Florida Agricultural and Mechanical College for Negroes (1909–1953) State Normal and Industrial College for Colored Students (1891–1909) State Normal College for Colored Students (1887–1891)
Florida A&M University or FAMU, is a public, historically blackuniversity in Tallahassee, Florida. Its official name is Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. Florida A&M University was built on the highest of seven hills in Tallahassee. It opened on October 3, 1887.
It is one of the largest historically black universities in the United States, in number of students.[2] It awards bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees.
The Florida A&M Tallahassee Campus has 132 buildings that spread out over 420 acres (1.7 km2). Part of the campus is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. This is named the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical College Historic District. It was placed on the list on May 9, 1996.
The district is in the center of the campus. In the National Register, it covers 370 acres (1.5 km2). It includes 14 historic buildings and 1 object. One campus building, the old Carnegie Library, is listed separately on the National Register.[3]
On April 18, 2012, the AIA's Florida Chapter put Lee Hall at Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University on its list of Florida Architecture: 100 Years. 100 Places.[4]
