What a load of OBVIOUS BS. The state says the Gladstone is being torn down for a "security perimeter" for the governor's residence. As if you can't just about reach out and touch the building from Duval Street! Let's take a brief look at some facts.
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tallahassee.com/story/news/loc… Google Earth shows the Gladstone is approx. 475 feet from the Governor's mansion. However, there are townhouses on 1st Avenue that are half that distance away. Are they being torn down? No. Why not? Because they aren't part of the view of the mansion from Monroe Street.
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The Gladstone at 716 N. Monroe, formerly known as the E. L. White Boarding House, was built in 1897 and is the last Victorian home standing on Monroe. It is currently being torn down by the State of Florida for the sole purpose of improving the view to the Governor's Mansion
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The old home is visible at far left in this postcard. It was built for P.T. Mickler, a grocer in Tallahassee. In 1940 it was sold to Mr. and Mrs. E. L. White, who converted it into a boarding home for the wives of soldiers during World War II.
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What if I told you that this historic marker has a major error? That FAMU was NOT built on Governor W. P. Duval's plantation?
As one of the most important HBUs in the country, FAMU’s foundation story should be told accurately. This thread will do that. 1/

#FAMU #Tallahassee For decades, histories of FAMU have stated that the land was once part of William P. Duval’s plantation. This @TDOnline article even has a photo of what was supposedly Duval's house. But this is far from the only example to make this error. So where did Duval actually live? 2/