Roberts Ranch
Roberts Ranch is located in Florida
Roberts Ranch
Roberts Ranch is located in the United States
Roberts Ranch
LocationImmokalee, Florida
Coordinates26°25′15″N 81°25′54″W / 26.42083°N 81.43167°W / 26.42083; -81.43167
NRHP reference No.03000990[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 4, 2003

The Roberts Ranch (also known as the Old Allen Place or Baucom Place) is a historic site in Immokalee, Florida. It is located at 1215 Roberts Avenue. On October 4, 2003, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Immokalee Pioneer Museum

The Immokalee Pioneer Museum, located at Roberts Ranch, is a 15-acre (61,000 m2) open-air museum that includes 19 preserved buildings of the original ranch. The Ranch is operated as one of the 5 Collier County Museums. Displays focus on late 19th century ranch life at the edge of the Big Cypress Swamp.

The museum had a replica of Francis A. Hendry's Confederate officer uniform created, which is sometimes worn for visitors.[2]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Amrhein, Saundra (October 23, 2013). "Immokalee Pioneer Museum at Roberts Ranch: A cattle drive into history". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2023-10-26.


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