110 Harvey Street

This lovely historic home was built in 1924 as a manse for the vicar of the First Presbyterian Church, which was originally across the street. The structure has Georgian hard pine flooring preserved in the craftsman style.  Current owners are Mr. and Mrs. Sean Howard.

613 Trabue Street

This home sits on three lots on Trabue Street; a single block street in the heart of the Old Historic District of Punta Gorda.  This short street was the only memorial to the town's founder, Isaac Trabue, until 2009 when City Council designated public lands east of the Justice Center, along the Harbor, as Trabue Park.  The original abstract shows the paving, curbing and storm drainage were put into place in 1925.  Fred M. and his wife, Mary Calhoun Johnson, purchased the house in 1931.  They passed the house to their son Richard C. and his wife, Jutta.  It remained in the Johnson family until 1980.  Shortly after the first Johnson family moved in, the porch was closed in to make a bedroom and a half bath.  The original floor, china closets, ceilings, baseboards and wainscoting remain throughout the interior.

607 Trabue Street

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.

220 Goldstein Street/501 Shreve Street

This home has significant historical value because of the family whose lives are connected to the building.  Fritz Quednau and his wife, Belle, came to Punta Gorda in 1888 to establish a cigar-making business.  Established in 1892 and located at 220 Goldstein between Berry and Shreve St.  When Fritz died in 1896, his wife converted the cigar factory into a boarding house.  Fritz' son, Fred, was an early Punta Gorda fishing boat captain, a Punta Gorda cafe owner, mayor and sheriff.  Fred married Belle McBean and their daughter, Tosie Hindman, who reigned as supervisor of elections, lived in the house until her death. This house is currently located in the Punta Gorda History Park at 501 Shreve St., Punta Gorda, FL.

520 East Olympia

Capt. W. H. Johnson had this house built in 1924 for his wife, Bertha.  She disliked their current two-story house on W. Goldstsein and Marion Ave.  Bertha was the daughter of Charles Guy Davis.  A craftsman-style house that received much publicity in popular magazines such as House Beautiful, Country Life and Ladies Home Journal.  Craftsman houses were inspired primarily by the work of two CA brothers Charles and Henry Greene.  They practiced in Pasadena from 1893-1914. The high-style bungalow is characterized by a low-pitched gabled roof with wide, unenclosed eave overhangs.  Roof rafters are usually exposed and decorative false beams or braces are commonly added under the gables.  Porches are either full or partial width and the roof is supported by tapered square columns or pedestals that frequently extend to ground level as do the ones here.  The original windows, doors, woodwork and floors remain in this house.