Baker

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

There are 61 residential real estate listings for sale in Baker.
There are 5 commercial real estate listings for sale in Baker.
There are 39 vacant land real estate listings for sale in Baker.
There are 105 total real estate listings for sale in Baker.

61 Residential Real Estate Listings Found

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21. 984039 1337 Hornbeam Drive, Baker $317,000.00 1823 square feet, 4/2, 2025	22. 983947 5703 Old River Road, Baker $315,000.00 1762 square feet, 4/2, 1974
23. 983534 5438 Torchwood Drive, Baker $314,900.00 1856 square feet, 4/2, 2025	24. 983518 6224 Old River Road, Baker $320,000.00 2130 square feet, 5/3, 2021
25. 983428 5436 Torchwood Drive, Baker $364,900.00 2595 square feet, 5/3, 2025	26. 983427 5430 Torchwood Drive, Baker $395,900.00 2595 square feet, 5/3, 2025
27. 983350 1341 Hornbeam Drive, Baker $317,000.00 1823 square feet, 4/2, 2025	28. 982233 1616 Lena Street, Baker $389,900.00 2022 square feet, 4/2, 2020
29. 982065 1471 Hwy C 180, Baker $1,080,000.00 1870 square feet, 3/2, 2000	30. 981996 190 Peaden Bridge Road, Baker $469,900.00 1680 square feet, 2/2, 1989

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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.