Florida Historic Sites



































Early Florida Railroad House
This home was built by an early Florida railroad master who raised his family here.
[Alachua County, FL]





































All that Remains of Half Moon
A rural community built this one-room schoolhouse around 1900. It sat empty for many years before it was relocated to a park for future generations.





































A Historic Family Homestead in Sumter County Florida
This home was built lovingly- quite literally, for the Fussell Family in the late 1800s.
[Sumter County, FL]





































Bradley Grist Mill: Serving It’s Community For More than 100 Years
Built in 1922, this grist mill has been grinding corn for its community for almost 100 years.
[Leon County, FL]





































A Florida Boarding House Known For it’s Food
Ms. Bess was famous for her pies and her caring nature.
[Putnam County, FL]





































Forgotten Florida Frontier: The Beville-Crum House
This home was built by the first white settler to come to this area of Florida.
[Sumter County, FL]





































A Church Founded by some of Florida’s Earliest Settlers: Wacahoota Church
This church was founded by earlier Florida settlers and while its no longer in regular use, descendants of its founders care for it to this day.
[Levy County, FL]





































An Abandoned House Along the Florida Railroad: Then & Now
Built in the 1870s, this home has watched the trains roll by for more than 100 years.
[Bradford County, FL]





































Former Florida Governor’s Mansion and the Ghost Town of Ellaville Where It Stood
A lumber town and mansion once stood along these river banks.
[Madison County, FL]





































Florida Governors Mansion at Pilot Town along the St. Johns River
Home to the 19th Governor of Florida, this home sits at the crossroads of thousands of years of Florida history.
[Duval County, FL]





































Abandoned Historic School in Jacksonville Florida: Annie Lytle School
Built in 1917, this school was abandoned in the 1960s.
[Duval County, FL]





































The Abandoned Hayes Family Farmhouse
This home was built by some of Floridaโs earliest white settlers.
[Bradford County, FL]





































Florida Boarding House was Known for its Biscuits
Built sometime before the 1880s, this historic boarding house served travelers along the cattle route that passed in front.
[Sumter County, FL]





































Historic Country Store Gets Left Behind in Florida
Elsie and her family have left the building.
[Columbia County, FL c. 1920s]





































Historic Church Leans Closer to its Demise in Florida
This church will be demolished soon.
[Alachua County, FL]





































Historic Bristow Family Farm: Then and Now
A generation of Floridian’s were born and raised in this home.
[Alachua County, FL]





































Old Florida Home Demolished for a Dollar General
This home was offered for free to anyone who could move it. No one stepped up so it was demolished.
[Putnam County, FL]





































Picturesque Florida Farmhouse Down a Dirt Road
This home was built by the first freed generation of the Bradley Family.
[Alachua County, FL]





































Florida Boarding House That Used to Serve Railroad Passengers
Built in the 1890’s, this hotel was built to serve passengers of the Florida Coastal Line.
[Marion County, FL]





































Historic Florida Moore Hotel: Then and Now
Built in the 1880’s, this hotel once served hunting parties that traveled to the interior of Florida
[Alchua County, FL]





































Historic Ghost Town and Bridge in Florida
The town that once sat here is long gone.
[Madison County, FL]





































Ghost Town along the Florida Railroad
The railroad still passes, though there is no one left to hear it.
[Alachua County, FL]





































Florida Pioneer Church
This historic churchyard offers an idyllic glimpse into the Florida frontier.
[Alachua County, FL]





































Family Farmhouse Now Houses Goats
If you take some time to ponder the details of this home, a story emerges.
[Bradford County, FL]





































Remains of the Florida Stagecoach Road
Deep in the Ocala National Forest is this ghost town that is suspended in time.
[Marion County, FL]





































Early Florida Farmhouse Still Stands
This home was built by the second generation of the Price Family and is still owned and farmed by descendants.
[Putnam County, FL]





































Empty Old Church Left Behind in Florida
This church leans more each day.
[Union County Florida]





































Graveyard for Old Farm Trucks and Vehicles in Florida
The collection of antique belongs to a local farming family who retire them here and have arranged them in chronological order.
[Wakulla County, Florida]





































Century Old Florida Farmhouse is Dismantled
A memorial to a tenant home that has since been torn down.
[Jefferson County, FL]





































Florida Farmhouse Still Filled With Ghost of its First Owner
Built in 1the early 1900s by a prominent local merchant, this incredible house crumbles along the railroad tracks.
[Jackson County, FL]





































Joshua Davis Home: Oldest Documented Building in Gadsden County
Built in the 1830s, this home once served as a stagecoach stop on the Florida frontier.
[Gadsden County, FL]