Expired 30 Union Bank Museum Tour

Built in 1841, the Union Bank is considered Florida’s oldest surviving bank building. Originally opened as a Planter’s Bank during the antebellum period, the building became home to the National Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company following Emancipation. Over the next century, the building housed numerous businesses and organizations, including a dance studio, shoe factory, church, and beauty parlor. When the building became endangered due to development pressures, Tallahassee citizens organized a campaign to save it and, in April 1971, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The building was donated to the state of Florida and opened as a museum in 1984.The building was renovated in 2023 and with a partnership between the Meek Eaton Black Archives and the Museum of Florida History, opened new exhibits in 2023. If driving yourself, meet at Union Bank at 1:30 pm. If riding transportation from the Senior Center, meet in SC lobby at 1:00 pm.

Deadline: Wed. 9/18 Noon