Freeman House, A.C. - Punta Gorda, FL
Posted by: rogueblack
N 26° 56.101 W 082° 03.202
17R E 395426 N 2979673
in historical downtown Punta Gorda
Waymark Code: WM3DC9
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 03/18/2008
Views: 18
Originally on Marion Avenue, the A.C. Freeman house was built in 1903, in the "Carpenter Queen Anne" style with a square tower on the northeast corner. In 1985, it was moved to Hargreaves Street and restored by the Medical Center Foundation, now the Charlotte County Foundation, and furnished authentically in the late Victorian era. In 1987 it was placed on the National Register. Moved to Retta Esplanade in 2005, it serves as offices for the Punta Gorda Historical Society and for the Punta Gorda Chamber of Commerce.
In 1889 Augustus C. Freeman arrived in Punta Gorda and opened a hardware store that also sold caskets. He served on the City Council, as mayor, as a county commissioner of DeSoto County from the Punta Gorda district, and as DeSoto County sheriff from 1905 to 1913, after which he moved to California.
Street address: W. Retta Esplanade Punta Gorda, FL USA 33950
County / Borough / Parish: Charlotte
Year listed: 1987
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Person
Periods of significance: 1900-1924
Historic function: Domestic
Current function: Vacant/Not in use
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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