The Goodwood Museum began as a plantation in the early 1800s and provides a history of antebellum architecture, art, and the influence of slavery. It tells the story of its roots in slavery, restoration as a historic site, and importance in understanding the beginnings of the United States civil war and subsequent decades. The museum and gardens located in Tallahassee, Florida give tours of the main house several times daily from Tuesday through Saturday highlighting its rich and developed history from the 1800s to present.
3. History of Goodwood Museum
The Goodwood Museum began as a plantation that later
grew on to be a historical site. The Museum gives a rich and
developed history of the early eighteen hundreds and the
influence of antebellum architecture and art. From it roots
in slavery to the restored site today its history is mired in
the beginning's of the civil war and the decades soon
following. This is a site that hold not only a value of its past
but a also its enduring future as a mark of history that tells
us about the starting of the United States.
4. Contact Information
Goodwood Museum and Gardens
1600 Miccosukee Rd
Tallahassee, FL 32308
Main Number: 850-877-4202
Main Fax: 850-877-3090
Main House Tour Times
Tuesday-Friday at
10:00am, 11:30am, 1:00pm, and 2:30pm
Saturdays at
10:00am, 11:30am, and 1:00pm
