Rossetter House Museum

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

1320 Highland Ave. Melbourne, FL 32935

We are ready for summer with our fun lemon décor! Come visit the house for a tour and see it for yourself, while hearin...
06/06/2026

We are ready for summer with our fun lemon décor! Come visit the house for a tour and see it for yourself, while hearing about local history! Tours are available Wednesday through Saturday at 10 AM, 12 PM, and 2 PM. Call 321 254 9855 for more information on booking a tour.

Interested in Florida literature? We have room in our book club, Ella's Literary Circle! Our next meeting is on June 13t...
06/04/2026

Interested in Florida literature? We have room in our book club, Ella's Literary Circle! Our next meeting is on June 13th at 10:30 virtually through Zoom. We will be discussing Pirates of Pensacola by Keith Thomson. 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!

Its that time of year for this unusual plant to bloom! This is a night bloom cereus, also known as a queen of the night...
06/02/2026

Its that time of year for this unusual plant to bloom! This is a night bloom cereus, also known as a queen of the night. It is a vine like cactus that generally likes to grow on palm trees here in Florida. Each bloom is only open for one night to display its beauty. Here we have a picture of the blooms as well as our plant on the south side of the Roesch house.

Did you know Carrie was known for so much more than her work with Standard Oil? Here we have a small write up on her ot...
05/31/2026

Did you know Carrie was known for so much more than her work with Standard Oil? Here we have a small write up on her other ventures around Brevard. This was written specifically about her work with Florida Institute of Technology, but highlights other areas she championed such as Brevard Arts. She felt very strongly about giving back to the community which enabled her own success.
Interested in learning more? We have tours Wednesday through Saturday at 10 AM, 12 PM, and 2 PM. Call 321 254 9855 to book a tour.

Don’t you just love how unique our local ecology is? Other people did too, especially as tourists and locals alike used...
05/29/2026

Don’t you just love how unique our local ecology is? Other people did too, especially as tourists and locals alike used to love to hunt and fish while Florida was being developed. Carrie and Ella can be seen here around the fire on a hunting trip, but look at how much growth there was around them! This picture was likely taken in the late 1920s or early 1930s in the area of West Melbourne, and it demonstrates just how much plant life people had to navigate around that allows for such a wonderful ecosystem.

We will be closed this week, May 25th through May 30th, as we attend the 2026 Florida Historical society Public History ...
05/25/2026

We will be closed this week, May 25th through May 30th, as we attend the 2026 Florida Historical society Public History Forum in Daytona! Normal hours resume next week!

Did you know that elephant ears produce flowers? Well we have some great examples! Our elephant ear in the garden is n...
05/23/2026

Did you know that elephant ears produce flowers? Well we have some great examples! Our elephant ear in the garden is not currently blooming, but these unique pink and red flowers will likely come later this year! These elephant ears are very hardy and fast growers, with many Florida gardeners considering them a nuisance plant. We just love out ruffle leaf elephant ear! So stop by and see these blooms today!

Notice anything familiar about this picture? It’s the side porch, behind the breezeway which connects the Aspinwall and...
05/21/2026

Notice anything familiar about this picture? It’s the side porch, behind the breezeway which connects the Aspinwall and East wings of the house! We just love this side by side comparison showing the Rossetter house in use and as you can see it today.

On this day in Rossetter History, Ada Louise Houston Roesch was born in 1857. She was a daughter of John Carroll Housto...
05/19/2026

On this day in Rossetter History, Ada Louise Houston Roesch was born in 1857. She was a daughter of John Carroll Houston, who was an early pioneer settler of Eau Gallie. She later married William Roesch, another Eau Gallie pioneer, and lived in Eau Gallie her entire life. She had six children, but only two survived to adulthood.

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1320 Highland Avenue
Melbourne, FL
32935

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

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