Abandoned House - Okeechobee, Florida, USA
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N 27° 04.443 W 081° 06.827
17R E 488718 N 2994641
An abandoned house adjacent to a National Register of Historic Places site.
Waymark Code: WM1BTRZ
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 04/04/2025
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Located next to the Red Barn, a National Register of Historic Places site, is an abandoned house. According to the NRHP application for the Red Barn:
"Just northwest of the Red Barn is a "self-help" house from the 1960s or 1970s. The Self-Help Program, contracted by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), helped future homeowners construct their own homes to offset part of the mortgage. The now vacant house has faded tan paint, splintered vertical plywood siding, and a weathered asphalt roof. Although the Self-Help program was an important catalyst for moving the Seminoles out of traditional chickees and into modem housing, the house has not maintained its integrity and therefore does not contribute to the surroundings." (copied from NRHP application Red Barn #08001243) (
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The structure is located on property that has an historical marker indicating Micco Camp. See waymark WM1BTG5 for further information. (
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