STOCKTON-MALONE HOUSE

The Stockton-Malone House at 326 North Adams Street is widely regarded as one of the finest surviving examples of Classical Revival antebellum architecture in all of Gadsden County — and indeed in all of North Florida. Built by Colonel William Tennent Stockton, a West Point graduate who distinguished himself as a lieutenant colonel of Confederate Cavalry during the Civil War, the house is a masterpiece of perfect symmetry, with wings added in the 1870s that enhance its commanding presence.

As a Classical Revival structure with balanced proportions, the Stockton-Malone House speaks to the aspirations of Gadsden County’s planter class at its most prosperous — the era when shade tobacco wealth was transforming the county into one of Florida’s most affluent communities.

The home remains in the Malone family, representing an extraordinary continuity of ownership that spans multiple generations. Today it stands as a crown jewel of Quincy’s 36-block Historic District, drawing architectural historians and heritage tourists who recognize it as one of the most important surviving antebellum homes in the Florida Panhandle.