Baker

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

There are 45 residential real estate listings for sale in Baker.
There are 4 commercial real estate listings for sale in Baker.
There are 29 vacant land real estate listings for sale in Baker.
There are 78 total real estate listings for sale in Baker.

45 Residential Real Estate Listings Found

Displaying 11 to 20

11. 962926 8320 Thames Road, Baker $365,000.00 2340 square feet, 4/2, 2016	12. 962897 5406 Torchwood Drive, Baker $311,900.00 1856 square feet, 4/2, 2025
13. 962883 5404 Torchwood Drive, Baker $376,900.00 2595 square feet, 5/3, 2025	14. 962873 5401 Torchwood Drive, Baker $321,900.00 2107 square feet, 5/3, 2025
15. 962595 1443 Dan Barnes Road, Baker $175,000.00 840 square feet, 2/2, 2021	16. 961749 5605 Price Plantation Road, Baker $384,900.00 2162 square feet, 4/2, 2021
17. 961674 932 Hwy C 4a, Baker $310,000.00 2068 square feet, 4/1/1, 1976	18. 961663 6590 Beaver Creek Road, Baker $299,000.00 840 square feet, 2/2, 2022
19. 961635 5485 Old River Road, Baker $559,000.00 1924 square feet, 3/2, 2016	20. 961547 5667 Grandsons Way, Baker $449,900.00 2646 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.