Experts' Choice Award Knott House Museum
What the experts agree on
This 1843 columned mansion captures Tallahassee's layered history through its architecture and notable residents, from its probable free black builder to the Knotts. A quirky, atmospheric glimpse into the city's past.
“This stately, white, columned 1843 house, affiliated with the history museum, is a quirky attraction”
– Lonely Planet
Where "A grand home with a string of prominent residents and a storied past, the Knott House is named after its early-20th-century owners, William and Luella Knott, a politician and a poet, respectively." Full review
U.S. News & World Report9.0
"The Knott House Museum has a historic distinction. On May 20, 1865, Brig. Gen. Edward McCook read the Emancipation Proclamation on the steps of this home (which served as the temporary..." Full review
Frommer's "Adorned by a columned portico, this stately mansion was constructed in 1843, probably by a free black builder named George Proctor." Full review
