Old Fort Braden School

Fort Braden was established in 1839 as a military outpost during the Second Seminole War (1835-1842). At the end of the war the fort was abandoned, but the small farming community that had developed nearby continued.

A school in the ...

Florida A&M University

Founded in 1887 as the State Normal College for Colored Students, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) is the only historically state supported educational facility for African Americans in Florida. It has always been co-educational.

In 1890, the second Morrill ...

Dale Mabry Field

In October 1940, hundreds of laborers began clearing swampland for temporary quarters for Dale Mabry Army Air Base, named in honor of a young Tallahassee dirigible pilot who died in 1922 after serving in World War I.

In 1941, America ...

Florida State University Campus

The Florida State University campus is the oldest continuously used site of higher education in the state of Florida. In 1851, the Florida Legislature authorized the establishment of two state seminaries, on east and one west of the Suwannee River.

Old Capitol of Florida

The first two sessions of the territorial legislature were held at St. Augustine and Pensacola. The hazards of traveling between cities 400 miles apart prompted legislators in 1824 to locate a new capital at Tallahassee, between the two cities.

Log ...

St. Clement's Chapel Church of the Advent

Built in the town of Lloyd in 1890, this Episcopal chapel was dedicated as St. Clement's Church on June 14, 1895, by Edwin Gardner Weed, 3rd Bishop of Florida. William Betton of Tallahassee designed and built the structure at a ...

Belle Vue- Home of the Princess Murat

Former home of Catherine Daingerfield Willis, great-grandniece of George Washington and widow of Archille Murat, Prince of Naples and nephew of Napoleon. During the Second French Empire she was recognized as a princess and financially assisted by Napoleon III, whose ...

Bldg. 74, 75, 76 UWF Dodson Complex

The College of Business Complex, occupied in 1978, required a demanding building program calling for a classroom and lecture room facility with the capability to expand one-into-the-other via floor to ceiling panels separating them. The plan also included a separate, ...

The Battle of Pensacola (1781)

In June of 1779 the Spanish declared war on England. In an attempt to remove England from the New World they decided to remove England's control of it's colony in west Florida. The Spanish governor of Louisiana, Bernardo de Galvez, ...

Bldg. 73, UWF Aquatic Center

Occupied in 1976, the swimming pool was a major addition to the physical education, health, and recreation facilities. The architectural and engineering firm of Henningson, Durham, and Richardson were chosen for the project. The outdoor pool boasted state of the ...