Historical and Architectural Survey of the Frenchtown Neighborhood, Volume II
Item
Title
Historical and Architectural Survey of the Frenchtown Neighborhood, Volume II
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Type
Text
Creator
Thompson, M. E. Sharyn (Surveyor)
Bowers, P. Darlene (Surveyor)
Date
1987
Description
A survey of Frenchtown's architecture, noting buildings' origins, property owners and builders, state of maintenance, and historical significance. The survey highlights common building styles and elements of construction. Also included are surveys of the neighborhood's African American cemeteries and their funerary art and architecture.
Genre
Surveys
Local histories
Language
English
Place
Tallahassee (Fla.)
Frenchtown (Tallahassee, Fla.)
Greenwood Cemetery
Oakland Cemetery
Old City Cemetery
Publisher
The Historic Tallahassee Preservation Board of Trustees
Florida Department of State
Physical Description
393 pages
Identifier
JGRCMA-TCC-B039-F004
Topics
African American neighborhoods
African American culture
African American architecture
Architecture and society
African American cemeteries
African American churches
Business enterprises, Black
Urban renewal
Time Period
Antebellum (1832-1860)
Civil War (1861-1865)
Emancipation (1862)
Reconstruction (1863-1877)
Jim Crow (1877-1964)
Physical Location
Tallahassee Communities Collection, John G. Riley House Archives, Tallahassee Community College Library, Tallahassee, Florida.