The John G. Riley Center/Museum is a non-profit historic house museum whose mission is to document, preserve and illuminate African American history and culture The John G. Riley Center/Museum is a historical and cultural gem that sits at the bottom of a hill i John G. Riley Center-Museum (JGRCM) is a private, nonprofit organization whose mission is to identify, archive and illuminate the blended interrelationship of African American, Native American and European history and preserve African American landmarks and legacies throughout the State of Florida as an enduring public resource through tourism and education. The John G. Riley Center/Museum ("JGRCM") is a historical and cultural gem that sits at the bottom of a hill in the heart of downtown Tallahassee, Florida. The 19th century historic site was once the home of Mr. John Gilmore Riley and represents a community known as Smokey Hollow one of Tallahassee's first thriving neighborhoods of formerly enslaved persons that existed prior to the construction of Apalachee Parkway.