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Key West Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Overview of part of the Key West Historic District from atop the La Concha
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Location	Key West, Florida
Coordinates	24°33′13″N 81°47′43″W / 24.55351°N 81.79526°W / 24.55351; -81.79526
Area	4,000 acres (1,600 ha)
Built	1822
NRHP reference No.	71000245 (original) 83001430 (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 11, 1971
Boundary increase	February 24, 1983

The Key West Historic District (also known as Old Town of the City of Key West) is a U.S. historic district (designated as such on March 11, 1971) located in Key West, Florida. It encompasses approximately 4,000 acres (16 km), 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 5,400 acres (22 km), 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 Key West, Florida. It is roughly the western half of the island. It is also where the central business district and majority of tourist attractions are located.

Points of interest

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History of Key West
The Seal of Key West represents the Conch Republic in the island's culture
Landmarks African Cemetery at Higgs Beach USS Amesbury Key West Aquarium The Armory (Key West) Audubon House and Tropical Gardens Captain Tony's Saloon Key West Cemetery U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Key West Station Ernest Hemingway House Fogarty Mansion (Fogarty House) Eduardo H. Gato House Key West Heritage House Museum and Robert Frost Cottage Key West Historic District Key West Bight Key West Lighthouse Mallory Square Martello Gallery-Key West Art and Historical Museum U.S. Naval Station (Key West, Florida) Pan Am Dr. Joseph Y. Porter House Old Post Office and Customshouse (Key West, Florida) Sloppy Joe's Southernmost House Thompson Fish House, Turtle Cannery and Kraals Truman Annex Harry S. Truman Little White House Veterans of Foreign Wars Walter R. Mickens Post 6021 and William Weech American Legion Post 168 West Martello Tower Fort Zachary Taylor Notes that a majority of this list contains sites that have been added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places or as a U.S. National Historic Landmark
People Conch (people) Henry Flagler John Geddes (politician) Ernest Hemingway Winslow Homer Indigenous people of the Everglades region José Martí Vicente Martinez Ybor Matthew C. Perry Mel Fisher Carl Tanzler Harry S. Truman
Topics Sinking of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha Key West Street Car Company The Great Fire of Key West (1886) Isaac Allerton (shipwreck) Overseas Railroad Overseas Highway Wrecking in the Florida Keys 1935 Labor Day hurricane Cubana de Aviación Flight 493 Key West Agreement Mariel boatlift Conch Republic Hurricane Wilma
Timeline Pre-history, until 1513 Spanish Rule, 1513–1763 British Rule, 1763–1783: American Revolutionary War, 1775–1783 Spanish Rule, 1783–1821: War of 1812, 1811–1814 U.S. Territorial Period, 1822–1845: Florida Wrecking Act, 1823 Federal Wrecking Act, 1825 Statehood, 1845–present: Fort Zachary Taylor, 1845 Ordinance of Secession, 1861 Civil War, 1861–1865 East Gulf Blockade Squadron, 1861 States
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• Key West Aquarium
• The Armory
• Oldest House Museum and Gardens
• Audubon House and Tropical Gardens
• Basilica of St. Mary Star of the Sea
• Captain Tony's Saloon
• Key West Cemetery
• U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Key West Station
• Ernest Hemingway House
• Key West Heritage House Museum and Robert Frost Cottage
• Key West Lighthouse
• Mallory Square
• Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum
• Birthplace of Pan-Am
• Dr. Joseph Y. Porter House
• Fogarty Mansion
• Key West Museum of Art and History
• Old Town Manor
• Key West Shipwreck Museum
• Sloppy Joe's
• Richard Peacon House
• Southernmost House
• Thompson Fish House, Turtle Cannery and Kraals
• Harry S. Truman Little White House
• Western Union (schooner)

Gallery

• Southernmost House, a Victorian-style mansion in Old Town Key West.
• Former Key West Customshouse, now the Museum of Art & History in Old Town Key West.
• The Bull & Whistle bars, in Old Town Key West.
• Birthplace of Pan American Airlines in June 2020
• Ernest Hemingway Home in June 2020
• Fogartys Mansion in June 2020
• J. Vining and Florida Curry Harris House in June 2020
• USS Maine Memorial & Graves - June 2020
• Key West Lighthouse - January 2020
• Little White House - June 2020
• Monroe County Courthouse - June 2020
• Sloppy Joe's Bar - June 2022

External links

• Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs - Monroe County
• National Register of Historic Places - Monroe County listings"

• History of Key West, Florida
• National Register of Historic Places in Key West, Florida
• Neighborhoods in Key West, Florida
• Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida