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Roberts Ranch

Coordinates: 26°25′15″N 81°25′54″W / 26.42083°N 81.43167°W / 26.42083; -81.43167
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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

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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

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  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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