In 1885, Isaac Trabue and his wife, Virginia, deeded this property to John Cross and John Trabue to be used for a described purpose, mainly to be planted in pineapples, lemons, oranges and other profitable fruit. When the produce was sold, two thirds of the profit was to be used as prizes for a "chess tournament". From 1902 to 1917 Punta Gorda was a principal supplier of pineapples to the nation. By March of 1917, the pineapple fields were gone due to a freeze which ended the 20 year pineapple boom. In 1924, the whole block sold for $4,000 and this house was built soon after. In 1964, the City of Punta Gorda tax on the property was $35.36. At that time, Mr. A. C. Frizzel owned the property. He was a prosperous cattle rancher in the Murdock area. It was occupied for about 30 years by Lois and Ellsworth Heusted.
