Historic Haile Homestead at Kanapaha Plantation

Historic Haile Homestead at Kanapaha Plantation Unique in the Nation for the "Talking Walls" where Haile family and friends wrote over 12,500 words. Open Saturdays and Sundays. www.hailehomestead.org

Restored 1856 plantation home on Nat'l Register. The restored 1856 plantation house of the Thomas Evans Haile family, famous for its "Talking Walls." Over 12,500 words written by family and friends on the walls of the house, going back to the 1850s! The house was built by enslaved craftsmen; their stories are woven into the fabric of our tours. The Historic Haile Homestead Inc. is a 501c3 non-prof

it organization and donations are typically tax deductible, however HHH Inc. does not give tax advice. is registered with the State of Florida to solicit contributions. A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION ( ) AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE (800-435-7352) WITHIN THE STATE. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE.

Thanks to the PrimeTimers from Temple Baptist Church in Titusville for visiting today! We got the whole tour in before t...
05/19/2026

Thanks to the PrimeTimers from Temple Baptist Church in Titusville for visiting today! We got the whole tour in before the rain!

Looks like the rain is out of the way for today. Come visit us! We open at noon and our last tour begins at 2:45 pm!
05/10/2026

Looks like the rain is out of the way for today. Come visit us! We open at noon and our last tour begins at 2:45 pm!

The Amazing Give is going on NOW!! Please help! Historic Haile Homestead Inc. is raising $4,000 to remove or trim up a c...
04/30/2026

The Amazing Give is going on NOW!! Please help!
Historic Haile Homestead Inc. is raising $4,000 to remove or trim up a compromised water oak and winged elm tree that could damage or destroy the newly opened Kitchen. There is also a very dead pine tree in our parking circle that could fall. Any contribution will make an impact, whether you donate $5 or $500. Every little bit helps.

Donations are currently being accepted. Just click on the link to find our donation page! Click here to donate:
https://www.theamazinggive.org/organizations/historic-haile-homestead-inc

Thank you in advance!

With the addition of the Kitchen to our tours, we've modified our tour times!
04/24/2026

With the addition of the Kitchen to our tours, we've modified our tour times!

Ribbon cutting of the reconstructed Kitchen, April 18, 2026. We're SO grateful for the many donors that made this happen...
04/19/2026

Ribbon cutting of the reconstructed Kitchen, April 18, 2026. We're SO grateful for the many donors that made this happen! Thank you!

We hosted a tour for a group of homeschoolers this past Thursday. Their parents created an awesome scavenger hunt for th...
02/07/2026

We hosted a tour for a group of homeschoolers this past Thursday. Their parents created an awesome scavenger hunt for the children. What fun!

A long history of professionalism and public service, Hughes & Chestnut Funeral Home (now Chestnut Funeral Home) was fou...
02/06/2026

A long history of professionalism and public service, Hughes & Chestnut Funeral Home (now Chestnut Funeral Home) was founded in 1914 in Gainesville, Florida. Still standing, and still in business today.

Due to the Extreme Cold advisory in our area, the Historic Haile Homestead will be CLOSED on Sunday, February 1st. We wi...
01/30/2026

Due to the Extreme Cold advisory in our area, the Historic Haile Homestead will be CLOSED on Sunday, February 1st. We will be open tomorrow, Saturday, January 31st.

Highly recommend this to everyone. The quilts are amazing in their detail and thoughtfulness, recognizing the mostly unk...
01/16/2026

Highly recommend this to everyone. The quilts are amazing in their detail and thoughtfulness, recognizing the mostly unknown victims of racial terror lynching in our county.

A week from today we open our newest exhibition: "Going Back to Find Them: Remembering Victims of Racial Terror Lynching." The focus of the exhibition is the Alachua County Community Remembrance Project’s eight Remembrance Quilts. The quilts were made by Alachua County residents from various walks of life to remember and honor the 47 lives lost to racial violence in the 19th and 20th centuries in Alachua County. The exhibition examines the role that injustice and violence had in our county’s history and the ways that our community moved towards reconciliation in the recent past.

The exhibition will be on display in the Mary Ann Cofrin Gallery through May 2026.

Exhibition Grand Opening
📍Matheson History Museum, 513 E. University Avenue, Gainesville
⏰January 21, 7pm-9pm

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8500 SW Archer Road
Gainesville, FL
32608

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Saturday 10am - 2pm
Sunday 12pm - 4pm

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