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Listen: The Latin ProgramTookes family home at 412 W. Virginia St. in Frenchtown.
Image Number
RM0053A
Rights
Collection
Tookes-McCoy collection
Geographic Term
Subject Term
Jim Crow
Houses--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
Race discrimination
Discrimination in public accommodations
Segregation
African American hotels--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee--History
African Americans--Dwellings
Dwellings--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
Architecture--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
Houses--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
Race discrimination
Discrimination in public accommodations
Segregation
African American hotels--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee--History
African Americans--Dwellings
Dwellings--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
Architecture--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
Personal Subjects
Corporate Subject
Physical Description
1 digital image - b&w
General Note
Accompanying note: "Early photo of house before gable and brick columns were added 1920s or 30s."
The Tookes Hotel was established in 1948 by James and Dorothy Tookes as lodging for African-American travelers visiting segregated Tallahassee. The hotel was located in Frenchtown and remained in operation until the 1980s.
Tookes family home at 412 W. Virginia St. in Frenchtown.
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