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Eduardo H. Gato House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	1209 Virginia Street, Key West, Florida
Coordinates	24°33′19″N 81°47′25″W / 24.55528°N 81.79028°W / 24.55528; -81.79028
Architectural style	Mission/Spanish Revival
NRHP reference No.	73000586
Added to NRHP	April 11, 1973

The Eduardo H. Gato House (also known as the Mercedes Hospital) is a historic home in Key West, Florida, United States. On April 11, 1973, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places Eduardo H. Gato and family also lived at 1327 Duval Street, also known as the southernmost Point Guest House.

It has also been known as Mercedes Hospital. A Cuban immigrant, Gato was a successful cigar merchant. The Victorian architecture wooden home with a Cuban style courtyard was documented as part of the Historic American Buildings Survey. Now a private residential apartment complex, the site includes a historical marker.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Florida, State Library and Archives of. "Eduardo H. Gato House also known as Mercedes Hospital at 1209 Virginia Street - Key West, Florida". Florida Memory.
3. ^ "Eduardo H. Gato House, 1209 Virginia Street, Key West, Monroe County, FL". Library of Congress.

External links

• Monroe County listings at Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. FL-186, "Eduardo H. Gato House, 1209 Virginia Street, Key West, Monroe County, FL", 5 photos, 6 data pages, 1 photo caption page, supplemental material

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