The Key West Historic District (also known as Old Town of the City of Key West) is a

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(designated as such on March 11, 1971) located in

Key West Key West ( es, Cayo Hueso) is an island in the Straits of Florida, within the U.S. state of Florida. Together with all or parts of the separate islands of Dredgers Key, Fleming Key, Sunset Key, and the northern part of Stock Island, it cons ...

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. It encompasses approximately 4000 acres (16 km²), bounded by White, Angela, Windsor, Passover, Thomas and Whitehead Streets, and the Gulf of Mexico. It contains 187 historic buildings and one structure. On February 24, 1983, the district was expanded to 5400 acres (22 km²), bounded by Emma, Whitehead, White, and South Streets, Mallory Square, and the Atlantic Ocean, to contain 2485 historic buildings and four structures. Old Town is the name given to the historic district of the island of

. It is roughly the western half of the island. It is also where the

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and majority of

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s are located.

Points of interest

Key West Aquarium The Key West Aquarium is the only public aquarium in Key West, Florida, United States. It is located at 1 Whitehead Street and is marked by Historic Marker 52. History Built between 1932 and 1934, the Key West Aquarium is one of Florida's olde ...

* The Armory * Oldest House Museum and Gardens *

Audubon House and Tropical Gardens The Audubon House & Tropical Gardens is located at 205 Whitehead Street, Key West, Florida. Brick-pathed gardens offer a lush view of orchids, bromeliads, and other tropical foliage, an herb garden and 1840-style nursery. The house has many ...

* Basilica of St. Mary Star of the Sea * Captain Tony's Saloon *

Key West Cemetery The Key West Cemetery is a cemetery at the foot of Solares Hill on the island of Key West, Florida, United States. It is estimated that as many as 100,000 people are buried there, many more than the 30,000 residents who currently live on the is ...

U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Key West Station The U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Key West Station (also known as the U.S. Navy Coal Depot and Storehouse or Building #1) is a historic site in Key West, Florida. It is located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Front and Whitehead St ...

Ernest Hemingway House The Ernest Hemingway House was the residence of American writer Ernest Hemingway in the 1930s. The house is situated on the island of Key West in Florida. It is at 907 Whitehead Street, across from the Key West Lighthouse, close to the southern ...

* Key West Heritage House Museum and Robert Frost Cottage * Key West Light *

Mallory Square Mallory Square is a plaza located in the city of Key West, Florida. It is located on the waterfront in Key West's historic Old Town, adjacent to the cruise ship port. It is located just west of the northern end of Duval Street, facing the Gulf ...

* Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum * Birthplace of Pan-Am *

Dr. Joseph Y. Porter House The Dr. Joseph Y. Porter House is a historic home in Key West, Florida, Key West, Florida. It is located at 429 Caroline Street (Key West), Caroline Street. On June 4, 1973, it was added to the United States, U.S. National Register of Historic Pla ...

* Fogarty Mansion * Key West Museum of Art and History *

Key West Shipwreck Historeum Museum The Key West Shipwreck Museum (formerly Shipwreck Historeum) is located in Key West, Florida, United States. It combines actors, films and actual artifacts to tell the story of 400 years of shipwreck salvage in the Florida Keys. The museum itse ...

* Sloppy Joe's * Richard Peacon House * Southernmost House * Thompson Fish House, Turtle Cannery and Kraals *

Harry S. Truman Little White House The Harry S. Truman Little White House in Key West, Florida was the winter White House for President Harry S Truman for 175 days during 11 visits. The house is located in the Truman Annex neighborhood of Old Town, Key West. History The ho ...

* Western Union (schooner)

Gallery

File:Southernmosthouse.jpg, Southernmost House, a Victorian-style mansion in ''Old Town'' Key West. File:Museum of Art & History, Key West, FL, US (02).jpg, Former Key West Customshouse, now the Museum of Art & History in ''Old Town'' Key West. File:The Bull and Whistle Bar, Key West, FL, US.jpg, The Bull & Whistle bars, in ''Old Town'' Key West. File:Birthplace of Pan American Airlines 2.jpg, alt=, Birthplace of Pan American Airlines in June 2020 File:Ernest Hemingway Home - Key West, FL.jpg, alt=, Ernest Hemingway Home in June 2020 File:Fogarty's Restaurant.jpg, alt=, Fogartys Mansion in June 2020 File:J. Vining and Florida Curry Harris House.jpg, alt=, J. Vining and Florida Curry Harris House in June 2020 File:Key West Cemetery - USS Maine Memorial & Graves.jpg, alt=,

USS Maine Four ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS ''Maine'', named for the 23rd state: * , was a battleship whose 1898 sinking precipitated the Spanish–American War. * , launched in 1901, was the lead ship of her class of battleships ...

Memorial & Graves - June 2020 File:Key West Lighthouse - Florida.jpg, alt=, Key West Lighthouse - January 2020 File:Little White House - Key West Florida.jpg, alt=,

Little White House The Little White House was the personal retreat of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States, located in the Historic District of Warm Springs, Georgia. He first came to Warm Springs (formerly known as Bullochville) in 19 ...

- June 2020 File:Monroe County Courthouse 2.jpg, alt=, Monroe County Courthouse - June 2020 File:Sloppy Joe's.jpg, alt=, Sloppy Joe's Bar - June 2022

External links

Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs - Monroe County

{{Key West Neighborhoods

Historic History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

National Register of Historic Places in Key West, Florida

Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida