Signage in front of this house notes that it is the oldest extant residence in Clay County. Built circa1835 for U.S. Army Captain Michael Clark, the house was purchased in 1859 by William S. Bardin, who served as a sergeant with the Confederate 1st Florida Reserves during the Civil War. His son, George N. Bardin, is reported to have served in a Home Guard unit. The Clark-Chalker House was looted during the October 1864 Union raid on Middleburg but was not burned as were many other buildings. The house was the post-war home of Albert S. Chalker, who married Bardin's daughter in December 1865. During the Civil War, Chalker served in the 2nd Florida Cavalry under Captain J.J. Dickison, and at one point in the war served under Brigadier General Joseph Finegan as a courier between Middle Florida and the mouth of the St. Johns River. The house is privately owned and is not open for tours.

Information Provided by the Florida Department of State.