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This document is intended to supplement Sections 10-318(d)(2) and 10-319(d)(2) of the
Tallahassee Land Development Code by providing property owners definitions and pictorial
examples of the criteria for listing on the local register. Properties that are considered
contributing are required to adhere to the indicated criteria.
Section 10 – 316 – Definitions: Contributing property means a site, building, structure or object,
at least 50 years old, located within the boundaries of a designated historic preservation district
or special character district, which, by its location, design, setting, materials, workmanship,
feeling, and association adds to a historic preservation or special character district’s sense of time
and place and historical development. Properties less than 50 years old may be determined to be
contributing if a strong justification of their historical or architectural contribution to the
district’s sense of time and place and historical development is determined to exist, or the
historical attributes of the district are considered to be less than 50 years old.
SECTION 10-318(d)(2), CRITERIA FOR LISTING A PROPERTY ON THE LOCAL
REGISTER AND REZONING WITH AN HPO
(1)
A site, building, structure, or object must meet the following criteria before it may be
listed on the local register and rezoned with an HPO:
a.
It possesses: integrity (a property’s authentic historic identity evidenced by the
survival of physical characteristics that existed during the property’s historic or prehistoric
period) of location (the place where the property was constructed or where an historic event
occurred), design (the combination of elements that create the form, plan, space, structure,
and style of the property), setting (the environment of the property), materials (the physical
elements that form the property), workmanship (the physical evidence of the crafts of a
particular culture or people during any given period in history or prehistory), feeling (the
property conveys the sense of a particular period of time), and association (the direct link
between the property and its time of historic importance); or
b.
It is associated with events or persons that are significant to local, state, or national
history (Historical Association Criteria - The Grove, Dodd House, and Riley House); or
c.
It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction
(Architecture Criteria – Any property where the original physical aspects of its design,
materials, form, style, or construction techniques are still present), or represents the work of
a master (Frank Lloyd Wright, Victor Lundy), or possesses high artistic values; or
d.
It has yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history
(Archaeological Sites).
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The following are examples of properties that meet the above criteria (note some properties
may meet more than one criterion)
a.
PROPERTY WITH INTEGRITY
The Hays Hood House is one of Tallahassee's few remaining examples of
Queen Anne architectural design, a style popular from the 1880s through
the early 1900s, characterized by turrets, towers and elaborate decorative
woodwork. Its setting remains much as it did when the house was
constructed in 1910 and it is still in its original location. When looking at
the home one sees the original building materials and the workmanship that went into the
decorative components of the building, giving one the feeling that they are looking at a home
associated with the Victorian era. (NOTE: This is an example of integrity for a Victorian period
building but the definition can be applied to properties from other time periods).
b.
PROPERTIES ASSOCIATED WITH PERSONS OF LOCAL, STATE OR
NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE
Riley House, home of noted African-American educator and
community leader, John Riley.
Dodd House, home of educator Dr. William Dodd and his daughter
Dorothy Dodd, Florida’s first State Librarian.
The Grove, home of Territorial Governor Richard Keith Call and
Florida Governor LeRoy Collins.
b.
PROPERTIES ASSOCIATED WITH EVENTS OF LOCAL, STATE, OR
NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE
McCrory’s Department Store, site of 1960s civil rights lunch counter sitins and demonstrations (demolished 2012).
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Knott House, site of the Emancipation Proclamation announcement in
Tallahassee.
Old Unitarian Fellowship Building on FSU Campus, meeting place of
the Council on Human Relations, the first integrated civil rights
organization in Tallahassee.
c.
PROPERTIES THAT EMBODY THE DISTINCTIVE CHARARACTERISTICS
OF A TYPE, PERIOD, OR METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION.
Numerous architectural styles and building types
are represented in Tallahassee and various
guidebooks are available to assist with their
identification. The two books featured here are
available at the Office of the Tallahassee Trust
for Historic Preservation,423 E. Virginia Street.
d.
PROPERTIES THAT HAVE YIELDED, OR MAY BE LIKELY TO YIELD,
INFORMATION IMPORTANT IN PREHISTORY OR HISTORY.
De Soto Archaeological Site
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SECTION 10-319(d)(2), CRITERIA FOR LISTING A HISTORIC PRESERVATION
DISTRICT ON THE LOCAL REGISTER AND REZONING WITH AN HPO.
A historic preservation district may be listed on the local register and rezoned with an HPO if it:
a.
has significant character, interest or value, as part of the development,
heritage; or
b.
is the site of an historic event with a significant effect upon society; or
c.
exemplifies the cultural, political, economic, social or historic heritage of
the community; or
d.
portrays the environment in an era of history characterized by a distinctive
architectural style; or
e.
embodies those distinguishing characteristics of an architectural-type or
engineering specimen; or
f.
is the work of a designer whose individual work has significantly
influenced the development of Tallahassee; or
g.
contains elements of design, detail, materials or craftsmanship which
represent a significant innovation; or
h.
by being part of or related to a square, park or other distinctive area,
should be developed or preserved according to a plan based on an historic,
cultural or architectural motif; or
i.
owing to its unique location or singular physical characteristic, represents
an established and familiar visual feature of the neighborhood, community
or city.
The following are examples of properties that meet the above criteria (note some properties
may meet more than one criterion).
a.
PROPERTIES THAT HAVE SIGNIFICANT CHARACTER, INTEREST OR
VALUE AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT, HERITAGE.
TERRITORIAL TALLAHASSEE
The Grove c. 1825
ANTEBELLUM AND TURN OF THE 19TH TO 20TH
CENTURY TALLAHASSEE
Calhoun Street Special Character District (500 Block of
Calhoun)
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19th Century Store Fronts (Monroe Street near Park Avenue)
FIRST PART OF
TALLAHASSEE
THE
TWENTIETH
CENTRURY
Myers Park Neighborhood
b.
PROPERTY WHERE AN HISTORIC EVENT HAD A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT
UPON SOCIETY.
Knott House - site of the Emancipation Proclamation announcement in
Tallahassee
c.
PROPERTIES THAT EXEMPLIFY THE CULTURAL, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC,
SOCIAL OR HISTORIC HERITAGE OF THE COMMUNITY.
CULTURAL
Florida A&M Neighborhood
Smokey Hollow
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Bond Community
POLITICAL
Capitol and Surrounding Buildings
ECONOMIC
Wahnish Cigar Factory
HISTORIC AND POLITICAL
Lafayette Park Neighborhood subdivisions, developed in response
to Florida’s 1920s growth and the housing needs of a larger
government.
HISTORIC
Myers Park Neighborhood, designed in response to the Suburban
City Beautiful Movement.
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d.
PROPERTIES THAT PORTRAY THE ENVIRONMENT IN AN ERA OF
HISTORY CHARACTERIZED BY A DISTINCTIVE ARCHITECTURAL STYLE.
Greek Revival
The Greek Revival style was dominant from the 1820s through the 1860s and a style popular
with wealthy plantation owners. The Greek Revival style is exemplified by buildings such as
The Grove and The Columns.
Element
Description
Form
Rectangular or square, symmetrical.
Common
elements
Full height porches supported by classical order columns and windows and doors with window
transoms and sidelights. Windows are rectangular with double-hung sashes.
Height
Two to 2½ stories.
Entry
Doors commonly have transoms and sidelights.
Materials
Brick or wood siding is common.
Roof
Low pitched gable or hip.
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Italianate
The Italian Renaissance Revival style of architecture was popular in the United States from
the 1840s through the 1880s. Examples are limited to the Calhoun and Park Avenue
neighborhoods.
Element
Description
Form
Symmetrical, rectangular.
Common
Elements
Wide overhanging boxed eaves, decorative brackets, second story windows are typically smaller and
less elaborate than those on first story, pedimented windows, quoins, rusticated first story.
Height
Two or four stories.
Entry
Recessed central entry or porch accentuated with classical columns or piers, classical door surrounds.
Materials
Buff brick, stone, stucco.
Roof
Low pitched hipped. Possibly with a small room or “lantern” projecting from the center.
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Queen Anne
The Queen Anne style in the state was exclusively applied to residential buildings. Its
popularity spread rapidly throughout the state in the 1880s and 1890s. Examples of this style
are found in the older Park Avenue and Calhoun Street neighborhoods.
Element
Description
Form
Irregular.
Common
elements
Tall brick chimneys, cresting, ornamental metal, asymmetrical placement of windows, double-hung
sash windows with multiple light configurations in upper sash, decorative woodwork, verge board.
Height
1½ to 2½ stories.
Entry
Set within a full or wrap around porch.
Materials
Wood shingles, weatherboard and novelty siding are common wall materials.
Roof
Multi-planed gable, hipped, and pyramids; towers, turrets, and gables are common secondary roof
structures.
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Colonial Revival
Referring to a renewed interest in early English and Dutch houses in America, the Colonial
Revival style borrows heavily from Georgian and Federal architecture. Popular from the
1880s through the1940s, Colonial Revival style houses are found throughout the City.
Element
Description
Form
Formal and symmetrical.
Common
elements
Classically inspired detailing, boxed eaves, cornices decorated with dentils or modillions. Windows
consist of multi-light, double-hung windows.
Height
One to two stories.
Entry
Accentuated front door with possible fanlight and sidelights, pediment supported by pilasters or
slender columns to form an entry porch.
Materials
Brick or Painted wood in whites, grays, beiges and gray blues with white trim work. Window sash
and shutters are painted white, black, green or red.
Roof
Simple gable, gambrel or sometimes hipped roofs. Cross gables and dormers are typical.
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Tudor
Tudor style structures are based on the medieval architecture of England. Tudor style
structures are based on the medieval architecture of England and can be found throughout the
city. This style was very popular from the turn of the century through the 1940s Tudor style
structures are found throughout the City.
Element
Description
Form
Asymmetrical with a vertical emphasis.
Common
elements
Tall, narrow casement windows with diamond pattern glass separated by lead cams usually set in
groups; double-hung sash, massive chimneys, half timbering in gables.
Height
1—2 stories.
Entry
Round arched doorways with board and batten doors, Tudor arches in door surrounds, quoins.
Materials
Brick or stucco, or wood. Tudor style structures typically feature the color of the brick or stone as the
primary color. Stucco was painted in shades of beige and the timber frame stained or painted brown.
Roof
Steeply pitched gable roof with cross gables and heavy timbering (wooden details which appear to be
a heavy hewn timber frame).
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Craftsman or Bungalow
The Craftsman style, popular in the first part of the 20th century can be found throughout the
City. Concentrations of these structures are found in the City’s subdivisions established
before the 1950s.
Element
Description
Form
Rectangular or asymmetrical.
Common
elements
Double-hung or casement windows, exposed rafters, decorative beams or braces.
Height
One or 1½ stories.
Entry
Front porches with short, square, battered columns set upon massive piers or a solid porch balustrade.
Materials
Wood or other natural materials such as stone, which may be stained or painted in dark earth tones.
Greens, browns, beiges and dark reds are historic body colors. Today's modern tastes have lightened the
paint schemes to include a number of light pastels for the body color, with white as the accompanying
trim color. All white structures are discouraged because they do not adequately highlight the simple trim
and detail work employed by the craftsman or bungalow style.
Roof
Low pitched gable, sometimes hipped, unenclosed eaves with exposed rafters add rhythm and detail to
the eave line.
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Vernacular
The term "vernacular" refers to a structure that is not pure in its design style, but loosely
based on the principal of a single or multiple styles. These structures are typically built by
owners or contractors who employed either pattern books (containing plans for homes and
construction details circulated early in the mid-19th century) or from their personal memories
for the design. Examples of the style are found throughout the city in neighborhoods
established before the 1950s.
Element
Description
Form
Square, rectangular, ell, and irregular plans.
Common
elements
Wooden double-hung windows with one-over-one or two-over-two sashes are used. Simple
detailing on porches and around eaves.
Height
One to 2½ stories.
Entry
Porches are usually full facade or wrapped.
Materials
Wood, brick, concrete block, rusticated block, stucco.
Roof
Gable and hipped roofs with various slopes. May include dormers and cross gables.
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Minimal Traditional
Due to the economic depression of the 1930s, the Minimal Traditional style became popular.
Built immediately preceding and following World War II it reflects the form of traditional styles
from the period, but lacks their decorative detailing.
Element
Description
Form
Horizontal.
Common
elements
Stripped down versions of traditional styles with little or no applied decoration. Usually a large
chimney with at least one front-facing gable.
Height
One story but sometimes two.
Entry
Entry not emphasized.
Materials
Wood, brick, stone, or a mixture of these wall cladding materials.
Roof
Low pitched hipped or gable roof with a narrow overhanging eves.
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Art Deco
The art deco style became popular in the 1920s and 1930s. This style is predominantly used
for public and commercial structures and is frequently used for apartment buildings.
Concentrations of the Art Deco style buildings are located in the 300 and 400 blocks of East
Gaines Street.
Element
Description
Form
A vertical emphasis is placed on the structure through the use of towers or other vertical
projections above the roof line.
Common
elements
Stucco, zigzags, chevrons and other stylized and geometric motifs on the facade.
Height
No requirements.
Entry
No requirements.
Materials
Smooth wall surface.
Roof
No requirements.
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Ranch
The Ranch style began to take a strong hold on the American housing market in the 1930s.
The expanded acceptance of the automobile drastically increased the size of building lots
allowing wealthier people to move out of the City and into the suburbs. Early versions
utilized traditional architectural detailing such as Mediterranean and Colonial style
architectures; however, the building type itself is unmistakable and remains a popular
building type today. Ranch style structures were built throughout the city.
Element
Description
Form
Horizontal.
Common
elements
Casement, awning, jalousie and picture windows. Windows horizontally oriented. Garages may be
located on the front facade of the building, but do not dominate the architecture of the primary facade.
Height
One story.
Entry
Entry stoops and small porches.
Materials
Streamlined and simple materials such as smooth stucco, simple stucco banding replaced textures
stucco and ornamental wood.
Roof
Low pitched hipped or gable roof with broad overhangs.
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Contemporary Style
Contemporary style structures were built during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. Several
residential models were constructed throughout the city in neighborhoods established after
1950.
Element
Description
Form
Irregular or asymmetrical.
Common
elements
Largely lacking ornamentation, wide overhanging eaves, contrasting wall materials and textures,
unusual window shapes and placement, exposed structural members.
Height
Typically one to two stories.
Entry
Not emphasized.
Materials
Various.
Roof
Various.
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Brutalism
An architectural style of the mid-20th century, popular from the 1950s to the 1970s,
characterized by massive or monolithic forms, usually of poured concrete and typically
unrelieved by exterior decoration. The Tallahassee Bank and the Upper Room Chapel are
examples of this style.
Element
Description
Form
Usually rectangular.
Common elements
Exposed concrete walls, blockish designs, windows not emphasized.
Height
One, two, three stories.
Entry
Not emphasized.
Materials
Concrete.
Roof
Flat.
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e.
PROPERTIES THAT EMBODY THE DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
OF AN ARCHITECTURAL TYPE OR ENGINEERING SPECIMEN.
Water Works Building
Electric Building
The above are buildings that were designed to house the engineering projects of their time;
however, the engineering specimens are no longer in place.
f.
PROPERTIES THAT ARE THE WORK OF A DESIGNER WHOSE INDIVIDUAL
WORK HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INFLUENCED THE DEVELOPMENT OF
TALLAHASSEE.
Designs by the mid-century modern architectural firm of Barrett and Daffin (and at times
Anthony. Figg, Coloney, and Bishop were part of the firm’s name).
Civic Center (participated in supervising construction)
Bacon & Bacon Agency
,
Godby High School
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Old Unitarian Fellowship Building on FSU Campus
g.
PROPERTIES THAT CONTAIN ELEMENTS OF DESIGN, DETAIL,
MATERIALS, OR CRAFTSMANSHIP WHICH REPRESENT A SIGNIFICANT
INNOVATION
Victor Lundy’s FSU Methodist Church (Upper Room)
Frank Lloyd Wright house - hemicycle design
h.
PROPERTIES RELATED TO A SQUARE, PARK, OR OTHER DISTINCTIVE
AREA, THAT SHOULD BE DEVELOPED OR PRESERVED ACCORDING TO A
PLAN BASED ON AN HISTORIC, CULTURAL, OR ARCHITECTURAL
MOTIF.
Tallahassee’s Chain of Parks
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Meyers Park
Lafayette Park
Los Robles green space
i.
PROPERTIES THAT OWING TO THEIR UNIQUE LOCATION OR SINGULAR
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTIC REPRESENT AN ESTABLISHED AND
FAMILIAR VISUAL FEATURE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, COMMUNITY,
OR CITY.
Los Robles Arch
Killearn Gate
Green Derby
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN CRITERIA STATEMENTS
Association – The direct link between the property and an important historic event or person.
Design – The combination of elements that create the form, plan, space, structure, and style of
the property.
Feeling - The property evokes the sense of a particular period of time and place.
Integrity – A property’s authentic historic identity evidenced by the survival of physical
characteristics that existed during the property’s historic or prehistoric period.
Location – The place where the property was constructed or where an historic event occurred.
Materials - The physical elements that form the property.
Prehistory – Occurred before written recorded history.
Setting - The environment of and around the property.
Significance – The importance of a historic property.
Time and Place – The property is in its historic location and appears at it did during a certain
time period.
Workmanship - The physical evidence of the crafts of a particular culture or people during any
given period in history or prehistory (before recorded history).
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