Rosecroft
Rosecroft is an historic estate and gardens in the Point Loma neighborhood of San Diego. The two-story, 15,600 square foot mansion was built in 1912 for wealthy heiress Marion James Robinson and her husband, Alfred, a retired medical instrument merchant. Rosecroft is considered an excellent example of early 20th century Italian Renaissance Revival architecture designed by a regionally significant architect, Emmor Brooke Weaver. Marion and Alfred were co-founders, along with Kate Sessions, of the San Diego Floral Association, and Alfred was the association’s first president. Alfred, a self-taught horticulturist, became “the pre-eminent begonia expert,” developing more than 100 new varieties at the estate. Also a notable civic figure, he had great influence on the success of the 1915 Panama California Exposition. Rosecroft is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
San Diego, San Diego County
Photographer: John Bare