The Brief
- Shortly after 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Polk County Fire Rescue responded to the fire at the historic farmhouse located on private property at Kathleen Road and West Campbell Road.
- The home was vacant and no one was hurt.
- Joseph and Martha Tucker, born in the 1850s and native to the area, lived in the home.
KATHLEEN, Fla. – A historic farmhouse that was considered a local landmark to many in Polk County is now no more after a fire burned it down Tuesday evening.
It was called the “Old Tucker Home” and it was located on Kathleen Road and West Campbell Road.
What we know:
Shortly after 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Polk County Fire Rescue responded to the fire at the historic farmhouse on private property at Kathleen Road and West Campbell Road.…