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Albert Carlton Estate

Coordinates: 27°32′35″N 81°48′27″W / 27.54306°N 81.80750°W / 27.54306; -81.80750
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Albert Carlton Estate
Albert Carlton Estate is located in Florida
Albert Carlton Estate
Albert Carlton Estate is located in the United States
Albert Carlton Estate
Location302 E. Bay St., Wauchula, Florida
Coordinates27°32′35″N 81°48′27″W / 27.54306°N 81.80750°W / 27.54306; -81.80750
Area31 acres (13 ha)
Built1903
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.91000893[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 3, 1991

The Albert Carlton Estate (also known as the Carlton-Underwood Estate) is a historic site in Wauchula, Florida, located at 302 East Bay Street. On October 3, 1991, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The Carlton House was built in 1885 by Albert and Martha (McEwen) Carlton. It was originally located in Hardee County, the house functioned as home to the Carltons and their ten children. Their eighth child, Doyle E. Carlton, who later became Florida's 25th governor from 1929 to 1933.[2] It was later inhabited by William Albert Carlton, a 7th generation member of the pioneering Carlton family of Florida citrus growers and ranchers, and his wife, Barbara.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Carlton House". Cracker Country. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  3. ^ "William Albert Carlton". Florida Citrus Hall of Fame. Retrieved 5 January 2021.