Clark-Chalker House

	Clark-Chalker House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Middleburg, Florida
Coordinates	30°4′7″N 81°51′37″W / 30.06861°N 81.86028°WCoordinates: 30°4′7″N 81°51′37″W / 30.06861°N 81.86028°W
Built	1835
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	88001701
Added to NRHP	October 5, 1988

The Clark-Chalker House is a historic home located the Middleburg Historic District in Middleburg, Florida. It is located at 3891 Main Street. On October 5, 1988, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

History[]

Built in 1835,^[1] the house was the site of Fort Heileman's army hospital before being purchased by Isaac Varnes in 1845. In 1859, the property was purchased by William Sims Bardin (born 1817), whose daughter Martha Anne (b. 1845) married Albert Chalker in December 1865. Chalker was a veteran of the American Civil War, having served under Captain J.J. Dickison in the Second Florida Cavalry.^[2]

Notability as Historic Landmark[]

It was deemed notable as it "was one of the original houses built in the town of Middleburg and was associated with two of the pioneer families of the town for almost a hundred years."^[3]

In the 1980s the home was purchased by a local family (Gaudet) and served as their primary residence until the early 1990s. While owned by the Gaudet Family, the building was added to the national historical register. During the Gaudet period of ownership, the property was bisected creating the address 3893 Main street. The purpose of this change was to accommodate another historic building being added to the property. The building added was the original Middleburg Masonic lodge that was scheduled for demolition. The then owner of the Chalker house, Larry Gaudet, hoping to preserve the lodge building, purchased the building from the masonic organization and had it moved to the Chalker property. The building was then restored and served as a part-time residence for the family until such time as both properties were sold in the early 1990s.

References[]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System – (#88001701)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/88001701_text^{[dead link]}
^ Lea Wolfe (June 29, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Clark-Chalker House". National Park Service. Retrieved March 23, 2018. With 21 photos.

External links[]

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System – (#88001701)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[2] ttps://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/88001701_text^{[dead link]}

[nrhpdoc-3] Lea Wolfe (June 29, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Clark-Chalker House". National Park Service. Retrieved March 23, 2018. With 21 photos.

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