Union Bank (Tallahassee, Florida)
Union Bank | |
Location | Tallahassee, Florida |
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Coordinates | 30°26′15″N 84°16′48″W / 30.43750°N 84.28000°W |
NRHP reference No. | 71000242[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 24, 1971 |
The Union Bank of
History
The Union Bank building was completed in 1841 as Tallahassee's first bank by William Williams when Florida was still a territory (
In 1847, the bank was purchased by cotton plantation owners William Bailey and Isaac Mitchell.
After the
Willis Jiles
Willis Jiles, originally Giles, (1874 - 1963) owned a cobbler shop in the building in the 1920s. Jiles was a graduate of the
Relocation
In 1971, the bank building was moved from its original site on the west side of Adams Street between College Avenue and Park Avenue, to just east of the Capitol on Apalachee Parkway and Calhoun Avenue where it underwent restoration and was opened as a museum in 1984.
Southeastern Regional Black Archives Research Center and Museum
The Union Bank building now serves as an extension of the Florida A&M University Southeastern Regional Black Archives, Research Center and Museum. The site is also known as the Capitol Complex Extension Branch of the Southeastern Regional Black Archives.
The museum is open to the public and school groups only on weekdays. Artifacts and documents reflecting black history and culture in Florida are on display, and public programs are provided by Black Archives staff.
The main location for the Southeastern Regional Black Archives, Research Center and Museum is located at the Carnegie Library at FAMU.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Black Archives at the Union Bank Building". Viva Florida. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- ^ Florida, State Library and Archives of. "Portrait of seated Willis Jiles - Tallahassee, Florida". Florida Memory.
- ISBN 9780738505510– via Google Books.
External links
- Paisley, Clifton; From Cotton To Quail, University of Florida Press, c1968.
- Leon County listings at National Register of Historic Places
- Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
- INUSA Tour Guide
- Southeastern Regional Black Archives Research Center and Museum - official site of the Union Bank extension
- FAMU Southeastern Regional Black Archives Research Center and Museum - main site the Archives and other facilities