased the home from the estate of Mary C. Munroe. The home was then donated to the City of Quincy. The Quincy Garden Club has leased the home since that time. The Pat Munroe House is built of heart of pine in an unadorned Victorian style. Notable features of the house include stained glass windows, sculptured mantels, and plaster ceiling medallions. The basic structure of the house has not changed since 1893. The grounds, however, have gone from a farm-like atmosphere with chickens, a cow and vegetable garden, to a well landscaped area with camellias, azaleas and other plants of

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Erected 2008 by The City of Quincy and the Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-630.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Landmarks. A significant historical year for this entry is 1893.

Location. 30° 35.299′ N, 84° 34.462′ W. Marker is in Quincy, Florida, in Gadsden County. It is at the intersection of East Jefferson Street (U.S. 90) and North Duval Street, on the left when traveling east on East Jefferson Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 204 East Jefferson Street, Quincy FL 32351, 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.

Pat Munroe House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 5, 2014

2. Pat Munroe House

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Gadsden County War Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gadsden County (about 600 feet away); Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away); Arnett Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Quincy State Bank (approx. 0.2 miles away); Centenary Methodist Church Bell (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gadsden County Civil War Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Soldiers Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Quincy.

Also see . . . Quincy Goes Better with a Coke. Florida Memory website entry (Submitted on December 30, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Looking west on East Jefferson towards downtown. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 5, 2014

3. Looking west on East Jefferson towards downtown.

Pat Munroe House entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 5, 2014

4. Pat Munroe House entrance

Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 3,090 times since then and 216 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 12, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.