Quincy Historic District


The little town of Quincy boasts one of the densest concentrations of historic buildings in the state. The area bounded by Sharon, Clark, Stewart and Corry Sts contains 145 historic buildings, including a few wedding-cake mansions. Most historic homes are marked by a plaque, but remain private residences.


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1. Gadsen Arts Center

0.08 MILES

The Gadsen is a treasure of a museum for a small town like Quincy. The permanent exhibition includes works of Southern vernacular art (ie art made by…

2. Silver Lake

16.27 MILES

You can sunbathe on the white-sand shores or swim in the waters of this gorgeous lake, surrounded by cypress groves, palmetto fronds, hardwood hammock and…

3. Mission San Luis

17.94 MILES

This 60-acre site is home to a 17th-century mission that housed Spanish colonists and Apalachee tribespeople. The compound has been nicely reconstructed,…

4. Tallahassee Museum

18.55 MILES

Occupying 52 acres of pristine manicured gardens and wilderness on the outskirts of Tallahassee, near the airport, this wonderful natural-history museum…

5. Florida State University

19.07 MILES

A liberal-arts school of more than 35,000 undergraduate and graduate students, Florida State University specializes in sciences, computing and performing…

6. Museum of Fine Arts

19.78 MILES

Florida State University boasts its own Museum of Fine Arts, which features temporary exhibitions that range from internationally renowned artists to…

7. Museum of Florida History

20.28 MILES

Florida's history is splayed out in fun, crisp exhibits, from mastodon skeletons to Florida's Paleo-Indians and Spanish shipwrecks, the Civil War to 'tin…

8. Florida State Capitol

20.42 MILES

The stark and imposing 22-story Florida State Capitol's top-floor observation deck affords 360-degree views of the city. In session the capitol is a hive…