How did the cracker style houses get their name ?

The term "Cracker" has been used to refer to certain Floridians, although the origin of the term is open to debate.

Dana Ste. Claire wrote:
"It could be said that a good definition of a Cracker house is any house that a Cracker lived in."

A real Cracker house most likely would have been a small log cabin. Often, the houses looked like two cabins, connected by a roofed-over porch called a dog trot.

http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~fcc/main/what's_a_cracker.htm

This site shows some examples of "Cracker" houses:

http://www.flheritage.com/magazine/spring96/samp_art.html

A cracker style home is another name for a Florida "vernacular" home design. Vernacular by definition is "native or indigenous." This style of architecture lends itself to certain energy efficient features, particularly where conventional air conditioning and heating is not available or used.

TIE, Dana Ste. Claire also wrote, "the houses they(crackers) built during their heyday weren’t necessarily the large, clapboard homes with the wraparound porches that now are called "cracker houses." Her statement tends to make one think that another origin of the term "cracker house" is out there.

All of which does not answer the original question, I know! Still looking!

I was under the impression a "cracker" style home was a simple, square shaped home that reminded one of a "cracker box", but cannot find reference material to back it up.