Los Robles Gate | |
Location | Tallahassee, Florida, USA |
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Coordinates | 30°27′27.74″N84°16′37.79″W / 30.4577056°N 84.2771639°W |
Built | 1926 [1] |
Architect | George Kerr Armes [1] [2] |
Architectural style | Spanish Revival/Colonial Revival [1] [2] |
NRHP reference No. | 89001480 [2] |
Added to NRHP | April 16, 1984 |
The Los Robles Gate is a historic site in Tallahassee, Florida. It is located at the intersection of Thomasville and Meridian Roads. On September 21, 1989, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
The historic Los Robles subdivision, just east of Lake Ella and adjoining midtown, was developed beginning in the 1920s and began a trend of expansion to the north of downtown. Los Robles is Spanish for "The Oak Trees" named after the centuries-old live oaks throughout the neighborhood.
After decades of neglect the gate underwent a $150,000 restoration in 2006, with a steel structural arch and new Ludowici tiles. [3]
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