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.

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The Tallahassee Democrat

Florida's capital has never been without an alert, vigorous press. Tallahassee's first newspaper, the Florida Intelligencer, was founded on February 19, 1825, nine months before the city was incorporated.

The Tallahassee Democrat traces its ancestry to March 3, 1905, when ...

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 ...

Prince and Princess Murat

Prince Achille Murat was the nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte and the son of General Jochaim Murat, King of Naples. He settled in Florida in 1825, and as attorney, county judge, and director of Tallahassee's Union Bank, he played an active ...

Texas School Book Depository

November 22, 1963. 12:30 pm. 8 seconds change the history of America. Bullets originating from The Texas Book Depository strike President John F. Kennedy fatally wounding him. Originally built in 1901, the building on the corner of Elm and Houston ...

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 ...

Bldg. 21 UWF Student Support Services

Buldg. 21 is located at the center of activities on the UWF campus. The architect for this structure was William F. Parks, the designer of the Natatorium/Aquatic Center.

The building is "L" shaped with the main entrance at the juncture of ...

Bldg. 70, UWF Vocational-Technical

The building program for the vocational-technical facility, occupied in 1976, called for a modest building. The architects, Ricks/Kendrick/Stokes/David, from Fort Walton Beach, Florida answered the charge with a very workable, inexpensive solution, fitting the building into the hillside, just north ...

Bldg. 63, UWF Student Health Center

The Student Health Center, occupied in 1975, is the only existing building of the second-phase residence halls project.

The dormitories, designed and constructed on a strict budget, used bricks crafted by prisoners. The bricks, only used in state projects, ...