Bethel Baptist Institutional Church

This building has long served as the focal point of the religious and community life of Jacksonville's black citizens. The congregation was organized In July 1838 with six charter members, including two slaves belonging to Elias G. Jaudon.

During the ...

Olustee Battlefield State Park

This park commemorates the site of Florida's largest Civil War battle, which took place February 20, 1864. A Union force of approximately 5,200 troops under the command of General Truman A. Seymour marched westward to meet a Confederate force led ...

New Brooklyn Missionary Baptist Church

The New Brooklyn Missionary Baptist congregation, one of Perry's most prominent black churches, formed in 1914. The church was remodeled in 1963 and again in 1989.

Information provided by Florida Department of State.

Picture courtesy of New Brooklyn Missionary Baptist Church.

African Missionary Baptist Church

The first church was built on the corner of Parshley and Houston Avenue. This Masonry Vernacular building was built in 1910.

Information provided by Florida Department of State.

Photo courtesy of Ebyabe.

Union Bank Building

The Union Bank, chartered in 1833, was a planters' bank in the territorial period of Florida history.

Constructed in 1841 and displaying elements of Federal and Greek Revival architecture, the building has housed a variety of business and cultural interests ...

Gibbs Cottage

Gibbs Cottage, constructed in 1894 and moved here from its original site, was the home of Thomas Van Renssalaer Gibbs. Gibbs was a member of the Florida Legislature who in 1887 introduced legislation that resulted in the founding of the ...

First Presbyterian Church

Organized in 1832, congregation members completed this sanctuary in 1838. The only Tallahassee church still standing from territorial days, the Classic Revival style building with Gothic doors and windows is prominent in downtown. The north gallery was set aside for ...

Carnegie Library/Black Archives Research Center & Museum

The Carnegie Library was completed in 1907 and is the oldest standing building on the Florida A&M University campus.

Its mission is to collect, preserve, display and disseminate information about African Americans and people of African descent worldwide, especially the ...

Bethel Missionary Baptist Church

The Rev. C. K. Steele, pastor of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, was one of Tallahassee's most notable civil rights activists. Many meetings associated with the Tallahassee bus boycott were held in this church, which made it a target of Ku ...

Elizabeth School in the Dills Community

Originally housed in the Elizabeth Church, Elizabeth School was established when Miles Groover and his wife Daisy Black Groover donated two acres of land for the new site. The school building was completed as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project. ...