Bensen House, Florida Cracker house in Grant, Florida, US.
The Bensen House features yellow pine lumber construction with wooden structural elements typical of early twentieth-century Florida residential architecture.
Built in 1916 by Atley Bensen for his wife Clara, the house arrived as precut lumber by riverboat from Jacksonville at a cost of 1,200 dollars.
The residence represents the connection between pioneer families in Grant, as the Bensen brothers married into the Christensen family and operated the local general store.
The house now functions as a museum under the Grant Historical Society, offering exhibits about early Florida life at 5795 U.S. Route 1.
In 1985, workers moved the entire structure 300 feet from its original location on the Indian River Lagoon banks to the site of Grant's first house.
GPS coordinates: 27.92278,-80.52139
Latest update: March 2, 2025 20:00
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