The Micajah T. Singleton House is an historic 1891 residence in

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. It is located in

Arcadia, Florida Arcadia is a city and county seat of DeSoto County, Florida, United States. Arcadia's Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Its population was 7,420 as of the 2020 census, down from 7,637 at the 2010 census. It ...

at 711 West Hickory Street. It was added to the

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on August 6, 2013. The home is one of the few remaining examples in Arcadia of a large, frame

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, pioneer home. It was constructed of heart

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. Micajah T. Singleton (1850-1923) was from a prominent North Georgia family and came to Arcadia in 1888 to operate the Peace River Phosphate Company. When the phosphate boom busted, the Singleton family left Arcadia in 1893.

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Buildings and structures in DeSoto County, Florida Houses completed in 1891 Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida Vernacular architecture in Florida Houses in DeSoto County, Florida National Register of Historic Places in DeSoto County, Florida 1891 establishments in Florida {{DeSotoCountyFL-NRHP-stub

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