Placida

Railroad workers needed a place to rest as they worked long hours expanding the rail lines.

The Bunkhouse in Placida served this purpose as the Charlotte Harbor & Northern Railway built the structure in 1907 to house its employees.

This 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.

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.