The Grove Museum keeps Tallahassee's Call-Collins story open
The Grove Museum in Tallahassee keeps a Call-Collins family house open for a careful look at power, slavery, public service, and civil rights.
The Grove is the kind of Tallahassee house where the building is only the beginning.
The Call-Collins House sits near the Capitol, but its story reaches far past state offices. The house connects to territorial governor Richard Keith Call, enslaved people whose work helped build and run the place, later family life, and LeRoy Collins.
Collins later served as Florida governor and took a more moderate public stand during the civil-rights era than many Southern leaders of his time. At The Grove, slavery, public service, family memory, land care, and civil rights all meet in one house and yard.
Tallahassee is full of official buildings. The Grove lets people slow down and look at power inside one family property. It does not make the past simple, and it should not.
Check current tour hours, exhibits, parking, accessibility, and special programs before visiting. Go with a little time. This is not a quick photo stop; it is a house that asks you to notice who had power, who did the work, and how the story changed over time.
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Last checked against these sources: July 2, 2026.
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