Union Bank

Apalachee Pkwy. and Calhoun St., Tallahassee, Florida. County/parish: Leon.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 24, 1971. NRIS 71000242.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

First Major Bank in Florida

From Wikipedia:

The Union Bank of Tallahassee, Florida was established around 1830 and the bank building constructed for it in 1841. It is Florida's oldest surviving bank building. It is located at Apalachee Parkway and Calhoun Street and is now a museum and archive and research center for African American history. On February 24, 1971, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77842911