Smoky Hollow Historic District

Smoky Hollow Historic District is a residential area in Tallahassee containing around two dozen buildings from the early 1900s scattered along East Lafayette Street and around Myers Park. The collection consists of folk-style houses with traditional floor plans that show how a working community was organized and built.

The buildings were constructed between 1906 and 1944 as housing for workers in the growing city. The district was added to the National Register in 2000 to preserve this early residential settlement.

The buildings show wooden frame construction and shotgun houses that reflect how African American families lived in early 20th century Tallahassee. These simple house designs were common because they were affordable and fit the way working people needed to organize their homes.

You can walk through the area easily since the houses are close together and accessible from the main streets. It helps to start with a local guide or information materials to understand the different building styles and their stories.

The area was once an independent neighborhood with its own shops, schools, and churches before becoming part of the larger city. This self-contained history still shapes the feeling of the place and shows how people once found everything they needed within their own community.