Franklin County, Florida
Apalachicola Real Estate and Local Guide
Apalachicola is a historic Gulf Coast port town on Apalachicola Bay, known for its oyster and seafood heritage and a large district of preserved 19th-century buildings.
Living in Apalachicola
Home of physician John Gorrie, whose 1851 ice machine pioneered mechanical refrigeration and air conditioning. Source: en.wikipedia.org
Homes in Apalachicola
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Apalachicola home
John Gorrie Museum State Park
State museum with a replica of John Gorrie's pioneering ice-making machine
Trinity Episcopal Church
One of the earliest prefabricated buildings in the U.S., shipped in sections from New York
Dixie Theatre
Professional Equity theater built in 1912 and renovated beginning in 1996
Battery Park
Bayfront city park with boat ramps and fishing piers that hosts the annual Florida Seafood Festival
Lafayette Park
Historic-district waterfront park with a gazebo and a long fishing pier into Apalachicola Bay
Apalachicola areas to know
The Hill
Historic African American neighborhood north of Avenue E, long the center of Black community life
Apalachicola Historic District
National Register district covering the downtown and residential core with hundreds of historic buildings