In 1907, Edwin T. King, the town’s first builder, a boatwright, and early citrus grower built his third home on the south bank of the New River near what is now US 1. It remained the King family home until 1968. King’s daughter Louise and her husband Bloxham Cromartie (Ivy Cromartie Stranahan’s brother) resided there for most of their married life.

The Junior League of Fort Lauderdale barged the house upriver to this site in 1971 to save it from demolition. Built of Dade County pine, the house is four-square Georgian style. Originally one-story, a second floor was added in 1911.

Many witnesses claim that the King-Cromartie House is haunted. Visitors often report hearing the sound of footsteps and the sounds of what appear to be young children playing, laughing, and running throughout the house. The front porch swing has also been seen rocking back and forth entirely on its own.
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