Port Charlotte in Charlotte County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Placida Bunk House
Photographed By Tim Fillmon, June 21, 2016
1. Placida Bunk House Marker
Inscription.
Placida Bunk House. . The Placida Bunk House was built about 1907 by the Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railroad to house their employees. The line was laid to transport phosphate to docks at South Boca Grande on Gasparilla Island. Several families called the building home, as railroad transportation encouraged early settlement of the Placida area. Over the years, it has been the site of a local school, post office, and meeting place for a local church. It is linked with several longtime families who established the community here in the 1900s. The wood-framed building style is a local example of pre-1920s Florida Frame Vernacular architecture, which is significant to the state’s history and development. Despite severe weather and neglect, the Florida yellow pine frame resisted deterioration over the years. This landmark was moved to its present location onto county-owned land along the Cape Haze Pioneer Trail, to protect it from demolition during the Coral Creek bridge realignment. It was originally located on the eastern side of the railroad bed in Placida. Charlotte County will maintain this important historical resource as a trailside stop and interpretive center for local history.
The Placida Bunk House was built about 1907 by the Charlotte Harbor & Northern Railroad to house their employees. The line was laid to transport phosphate to docks at South Boca Grande on Gasparilla Island. Several families called the building home, as railroad transportation encouraged early settlement of the Placida area. Over the years, it has been the site of a local school, post office, and meeting place for a local church. It is linked with several longtime families who established the community here in the 1900s.
The wood-framed building style is a local example of pre-1920s Florida Frame Vernacular architecture, which is significant to the state’s history and development. Despite severe weather and neglect, the Florida yellow pine frame resisted deterioration over the years.
This landmark was moved to its present location onto county-owned land along the Cape Haze Pioneer Trail, to protect it from demolition during the Coral Creek bridge realignment. It was originally located on the eastern side of the railroad bed in Placida. Charlotte County will maintain this important historical resource as a trailside stop and interpretive center for local history.
Erected 2006 by Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners.
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Location. 26° 55.843′ N, 82° 13.401′ W. Marker is in Port Charlotte, Florida, in Charlotte County. Marker can be reached from Gasparilla Road (County Route 771) 0.1 miles south of South McCall Road (Florida Route 776). Marker located in Cape Haze Pioneer Trail. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1688 Gasparilla Road, Port Charlotte FL 33981, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 550 times since then and 87 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 12, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.
