She looks up and down the street today and likes what she sees. And for those wanting to know a little more history, a visit to the Eugene L. Matthews Bradford County Historical Museum, located in the Jones-Roseberg Building on Call Street, is recommended. In a limited space it shows that Starke has quite a tale to tell. Circuit Judge Elzie Sanders and his wife Sandra live in one of the oldest houses on Walnut Street, built in 1883. It has a charm of its own.
Variety is one of Walnut Street's striking features.
Brick homes and frame, fancy with tall white columns, Victorians and cracker-style all cozy together. Strolling down the sidewalk, hearing the buzz of car tires over the bricks, gives a real sense of the community's history. Melanie Hoover says the bricks also help keep the speed down on vehicles driving through. Hoover and her husband moved to the neighborhood from Texas five years ago. Their home is also a project, since they're working to restore it.