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The Lewis House, also known as Lewis Spring House, is a historic home in Tallahassee, Florida, located north of I-10, at 3117 Okeeheepkee Road. It was built in 1954. [2] On February 14, 1979, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Tallahassee has an area of 98.2 square miles (254.3 km 2), of which 95.7 square miles (247.9 km 2) is land and 2.5 square miles (6.5 km 2), or 2.59%, is water. [24] Tallahassee's terrain is hilly by Florida standards, being at the southern end of the Red Hills Region, just above the Cody Scarp. The elevation varies from near sea level to just ...
The Tallahassee Rotary Club met in the Floridan during this decade. The Floridan was demolished in 1985. The 4-story Cherokee Hotel was constructed in 1922 at Park Ave and Calhoun St. [17] In 1928, the City of Tallahassee purchased a 200-acre (0.81 km 2) tract of land for $7,028 for its first municipal airport. [where?
The focal point of the park directly across the street from the mansion is the bronze sculpture, Florida's Finest, which was unveiled in April 1998 by then Governor and Mrs. Lawton Chiles and was dedicated to the children of Florida. The sculpture features five life-size children and a dog playing a game of "Follow the Leader" atop three logs ...
The Knott Building was attached to the Capitol by a skywalk in 1999. The west front is known formally as Waller Park, for Curtis L. Waller, Judge of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals. In 2003, the dolphin statue "Stormsong" by Tallahassee artist Hugh Nicholson was added within Waller Park's Florida Heritage Fountain.
I-10 leads east 90 miles (140 km) to Lake City and west 17 miles (27 km) to Tallahassee, the state capital. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the Lloyd CDP has a total area of 1.51 square miles (3.92 km 2 ), of which 0.3 acres (1,271 m 2 ), or 0.03%, are water.
John G. Riley was a prominent member of the African-American community in Tallahassee. He was born a slave in Tallahassee on September 24, 1857. [8] When slavery ended, Riley pursued his education and became an educator himself. [8] He began his teaching career in 1877 at a school in Wakulla County. [9]
Tallahassee designated seat of newly created Leon County. [3] 1825 - City of Tallahassee incorporated. [4] 1826 Florida State Capitol building construction begins. [2] City council holds first council elections (mayor & councilmen elected); municipal government of the City of Tallahassee begins operations; 1829 - City Cemetery in use.