Roberts Ranch

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Roberts Ranch
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Location Immokalee, Florida
Coordinates 26°25′15″N81°25′54″W / 26.42083°N 81.43167°W / 26.42083; -81.43167 Coordinates: 26°25′15″N81°25′54″W / 26.42083°N 81.43167°W / 26.42083; -81.43167
NRHP reference # 03000990 [1]
Added to NRHP October 4, 2003

The Roberts Ranch (also known as the Old Allen Place or Baucom Place) is a historic site in Immokalee, Florida. It is located at 1215 Roberts Avenue. On October 4, 2003, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

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Immokalee Pioneer Museum

The Immokalee Pioneer Museum, located at Roberts Ranch, is a 15-acre (61,000 m2) open-air museum that includes 19 preserved buildings of the original ranch. The Ranch is operated as one of the 5 Collier County Museums. Displays focus on late 19th century ranch life at the edge of the Big Cypress Swamp.

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