Baker

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

There are 48 residential real estate listings for sale in Baker.
There are 4 commercial real estate listings for sale in Baker.
There are 37 vacant land real estate listings for sale in Baker.
There are 89 total real estate listings for sale in Baker.

48 Residential Real Estate Listings Found

Displaying 21 to 30

21. 960103 1827 Gainer Avenue, Baker $230,000.00 1214 square feet, 3/2, 2017	22. 960066 5661 Grandsons Way, Baker $325,000.00 2256 square feet, 4/2, 2013
23. 959853 4964 Retreat Inlet, Baker $393,799.00 1350 square feet, 1/1/1, 2006	24. 959675 2639 Highway 2, Baker $249,900.00 1533 square feet, 3/2, 1978
25. 959334 1190 Blackberry Circle, Baker $469,000.00 2609 square feet, 4/3, 2006	26. 957967 6337 Sherman Kennedy Road, Baker $139,000.00 1120 square feet, 3/2, 2004
27. 957714 6289 Sherman Kennedy Road, Baker $330,000.00 2310 square feet, 4/2, 2020	28. 957526 855 Hwy C4a, Baker $1,260,000.00 3366 square feet, 5/3/1, 2024
29. 957317 1875 Hathaway Johnson Road, Baker $289,900.00 1520 square feet, 4/3, 1959	30. 957089 1699 Pickens Circle, Baker $215,000.00 1279 square feet, 3/1/1, 1974

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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.