Rossetter House Museum

Rossetter House Museum Brevard County Historical Home Museum, Gardens and event venue.

1320 Highland Ave. Melbourne, FL 32935

We will be closed to the public this morning for a private event. Tours are available at 2 pm. Please call 321 254 985...
10/08/2025

We will be closed to the public this morning for a private event. Tours are available at 2 pm. Please call 321 254 9855 or email [email protected] for more information

10/06/2025

We are currently closed as we have maintenance done on the Roesch building. Our tentative opening date is October 29th.

We can still do tours however, and if you would like to book a tour, please schedule 24 hours in advance. Tours can be booked through email at [email protected], or calling 321 254 9855. Tours are at 10 AM, 12 PM, and 2 PM.

Thank you for your patience!

While we may schedule our tours, our gardens are open to all! While the museum is open, no reservations are needed to e...
10/06/2025

While we may schedule our tours, our gardens are open to all! While the museum is open, no reservations are needed to enjoy our beautiful grounds. Come down to Old Eau Gallie to visit today! If you would like to book a house tour, please call 321 254 9855.

We are ready for fall here at the Rossetter House, even if the weather isn't! Interested in seeing this decoration for ...
10/04/2025

We are ready for fall here at the Rossetter House, even if the weather isn't! Interested in seeing this decoration for yourself? Book a tour today. Tours are Wednesday through Saturday at 10 AM, 12 PM, and 2 PM. Call 321 254 9855 for more information

We will be closed for tours until 2 PM as we have our book club, Ella's Literary Circle, this morning featuring Swamp St...
09/27/2025

We will be closed for tours until 2 PM as we have our book club, Ella's Literary Circle, this morning featuring Swamp Story. If you have any questions, please call 321 254 9855 or email [email protected]

Did you know that Carrie Rossetter loved to collect matchbooks from various businesses? Here we have a few from her col...
09/25/2025

Did you know that Carrie Rossetter loved to collect matchbooks from various businesses? Here we have a few from her collection, ranging from places like Tampa to Vero Beach. She loved keeping these along with her pen collection, also from various businesses!

Here we have the cigar humidor used by James Rossetter. It currently sits in the Gentleman's Parlor, where James did mu...
09/23/2025

Here we have the cigar humidor used by James Rossetter. It currently sits in the Gentleman's Parlor, where James did much of his business. He also enjoyed relaxing in his parlor, as women were only allowed in by invitation, which likely gave him a quiet minute to enjoy his ci**rs. We just love the pattern on this humidor and hope you do too!

Here we have a 1993 article discussing Carrie Rossetter and her success in business in Brevard. She was the first woman...
09/21/2025

Here we have a 1993 article discussing Carrie Rossetter and her success in business in Brevard. She was the first woman admitted to the Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame, and can be seen here celebrating her 92nd birthday in the announcement of her award. If you would like to know more about Carrie and how she helped build her community, call to schedule a tour at 321 254-9855.

People on tours ask us regularly about the old oak trees in Rossetter Park. Well, at one time Highland Ave used to be c...
09/19/2025

People on tours ask us regularly about the old oak trees in Rossetter Park. Well, at one time Highland Ave used to be covered in old oak trees much like this picture! Over the years and various hurricanes they slowly dwindled down to the rather sunny street we know today. Interested in seeing this street today and learning more about its history? Book a tour Wednesday through Saturday at 10 AM, 12 PM, and 2 PM. Call 321 254 9855 for more information.

Interested in Florida literature? We have room in our book club, Ella's Literary Circle! Our next meeting is on Septembe...
09/17/2025

Interested in Florida literature? We have room in our book club, Ella's Literary Circle! Our next meeting is on September 27th at 10:30 virtually through Zoom. We will be discussing Swamp Story by Dave Barry. Please contact us with your name and email address as space is limited by calling 321 254 9855 or emailing [email protected] for more information!

The Rossetter House Museum and Gardens will be closed today, September 17th. Normal hours resume tomorrow, September 18t...
09/17/2025

The Rossetter House Museum and Gardens will be closed today, September 17th. Normal hours resume tomorrow, September 18th. Please call 321 254 9855 or email [email protected] for more information

Here we have what was once a working sugar mill! Sugar cane production was vital to Florida agriculture, and the produc...
09/11/2025

Here we have what was once a working sugar mill! Sugar cane production was vital to Florida agriculture, and the production of sugar is still active today in the state. Sugar would grow in a long stalk called canes, then be pressed between the gears that would rest on top of the poles to get out as much liquid as possible. This liquid was boiled down in the large vat either to syrup or, if left over the fire longer, to a more solid sugar we might recognize. The mill here at the Historic Rossetter House Museum and Gardens was never used on the property, but was owned by James Rossetter’s Father and used on his sugar plantation in Deland. Our mill here has been damaged by storms over the years, but we hope to bring it back to working order soon!

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1320 Highland Avenue
Melbourne, FL
32935

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

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