ST. FRANCIS STREET BUNGALOW IS A LINK TO TALLAHASSEE’S BEGINNINGS
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he teal and garnet bungalow on St. Francis Street sits quietly at the corner, just one block from the hustle and bustle of the Gaines Streets shops, and the nearby chatter of the Hill. It has been a pillar of this community since it was built in 1925, in the All Saint Neighborhood, Tallahassee’s very first community dating as far back as the late 1800s. Many families have graced the doorsteps of this beautiful home for almost 100 years. Originally built as a duplex, it housed a community grocery store before the owner, Alonzo Charleville, closed up shop to run the local Tallahassee Cotton Gin. Alonzo’s wife, Exie was very involved in the local Garden Club and in 1932 she chaired a beautification project to plant shrubs and flowers from Gaines Street to Railroad Avenue to Monroe Street! The Charlevilles must’ve had the most beautiful yard on the block.
*sponsored content tallahassee woman | 16 | february • march 2022
