Los Robles Gate
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Marine Biologist
N 30° 27.507 W 084° 16.621
16R E 761458 N 3372737
The Los Robles Gate is located at the intersection of Thomasville and Meridian Roads in Tallahassee, Florida, USA. In 1989, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Waymark Code: WM402V
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 06/15/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
Views: 8

This beautiful gate was constructed in 1926 at the entrance to a new residential subdivision called Los Robles, and it immediately attracted buyers. Source: Tallahassee: A Capital City.

From the Florida Division of Historical Resources website: "Intersection of Thomasville Rd. and Meridian Rd. 1926. Spanish Colonial Revival. George Kerr Armes, architect. A 104-foot wide gate with a 33-foot elliptical arch. Includes barrel-tile roof. When constructed the subdivision was outside the city's northern limits. Area was mainly farm and pasture land. Public. N.R. 1989."
Street address:
Intersection of Thomasville and Meridian Roads
Tallahassee, FL USA


County / Borough / Parish: Leon County

Year listed: 1989

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering

Periods of significance: 1925-1949

Historic function: Landscape

Current function: Landscape

Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2008 To: 12/31/2008

Hours of operation: From: 12:00 AM To: 11:59 PM

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]

Privately owned?: Not Listed

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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