Home   •   Departments   •   Citizens   •   Business   •   Leisure   •   Online Payments   •   Downtown Wireless Lakeland Public Library - Special Collections African American Experience in Lakeland Bernard Family Buildings from Lakeland's Past Dancing to the Big Band Sound Detroit Tigers in Lakeland Downtown Lakeland Earl Morgan Savage's Lakeland Early Homes of Lakeland Early Lakeland Postcards Frank Lloyd Wright and FSC Hollis Photos Hollis Photos-Part II Howard Hughes Around the World Flight Lake Mirror Promenade Lakeland Loves a Parade Lakeland Police Dept. Lakeland Takes to the Air Lakeland's Early Churches Lakeland's Hotels Lakeland's Pioneer Families: the Riggins Lodwick School of Aeronautics Munn Park Then and Now New Photos from Lodwick Postcard Images of Lakeland School Daze Special Collections Home The Lakeland Public Library The Pied Piper Players Present Working for a living Main   >   Library   >   Library Special Collections   >   Speccoll Exhibits MOSSWOOD, @1905 Back Norman Riggins, one of Lakeland's pioneer settlers, built this beautiful Queen Ann style home for his family on Lake Morton in 1904. The name Mosswood comes from the many moss-draped trees that graced the property. Norman Riggins and his wife Sally are seated on the first floor porch railing. The house was moved to its present location at the corner of Mosswood Road and Riggins Street in 1952. This photo was probably taken prior to 1910. Note the calf behind the tree in the left foreground. Lakeland City Hall • 228 South Massachusetts Avenue • Lakeland, FL 33801 • (863) 834-6000   •   Contact Us   •   Privacy Policy