Killearn Plantation Archeological and Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Killearn Plantation Archeological and Historic District

Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida
Listed
August 15, 2002
Type
District
Period
Modern
Ref No.
02000836

About this property

The Alfred B. Maclay State Gardens is a 1,176-acre (4.76 km2) Florida State Park, botanical garden and historic site in Tallahassee, Florida. The gardens are also a U.S. historic district known as the Killearn Plantation Archeological and Historic District. It received that designation on August 16, 2002. According to the National Register of Historic Places, it contains 18 historic buildings, 4 structures and 4 objects. . The address is 3540 Thomasville Road.

Location

3540 Thomasville Rd.
Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida
30.52822, -84.25551

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 02000836. It was listed on August 15, 2002.

Categories

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTUREBLACKAGRICULTUREARCHITECTUREHISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINALPREHISTORIC
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Battles

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1200Pre-Columbian
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Destruction of Apalachee Missions (1704)
1704Colonial
2.6 mi
Lake Jackson Mound Complex Conflict
1300Pre-Columbian
2.8 mi

Questions about this property

When was Killearn Plantation Archeological and Historic District listed on the National Register?

Killearn Plantation Archeological and Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 15, 2002.

What type of historic resource is Killearn Plantation Archeological and Historic District?

Killearn Plantation Archeological and Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Killearn Plantation Archeological and Historic District?

The period of significance for Killearn Plantation Archeological and Historic District is recorded as the modern era.

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