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Begin Your Journey With the Castle of History

a wooden house with a chimney

Historical Attractions in Florida

The Panhandle Pioneer Settlement features 18 historic buildings that have been restored and are available to the public. The majority have been furnished with antiques to recreate their original appearance.

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Bona Fide Treasures

Among various attractions in Florida, our museum has bona fide treasures of historic preservation, which are the three styles of log cabins commonly built in Florida. This includes the round log, the split log, and the dovetail log.

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a white home with a porch

Other Attractions

We also have animals, an old general store, a blacksmith shop, old fire engine in the firehouse, the old piano in the Methodist Church, Doctor Dowling's Office with old medical tools, among the others.

Park Map Attractions

  • Altha Calaboose - Built in 1927 by Haywood Baggett & Miles Richards. They were the 1st to be put in the Calaboose later that year for Trading Horses without a license. 
  • Bailey Log Home-Built Approximately 1860 of round log structure with deep porches in front & back & roof over side steps.
  • Blacksmith Shop-A replicated building built by the FABA of Cypress board-n-batten donated by local folks.
  • Chason Cabin -Built in the 1820's of flat face hewn logs & double dovetail joinery.
  • Club House-Built early 1930’s.
  • Cobbler Shop-Recreated building.
  • Collections-Artifacts & old items that are on display
  • Doctor Dowling's Office-The local doctor's office throughout the early- to mid-1900s.
  • Firehouse-Reproduction of a classic building from the area.
  • Frink Gym-Built in approximately 1942.
  • Grist Mill-Replica. Site built with rough cut Cypress & batten siding housing the operating Grist Mill.
  • Honey House-The oldest honey house in the State of Florida originally stood in Lola, Florida near Wewahitchka.
  • McClellan House-Built just before the turn of the century.  It is the private residence of our caretakers & is not open for tours.
  • Post Office & General Store-Built in 1941, served as both the Post Office & General Store.
  • Red Oak Methodist Church-Built around 1940-1941, A T-shaped wood framed structure with exposed inner beams & natural finish beaded board walls.
  • Sexton Cabin-Built in 1872 circa round log saddle joint cabin of pine timbers with open ceiling & front & rear covered porches.
  • Shiloh School-Two Room structure, built in the late 1800's.
  • Wells Cabin-Built in 1846
  • Wells Smoke House-Built around 1876. the 150-square-foot, chinked round-log structure with a cedar shake roof & original meat hanging poles is an example of the type of structure that farm families used for the curing of meat & would be second only to the family dwelling in order of importance to pioneer farmsteads. 
  • Yon House-Built in 1897, wood frame, double pen dog trot house with a walk-way, attached kitchen, & dining area.


*New Building-Under Construction (See the Below Pictures)

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