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Placida Bunkhouse needs local buy in for re-use

October 23, 2025
By Angela McPhillips
Charlotte County commissioners voiced unanimous support for preserving the historic Placida Bunkhouse and ultimately returning it to Placida during their Sept. 16 workshop. Built in 1906 or 1907 by the Charlotte Harbor & Northern Railroad to house workers building the phosphate rail line to Port Boca Grande, the bunkhouse is the last known railroad-related structure […]

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