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The Smokey Hollow Community, Informal boundaries by street name: North to South: East Jefferson Street to East Van Buren Street. West to East: South Gadsden Street to Marvin Street., Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

The Smokey Hollow Community, Informal boundaries by street name: North...

Significance: The story of Smokey Hollow forces us to rethink historical narratives of government's exercise of eminent domain in the mid-twentieth century on established African American neighborhoods. Through... More

The Smokey Hollow Community, Informal boundaries by street name: North to South: East Jefferson Street to East Van Buren Street. West to East: South Gadsden Street to Marvin Street., Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

The Smokey Hollow Community, Informal boundaries by street name: North...

Significance: The story of Smokey Hollow forces us to rethink historical narratives of government's exercise of eminent domain in the mid-twentieth century on established African American neighborhoods. Through... More

Bank of Florida, Calhoun & Appalachia Parkway (moved from Adams Street), Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Bank of Florida, Calhoun & Appalachia Parkway (moved from Adams Street...

Significance: This structure housed the first bank chartered by the State of Florida. // The Bank of Florida, built in 1828. housed the first bank to be chartered by the State of Florida. Local tradition holds... More

Bethel Baptist Church, 224 North Boulevard, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Bethel Baptist Church, 224 North Boulevard, Tallahassee, Leon County, ...

Significance: The Bethel Baptist Church was depicted as a wood frame structure in an 1885 lithograph of Tallahassee. Prior to the turn of the century, the present brick veneer building was constructed on the s... More

Bethel Baptist Church, 224 North Boulevard, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Bethel Baptist Church, 224 North Boulevard, Tallahassee, Leon County, ...

Significance: The Bethel Baptist Church was depicted as a wood frame structure in an 1885 lithograph of Tallahassee. Prior to the turn of the century, the present brick veneer building was constructed on the s... More

Goodwood Plantation, Old Kitchen, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Goodwood Plantation, Old Kitchen, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

1992 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Goodwood Plantation was established near Tallahassee, Florida by Hardy Croom on a section of the Lafayette Grant in 1836. Following his death in 1837, his br... More

First Presbyterian Church, Adams & Park Streets, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

First Presbyterian Church, Adams & Park Streets, Tallahassee, Leon Cou...

Significance: This is the oldest church in Tallahassee, built in 1835-1838. On several occasions the church was used as a refuge against Indian attacks. Survey number: HABS FL-162 Building/structure dates: 1... More

Bank of Florida, Calhoun & Appalachia Parkway (moved from Adams Street), Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Bank of Florida, Calhoun & Appalachia Parkway (moved from Adams Street...

Significance: This structure housed the first bank chartered by the State of Florida. // The Bank of Florida, built in 1828. housed the first bank to be chartered by the State of Florida. Local tradition holds... More

James Kirksey House, 325 North Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

James Kirksey House, 325 North Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Leon Count...

Significance: This structure is one of the earliest known examples of prefabricated houses to be erected in the State of Florida. Survey number: HABS FL-161 Building/structure dates: 1832 Initial Construction... More

James Kirksey House, 325 North Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

James Kirksey House, 325 North Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Leon Count...

Significance: This structure is one of the earliest known examples of prefabricated houses to be erected in the State of Florida. Survey number: HABS FL-161 Building/structure dates: 1832 Initial Construction... More

Goodwood Plantation, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Goodwood Plantation, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Survey number: HABS FL-19 Building/structure dates: 1825 Initial Construction

The Smokey Hollow Community, Informal boundaries by street name: North to South: East Jefferson Street to East Van Buren Street. West to East: South Gadsden Street to Marvin Street., Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

The Smokey Hollow Community, Informal boundaries by street name: North...

Significance: The story of Smokey Hollow forces us to rethink historical narratives of government's exercise of eminent domain in the mid-twentieth century on established African American neighborhoods. Through... More

Bank of Florida, Calhoun & Appalachia Parkway (moved from Adams Street), Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Bank of Florida, Calhoun & Appalachia Parkway (moved from Adams Street...

Significance: This structure housed the first bank chartered by the State of Florida. // The Bank of Florida, built in 1828. housed the first bank to be chartered by the State of Florida. Local tradition holds... More

Bank of Florida, Calhoun & Appalachia Parkway (moved from Adams Street), Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Bank of Florida, Calhoun & Appalachia Parkway (moved from Adams Street...

Significance: This structure housed the first bank chartered by the State of Florida. // The Bank of Florida, built in 1828. housed the first bank to be chartered by the State of Florida. Local tradition holds... More

Call Mansion, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Call Mansion, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Survey number: HABS FL-18 Building/structure dates: ca. 1830 Initial Construction

Thomas Randall House, 434 North Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Thomas Randall House, 434 North Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Leon Coun...

Significance: This structure was built about 1830 for Thomas Randall, one of Florida's federal judges. George Proctor, a free black man from the West Indies, was the builder. The city's first bathtub with plumb... More

The Columns, Park & Adams Streets, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

The Columns, Park & Adams Streets, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Significance: One of the oldest dwellings in Tallahassee, built for Benjamin Chaires; banker, landowner, and proprietor of the brick yard. Survey number: HABS FL-158 Building/structure dates: 1835 Initial Construction

The Columns, Park & Adams Streets, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

The Columns, Park & Adams Streets, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Significance: One of the oldest dwellings in Tallahassee, built for Benjamin Chaires; banker, landowner, and proprietor of the brick yard. Survey number: HABS FL-158 Building/structure dates: 1835 Initial Construction

Goodwood Plantation, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Goodwood Plantation, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Survey number: HABS FL-19 Building/structure dates: 1825 Initial Construction

Bethel Baptist Church, 224 North Boulevard, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Bethel Baptist Church, 224 North Boulevard, Tallahassee, Leon County, ...

Significance: The Bethel Baptist Church was depicted as a wood frame structure in an 1885 lithograph of Tallahassee. Prior to the turn of the century, the present brick veneer building was constructed on the s... More

Robert Butler House, 3502 Old Bainbridge Road, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Robert Butler House, 3502 Old Bainbridge Road, Tallahassee, Leon Count...

Significance: This structure was built c. 1826 by Robert Butler, Jackson's Quarter Master General, Florida's first Surveyor General, and Florida's first Grand Master of Masons. It is presently the home of Mill... More

James Kirksey House, 325 North Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

James Kirksey House, 325 North Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Leon Count...

Significance: This structure is one of the earliest known examples of prefabricated houses to be erected in the State of Florida. Survey number: HABS FL-161 Building/structure dates: 1832 Initial Construction... More

The Columns, Park & Adams Streets, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

The Columns, Park & Adams Streets, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Significance: One of the oldest dwellings in Tallahassee, built for Benjamin Chaires; banker, landowner, and proprietor of the brick yard. Survey number: HABS FL-158 Building/structure dates: 1835 Initial Construction

Goodwood Plantation, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Goodwood Plantation, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Survey number: HABS FL-19 Building/structure dates: 1825 Initial Construction

Goodwood Plantation, Girl's Cottage, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Goodwood Plantation, Girl's Cottage, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

1992 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Goodwood Plantation was established near Tallahassee, Florida by Hardy Croom on a section of the Lafayette Grant in 1836. Following his death in 1837, his br... More

The Smokey Hollow Community, Informal boundaries by street name: North to South: East Jefferson Street to East Van Buren Street. West to East: South Gadsden Street to Marvin Street., Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

The Smokey Hollow Community, Informal boundaries by street name: North...

Significance: The story of Smokey Hollow forces us to rethink historical narratives of government's exercise of eminent domain in the mid-twentieth century on established African American neighborhoods. Through... More

Call Mansion, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Call Mansion, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Survey number: HABS FL-18 Building/structure dates: ca. 1830 Initial Construction

View of the city of Tallahassee. State capital of Florida, county seat of Leon county 1885.

View of the city of Tallahassee. State capital of Florida, county seat...

Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 118 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes illus. and index to points of interest. AACR2

Goodwood Plantation, Girl's Cottage, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Goodwood Plantation, Girl's Cottage, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

1992 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Goodwood Plantation was established near Tallahassee, Florida by Hardy Croom on a section of the Lafayette Grant in 1836. Following his death in 1837, his br... More

The Smokey Hollow Community, Informal boundaries by street name: North to South: East Jefferson Street to East Van Buren Street. West to East: South Gadsden Street to Marvin Street., Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

The Smokey Hollow Community, Informal boundaries by street name: North...

Significance: The story of Smokey Hollow forces us to rethink historical narratives of government's exercise of eminent domain in the mid-twentieth century on established African American neighborhoods. Through... More

The Smokey Hollow Community, Informal boundaries by street name: North to South: East Jefferson Street to East Van Buren Street. West to East: South Gadsden Street to Marvin Street., Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

The Smokey Hollow Community, Informal boundaries by street name: North...

Significance: The story of Smokey Hollow forces us to rethink historical narratives of government's exercise of eminent domain in the mid-twentieth century on established African American neighborhoods. Through... More

Thomas Randall House, 434 North Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Thomas Randall House, 434 North Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Leon Coun...

Significance: This structure was built about 1830 for Thomas Randall, one of Florida's federal judges. George Proctor, a free black man from the West Indies, was the builder. The city's first bathtub with plumb... More

James Kirksey House, 325 North Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

James Kirksey House, 325 North Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Leon Count...

Significance: This structure is one of the earliest known examples of prefabricated houses to be erected in the State of Florida. Survey number: HABS FL-161 Building/structure dates: 1832 Initial Construction... More

The Columns, Park & Adams Streets, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

The Columns, Park & Adams Streets, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Significance: One of the oldest dwellings in Tallahassee, built for Benjamin Chaires; banker, landowner, and proprietor of the brick yard. Survey number: HABS FL-158 Building/structure dates: 1835 Initial Construction

Robert Butler House, 3502 Old Bainbridge Road, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Robert Butler House, 3502 Old Bainbridge Road, Tallahassee, Leon Count...

Significance: This structure was built c. 1826 by Robert Butler, Jackson's Quarter Master General, Florida's first Surveyor General, and Florida's first Grand Master of Masons. It is presently the home of Mill... More

Robert Butler House, 3502 Old Bainbridge Road, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Robert Butler House, 3502 Old Bainbridge Road, Tallahassee, Leon Count...

Significance: This structure was built c. 1826 by Robert Butler, Jackson's Quarter Master General, Florida's first Surveyor General, and Florida's first Grand Master of Masons. It is presently the home of Mill... More

The Smokey Hollow Community, Informal boundaries by street name: North to South: East Jefferson Street to East Van Buren Street. West to East: South Gadsden Street to Marvin Street., Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

The Smokey Hollow Community, Informal boundaries by street name: North...

Significance: The story of Smokey Hollow forces us to rethink historical narratives of government's exercise of eminent domain in the mid-twentieth century on established African American neighborhoods. Through... More

First Presbyterian Church, Adams & Park Streets, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

First Presbyterian Church, Adams & Park Streets, Tallahassee, Leon Cou...

Significance: This is the oldest church in Tallahassee, built in 1835-1838. On several occasions the church was used as a refuge against Indian attacks. Survey number: HABS FL-162 Building/structure dates: 1... More

First Presbyterian Church, Adams & Park Streets, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

First Presbyterian Church, Adams & Park Streets, Tallahassee, Leon Cou...

Significance: This is the oldest church in Tallahassee, built in 1835-1838. On several occasions the church was used as a refuge against Indian attacks. Survey number: HABS FL-162 Building/structure dates: 1... More

Goodwood Plantation, Old Kitchen, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Goodwood Plantation, Old Kitchen, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

1992 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Goodwood Plantation was established near Tallahassee, Florida by Hardy Croom on a section of the Lafayette Grant in 1836. Following his death in 1837, his br... More

James Kirksey House, 325 North Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

James Kirksey House, 325 North Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Leon Count...

Significance: This structure is one of the earliest known examples of prefabricated houses to be erected in the State of Florida. Survey number: HABS FL-161 Building/structure dates: 1832 Initial Construction... More

Goodwood Plantation, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Goodwood Plantation, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Survey number: HABS FL-19 Building/structure dates: 1825 Initial Construction

The Smokey Hollow Community, Informal boundaries by street name: North to South: East Jefferson Street to East Van Buren Street. West to East: South Gadsden Street to Marvin Street., Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

The Smokey Hollow Community, Informal boundaries by street name: North...

Significance: The story of Smokey Hollow forces us to rethink historical narratives of government's exercise of eminent domain in the mid-twentieth century on established African American neighborhoods. Through... More

The Smokey Hollow Community, Informal boundaries by street name: North to South: East Jefferson Street to East Van Buren Street. West to East: South Gadsden Street to Marvin Street., Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

The Smokey Hollow Community, Informal boundaries by street name: North...

Significance: The story of Smokey Hollow forces us to rethink historical narratives of government's exercise of eminent domain in the mid-twentieth century on established African American neighborhoods. Through... More

Goodwood Plantation, Old Kitchen, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Goodwood Plantation, Old Kitchen, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

1992 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Goodwood Plantation was established near Tallahassee, Florida by Hardy Croom on a section of the Lafayette Grant in 1836. Following his death in 1837, his br... More

Goodwood Plantation, Old Kitchen, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Goodwood Plantation, Old Kitchen, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

1992 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Goodwood Plantation was established near Tallahassee, Florida by Hardy Croom on a section of the Lafayette Grant in 1836. Following his death in 1837, his br... More

Thomas Randall House, 434 North Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Thomas Randall House, 434 North Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Leon Coun...

Significance: This structure was built about 1830 for Thomas Randall, one of Florida's federal judges. George Proctor, a free black man from the West Indies, was the builder. The city's first bathtub with plumb... More

James Kirksey House, 325 North Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

James Kirksey House, 325 North Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Leon Count...

Significance: This structure is one of the earliest known examples of prefabricated houses to be erected in the State of Florida. Survey number: HABS FL-161 Building/structure dates: 1832 Initial Construction... More

First Presbyterian Church, Adams & Park Streets, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

First Presbyterian Church, Adams & Park Streets, Tallahassee, Leon Cou...

Significance: This is the oldest church in Tallahassee, built in 1835-1838. On several occasions the church was used as a refuge against Indian attacks. Survey number: HABS FL-162 Building/structure dates: 1... More

Goodwood Plantation, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Goodwood Plantation, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Survey number: HABS FL-19 Building/structure dates: 1825 Initial Construction

Bethel Baptist Church, 224 North Boulevard, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Bethel Baptist Church, 224 North Boulevard, Tallahassee, Leon County, ...

Significance: The Bethel Baptist Church was depicted as a wood frame structure in an 1885 lithograph of Tallahassee. Prior to the turn of the century, the present brick veneer building was constructed on the s... More

Goodwood Plantation, Girl's Cottage, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Goodwood Plantation, Girl's Cottage, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

1992 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Goodwood Plantation was established near Tallahassee, Florida by Hardy Croom on a section of the Lafayette Grant in 1836. Following his death in 1837, his br... More

Goodwood Plantation, Old Kitchen, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Goodwood Plantation, Old Kitchen, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

1992 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Goodwood Plantation was established near Tallahassee, Florida by Hardy Croom on a section of the Lafayette Grant in 1836. Following his death in 1837, his br... More

Bank of Florida, Calhoun & Appalachia Parkway (moved from Adams Street), Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Bank of Florida, Calhoun & Appalachia Parkway (moved from Adams Street...

Significance: This structure housed the first bank chartered by the State of Florida. // The Bank of Florida, built in 1828. housed the first bank to be chartered by the State of Florida. Local tradition holds... More

James Kirksey House, 325 North Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

James Kirksey House, 325 North Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Leon Count...

Significance: This structure is one of the earliest known examples of prefabricated houses to be erected in the State of Florida. Survey number: HABS FL-161 Building/structure dates: 1832 Initial Construction... More

James Kirksey House, 325 North Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

James Kirksey House, 325 North Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Leon Count...

Significance: This structure is one of the earliest known examples of prefabricated houses to be erected in the State of Florida. Survey number: HABS FL-161 Building/structure dates: 1832 Initial Construction... More

Goodwood Plantation, Girl's Cottage, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Goodwood Plantation, Girl's Cottage, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

1992 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Goodwood Plantation was established near Tallahassee, Florida by Hardy Croom on a section of the Lafayette Grant in 1836. Following his death in 1837, his br... More

The Smokey Hollow Community, Informal boundaries by street name: North to South: East Jefferson Street to East Van Buren Street. West to East: South Gadsden Street to Marvin Street., Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

The Smokey Hollow Community, Informal boundaries by street name: North...

Significance: The story of Smokey Hollow forces us to rethink historical narratives of government's exercise of eminent domain in the mid-twentieth century on established African American neighborhoods. Through... More

The Smokey Hollow Community, Informal boundaries by street name: North to South: East Jefferson Street to East Van Buren Street. West to East: South Gadsden Street to Marvin Street., Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

The Smokey Hollow Community, Informal boundaries by street name: North...

Significance: The story of Smokey Hollow forces us to rethink historical narratives of government's exercise of eminent domain in the mid-twentieth century on established African American neighborhoods. Through... More

Goodwood Plantation, Old Kitchen, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Goodwood Plantation, Old Kitchen, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

1992 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Goodwood Plantation was established near Tallahassee, Florida by Hardy Croom on a section of the Lafayette Grant in 1836. Following his death in 1837, his br... More

Robert Butler House, 3502 Old Bainbridge Road, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Robert Butler House, 3502 Old Bainbridge Road, Tallahassee, Leon Count...

Significance: This structure was built c. 1826 by Robert Butler, Jackson's Quarter Master General, Florida's first Surveyor General, and Florida's first Grand Master of Masons. It is presently the home of Mill... More

The Smokey Hollow Community, Informal boundaries by street name: North to South: East Jefferson Street to East Van Buren Street. West to East: South Gadsden Street to Marvin Street., Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

The Smokey Hollow Community, Informal boundaries by street name: North...

Significance: The story of Smokey Hollow forces us to rethink historical narratives of government's exercise of eminent domain in the mid-twentieth century on established African American neighborhoods. Through... More

Thomas Randall House, 434 North Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Thomas Randall House, 434 North Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Leon Coun...

Significance: This structure was built about 1830 for Thomas Randall, one of Florida's federal judges. George Proctor, a free black man from the West Indies, was the builder. The city's first bathtub with plumb... More

Goodwood Plantation, Girl's Cottage, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Goodwood Plantation, Girl's Cottage, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

1992 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Goodwood Plantation was established near Tallahassee, Florida by Hardy Croom on a section of the Lafayette Grant in 1836. Following his death in 1837, his br... More

Thomas Randall House, 434 North Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Thomas Randall House, 434 North Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Leon Coun...

Significance: This structure was built about 1830 for Thomas Randall, one of Florida's federal judges. George Proctor, a free black man from the West Indies, was the builder. The city's first bathtub with plumb... More

James Kirksey House, 325 North Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

James Kirksey House, 325 North Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Leon Count...

Significance: This structure is one of the earliest known examples of prefabricated houses to be erected in the State of Florida. Survey number: HABS FL-161 Building/structure dates: 1832 Initial Construction... More

First Presbyterian Church, Adams & Park Streets, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

First Presbyterian Church, Adams & Park Streets, Tallahassee, Leon Cou...

Significance: This is the oldest church in Tallahassee, built in 1835-1838. On several occasions the church was used as a refuge against Indian attacks. Survey number: HABS FL-162 Building/structure dates: 1... More

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida

Aug 1884. 2 Sheet(s). Florida fire insurance map. Sanborn fire insurance maps are detailed maps of cities and towns produced by the Sanborn Map Company for the purpose of assessing fire insurance liability.... More

Bank of Florida, Calhoun & Appalachia Parkway (moved from Adams Street), Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Bank of Florida, Calhoun & Appalachia Parkway (moved from Adams Street...

Significance: This structure housed the first bank chartered by the State of Florida. // The Bank of Florida, built in 1828. housed the first bank to be chartered by the State of Florida. Local tradition holds... More

Map of Leon County, Florida / - Public domain old map

Map of Leon County, Florida / - Public domain old map

Relief shown by contours. Cadastral map, showing names of landowners. Inset: City of Tallahassee. LC Land ownership maps, 77 Copy imperfect: Torn and repaired in lower left corner. Torn along vertical fold and ... More

The Columns, Park & Adams Streets, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

The Columns, Park & Adams Streets, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Significance: One of the oldest dwellings in Tallahassee, built for Benjamin Chaires; banker, landowner, and proprietor of the brick yard. Survey number: HABS FL-158 Building/structure dates: 1835 Initial Construction

Goodwood Plantation, Girl's Cottage, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Goodwood Plantation, Girl's Cottage, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

1992 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Goodwood Plantation was established near Tallahassee, Florida by Hardy Croom on a section of the Lafayette Grant in 1836. Following his death in 1837, his br... More

Bank of Florida, Calhoun & Appalachia Parkway (moved from Adams Street), Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Bank of Florida, Calhoun & Appalachia Parkway (moved from Adams Street...

Significance: This structure housed the first bank chartered by the State of Florida. // The Bank of Florida, built in 1828. housed the first bank to be chartered by the State of Florida. Local tradition holds... More

Bank of Florida, Calhoun & Appalachia Parkway (moved from Adams Street), Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Bank of Florida, Calhoun & Appalachia Parkway (moved from Adams Street...

Significance: This structure housed the first bank chartered by the State of Florida. // The Bank of Florida, built in 1828. housed the first bank to be chartered by the State of Florida. Local tradition holds... More

Leon County, Texas. Historic map, Library of Congress

Leon County, Texas. Historic map, Library of Congress

Shows land ownership. "Copyright 1879. W.C. Walsh, Commissioner of the Genl. Land Office of the State of Texas." "Lithographed by August Gast & Co.s New Process St. Louis." LC copy mounted on paper and torn in ... More

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida

May 1890. 3 Sheet(s). Florida fire insurance map. Sanborn fire insurance maps are detailed maps of cities and towns produced by the Sanborn Map Company for the purpose of assessing fire insurance liability.... More

Goodwood Plantation, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Goodwood Plantation, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Survey number: HABS FL-19 Building/structure dates: 1825 Initial Construction

Goodwood Plantation, Girl's Cottage, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Goodwood Plantation, Girl's Cottage, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

1992 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Goodwood Plantation was established near Tallahassee, Florida by Hardy Croom on a section of the Lafayette Grant in 1836. Following his death in 1837, his br... More

The Smokey Hollow Community, Informal boundaries by street name: North to South: East Jefferson Street to East Van Buren Street. West to East: South Gadsden Street to Marvin Street., Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

The Smokey Hollow Community, Informal boundaries by street name: North...

Significance: The story of Smokey Hollow forces us to rethink historical narratives of government's exercise of eminent domain in the mid-twentieth century on established African American neighborhoods. Through... More

Goodwood Plantation, Old Kitchen, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Goodwood Plantation, Old Kitchen, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

1992 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Goodwood Plantation was established near Tallahassee, Florida by Hardy Croom on a section of the Lafayette Grant in 1836. Following his death in 1837, his br... More

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida

May 1890. 3 Sheet(s). Florida fire insurance map. Sanborn fire insurance maps are detailed maps of cities and towns produced by the Sanborn Map Company for the purpose of assessing fire insurance liability.... More

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida

May 1890. 3 Sheet(s). Florida fire insurance map. Sanborn fire insurance maps are detailed maps of cities and towns produced by the Sanborn Map Company for the purpose of assessing fire insurance liability.... More

Robert Butler House, 3502 Old Bainbridge Road, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Robert Butler House, 3502 Old Bainbridge Road, Tallahassee, Leon Count...

Significance: This structure was built c. 1826 by Robert Butler, Jackson's Quarter Master General, Florida's first Surveyor General, and Florida's first Grand Master of Masons. It is presently the home of Mill... More

The Smokey Hollow Community, Informal boundaries by street name: North to South: East Jefferson Street to East Van Buren Street. West to East: South Gadsden Street to Marvin Street., Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

The Smokey Hollow Community, Informal boundaries by street name: North...

Significance: The story of Smokey Hollow forces us to rethink historical narratives of government's exercise of eminent domain in the mid-twentieth century on established African American neighborhoods. Through... More

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida

Aug 1884. 2 Sheet(s). Florida fire insurance map. Sanborn fire insurance maps are detailed maps of cities and towns produced by the Sanborn Map Company for the purpose of assessing fire insurance liability.... More

First Presbyterian Church, Adams & Park Streets, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

First Presbyterian Church, Adams & Park Streets, Tallahassee, Leon Cou...

Significance: This is the oldest church in Tallahassee, built in 1835-1838. On several occasions the church was used as a refuge against Indian attacks. Survey number: HABS FL-162 Building/structure dates: 1... More

The Columns, Park & Adams Streets, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

The Columns, Park & Adams Streets, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Significance: One of the oldest dwellings in Tallahassee, built for Benjamin Chaires; banker, landowner, and proprietor of the brick yard. Survey number: HABS FL-158 Building/structure dates: 1835 Initial Construction

Goodwood Plantation, Old Kitchen, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Goodwood Plantation, Old Kitchen, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

1992 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Goodwood Plantation was established near Tallahassee, Florida by Hardy Croom on a section of the Lafayette Grant in 1836. Following his death in 1837, his br... More

Goodwood Plantation, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Goodwood Plantation, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Survey number: HABS FL-19 Building/structure dates: 1825 Initial Construction

The Smokey Hollow Community, Informal boundaries by street name: North to South: East Jefferson Street to East Van Buren Street. West to East: South Gadsden Street to Marvin Street., Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

The Smokey Hollow Community, Informal boundaries by street name: North...

Significance: The story of Smokey Hollow forces us to rethink historical narratives of government's exercise of eminent domain in the mid-twentieth century on established African American neighborhoods. Through... More

Bank of Florida, Calhoun & Appalachia Parkway (moved from Adams Street), Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Bank of Florida, Calhoun & Appalachia Parkway (moved from Adams Street...

Significance: This structure housed the first bank chartered by the State of Florida. // The Bank of Florida, built in 1828. housed the first bank to be chartered by the State of Florida. Local tradition holds... More