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

Displaying 41 to 50

41. 979585 6251 Highway 4, Baker $550,000.00 1519 square feet, 4/2, 2021	42. 977948 1184 Blackberry Circle, Baker $639,999.00 2495 square feet, 4/3, 2007
43. 977782 1354 Georgia Avenue, Baker $285,000.00 1385 square feet, 3/2, 2025	44. 977715 1131 Stanley Lane, Baker $450,000.00 2584 square feet, 3/3, 1994
45. 977584 604 Charles Booker Road, Baker $384,999.00 1800 square feet, 3/2, 2020	46. 977234 1827 Waterway Drive, Baker $649,900.00 3318 square feet, 5/3/1, 2016
47. 976993 1725 Vinson Ray Road, Baker $975,000.00 3558 square feet, 4/4, 2019	48. 976580 Lot 16 Hornbeam Drive, Baker $329,900.00 1823 square feet, 4/2, 2025
49. 975712 6636 Old River Rd. Road, Baker $499,800.00 2074 square feet, 4/2, 2025	50. 975665 1521 Trotter Way, Baker $190,000.00 1512 square feet, 3/2, 2018

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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.