54. Hobbs-King House. 5221 Mary Street. Circa 1911. Frame Vernacular. This house was built by Uriah Chavers. The large dormer and the Craftsman porch were added after its original construction. In 1923, a local high school teacher, Raymond Hobbs purchased the house. Hobbs later served as Superintendent of Santa Rosa County's Board of Public Instruction.

Credits and Sources:

National Register of Historic Places: Milton, Florida.  November 8, 1987.  National Register Identification Number 87001944

Brian D. Rucker, “Blackwater and Yellow Pine: The Development of Santa Rosa County, 1821-1865. (Ph.D diss., Florida State University, 1990).

Virginia Savage McAlester.  A Field Guide to American Houses. (New York:  Alfred A. Knopf. 2013).

Gerald Foster. American Houses. (New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. 2004).

Maurie Van Buren. House Styles at a Glance. (Marietta, Georgia: Longstreet Press. 1991).