Baker

Blackwater State Forest in Baker, Florida This map shows areas of interest on the Blackwater River in Baker, Florida.

There are 54 residential real estate listings for sale in Baker.
There are 5 commercial real estate listings for sale in Baker.
There are 35 vacant land real estate listings for sale in Baker.
There are 94 total real estate listings for sale in Baker.

54 Residential Real Estate Listings Found

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21. 975665 1521 Trotter Way, Baker $190,000.00 1512 square feet, 3/2, 2018	22. 975242 6100 Buck Ward Road, Baker $329,900.00 1616 square feet, 3/2, 2004
23. 974765 6188 Old River Road, Baker $170,000.00 374 square feet, 1/1, 2022	24. 974206 1485 Mill Creek Drive, Baker $430,000.00 2073 square feet, 4/2, 2013
25. 973810 5419 Torchwood Drive, Baker $319,900.00 1856 square feet, 4/2, 2025	26. 973807 5417 Torchwood Drive, Baker $324,900.00 2107 square feet, 5/3, 2025
27. 973707 5311 Old River Road, Baker $199,000.00 1204 square feet, 2/1, 1943	28. 973527 5351 Hwy 4, Baker $275,000.00 1176 square feet, 3/2, 1986
29. 973492 5732 Griffith Cemetery Road, Baker $549,900.00 2115 square feet, 3/2, 2020	30. 973294 1582 Greenwood Road, Baker $550,000.00 1528 square feet, 3/2, 2006

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History of Baker

Baker began in 1907, established along a well-traveled trail extending from Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, and South Carolina. The town was named after the Reverend R. G. Baker, J. D. C. Newton's father-in-law; its previous name was Cobb. Early residents earned money as cattle raisers, sheep herders, loggers, and navy store traders who dealt mostly in turpentine and its associated goods.

Baker's growth led to the development of a bank, a pharmacy, a shop for ladies, a doctor's office, a general store, a post office, a hotel, a turpentine distillery, several cotton gins, and Shaw's Blueberry farm, the world's largest at the time.

Baker's Block Museum, refurbished from the general store mentioned above, opened in July of 1996 after a great deal of restoration. The original building was constructed in 1908, in an old pen used to house cattle waiting to be transported via railway for sale at market. Baker's historical association bought the property for restoration and use as a museum. The Baker Block Museum now displays local American Indian artifacts, as well as local historical items such as stills used to make turpentine.

The first photo above shows the eastern wall before Larry Demmers painted a wonderful mural over it. The second photo shows the building's western wall; local prisoners painted the scene which depicts plants and wildlife that lived in the nearby forest.