Baker

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

There are 53 residential real estate listings for sale in Baker.
There are 5 commercial real estate listings for sale in Baker.
There are 41 vacant land real estate listings for sale in Baker.
There are 99 total real estate listings for sale in Baker.

53 Residential Real Estate Listings Found

Displaying 11 to 20

11. 971885 5686 Griffith Cemetery Road, Baker $225,000.00 1864 square feet, 3/3, 1968	12. 971854 1468 Mill Creek Drive, Baker $475,000.00 2606 square feet, 4/2, 2013
13. 971586 5026 Leitmann Road, Baker $485,000.00 1470 square feet, 2/2, 2016	14. 971584 1580 Lena Street, Baker $499,900.00 2505 square feet, 4/3, 2020
15. 971374 5390 Aidan Street, Baker $376,900.00 1838 square feet, 4/2, 2025	16. 971368 1517 Kais Street, Baker $474,900.00 2319 square feet, 4/2, 2025
17. 971363 1515 Kais Street, Baker $359,900.00 1755 square feet, 4/2, 2025	18. 971362 1993 Hidden Springs Drive, Baker $540,000.00 2497 square feet, 4/2/1, 2021
19. 971351 8320 Beaver Creek Road, Baker $399,900.00 1920 square feet, 3/2, 2023	20. 971107 5605 Price Plantation Road, Baker $375,000.00 2162 square feet, 4/2, 2021

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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.