Rosedale

Benjamin F. Roden formed the Clifton Land Company in 1886 to develop this area, and the development was reorganized in 1889 as the South Birmingham Land Company. Theodore Smith, a nurseryman and florist who moved here from Bedford, New York in the 1880's, developed the area as his home and business and named the property Rosedale Park. Smith sold residential lots to his workers and to others he recruited to the area, including Damon Lee from Eufaula, Alabama, who became a respected and beloved businessman and community leader. On February 11, 1927, the merger of Rosedale, Edgewood, and Grove Park created a new city named Homewood.

Homewood, Alabama · United States