Frenchtown
N Macomb St & W Virginia StTallahassee FL 32301
(850) 513-9981
Bounded approximately by Tennessee Street, Alabama Street, Woodward Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Frenchtown is Tallahassee’s best-known black neighborhood. Following the Civil War many freed slaves migrated here and developed a thriving middle-class African American community. Only a few original structures remain, but preservation efforts focus on revitalizing homes and businesses.
Go to WebsiteBounded approximately by Tennessee Street, Alabama Street, Woodward Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Frenchtown is Tallahassee’s best-known black neighborhood. Following the Civil War many freed slaves migrated here and developed a thriving middle-class African American community. Only a few original structures remain, but preservation efforts focus on revitalizing homes and businesses.
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