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U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Key West Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	NW corner Front St. and Whitehead St., Key West, Florida
Coordinates	24°33′32″N 81°48′25″W / 24.55875°N 81.80695°W / 24.55875; -81.80695
Area	less than one acre
Built	1856-61
Engineer	Scarpitt, Capt.J.M.
NRHP reference No.	73000590
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1973

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 Streets. In 1973, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

It was built during 1856–61 to serve as a naval supplies depot. It supported the East Gulf Blockade Squadron, headquartered in Key West, of the Union blockade of the South during the American Civil War. The blockade relied upon coal-burning steamships. It later served as a Naval Administration Building until 1923. During 1932 to 1939 it served as headquarters for the 7th Lighthouse District of the U.S. Lighthouse Service. The U.S. Coast Guard took over the service and the building in 1939.

It has brick masonry walls laid in common bond, on a limestone foundation, and is the oldest brick building on Key West.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. ^ Diane Greer and Mary Evans (March 20, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: U. S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Keywest Station / U. S. Navy Coal Depot and Storehouse; also, Building #1". National Park Service. Retrieved April 5, 2017. With two photos from 1972.

External links

• Monroe County listings at National Register of Historic Places
• Monroe County listings at Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
• Shops at Mallory Square
• Media related to U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Key West Station at Wikimedia Commons

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